Can't print (version 7.10 - Gutsy Gibbon) to a printer connected locally

[Scott Kaplan]

I installed the download - no luck.  In Unbuntu 7.10 is there a log
file that shows print debug information?

Thanks,
Scott

On Nov 11, 2007 10:26 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> On 11/11/2007 07:37 PM, Scott Kaplan wrote:
> > I apologize in advance for the newbie question.  I am very new to
> > Unbuntu and linux.  I installed Ubuntu yesterday and everything works
> > great except for printing.  The only documentation I could find for
> > how to set up a printer in Ubuntu is in version 7.4.  From some
> > documentation I found online it sounded like the Printer Configuration
> > dialog is new in 7.10.
> >
> > I am trying to print to my Lexmark x7350.  It is connected directly to
> > my Ubuntu box via USB
> >
> > Here are the steps I tried:
> > System->Administration->Printing
> > The Printer configuration - localhost dialog showed the following information:
> >      Description:             Lexmark 7300 Series
> >      Location:                 <blank>
> >      Device URI:              usb://Lexmark/%207300%20Series
> >      Make and Model:     Lexmark 7000 Foomatic/lex7000 (recommended)
> >      Printer State:           idle
> >      Default Printer:        This is the default printer
> >
> > I clicked the Print Test Page button and I got a popup:Submitted -
> > Test page submitted as job 1.  I clicked OK to this.
> >
> > Unfortunately nothing ever printed.  I also tried to print from an
> > Open Office doc - no luck.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Scott
> >
>
> Lexmark printers can be a problem. Go here and download:
>
> And the Lexmark driver:
> <http://downloads.lexmark.com/cgi-perl/downloads.cgi?category=Drivers&ccs=229:1:0:366:0:0&searchLang=en&os_group=Debian%20GNU>
> [http://preview.tinyurl.com/39q8wo]
>         Drivers
>         print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.deb                              Version 5.3.3
>         Driver for Debian and Linspire Linux Systems
>
>
>
>
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