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

[Scott Kaplan]

I located Lexmark-Z35-lxz35cj-cups.ppd on my system and copied it to
/etc/cups/ppd.  I deleted all old printers and set up a new one -
unfortunately no luck.

Here are the exact steps I tried:
System->Administration->Printing
Clicked New Printer
Selected Lexmark 7300 Series USB #1
Clicked the Forward button
Checked Provide PPD File
Selected the file /etc/cups/ppd/Lexmark-Z35-lxz35cj-cups.ppd
Clicked Forward button
Clicked Apply button
Clicked the printer under Local Printers
Clicked Print Test Page
A Submitted - Test page submitted dialog comes up
Clicked the OK button

Nothing printed.

I checked the error log and there is a ton of output - none of which
looks like a failure.  Let me know if I should copy and paste it in a
return email.

Thanks,
Scott

On Nov 13, 2007 9:16 AM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> On 11/12/2007 06:34 PM, Scott Kaplan wrote:
> > 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<[it's impolite to include full email addresses in quotes]>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
> >>
>
> Check in /var/log/cups/error.log
>
> However, I suspect that the problem is simply that the ppd file never
> makes it to the /etc/cups/ppd directory. When you installed the lexmark
> drivers it should have untarred a ppd file:
> Lexmark-Z35-lxz35cj-cups.ppd. See if you can find that on your system
> and copy it to /etc/cups/ppd. That ppd file is really all that you
> should need to use the printer.
>
>
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