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

[Scott Kaplan]

Thanks for your time.

I will post to Launchpad to see if I can get my questions answered.

Scott

On Nov 14, 2007 5:45 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> On 11/13/2007 08:24 PM, Scott Kaplan wrote:
> > 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.
> >>
> >>
>
> Sorry, can't help you further than that. I gave one of those printers
> away a few weeks ago & before I did I set it up as above on Gutsy and
> tested. It worked fine. I no longer have the printer to test with.
>
>
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