HOWTO: Lexmark Printers

[Brian031168]

Hi

Followed all the intructions and everything seemed to go fine. I then open the printer config and select print test page, it sends it to a printer cue but nothing prints. I opened the printer applet ad it tells me i have jobs pending but nothing is coming.

Any ideas?

[narcisgarcia]

I'm trying to configure a "Dell 725" printer, which I've read is a "Lexmark z615" rebranded by Dell.

In a Xubuntu GNU/Linux 8.04 (Hardy Heron) I had to install these packages to follow 'black hole sun' procedure: alien libstdc++5

I had also to replace the command:
/etc/rc2.d/S19cupsys restart
to:
sudo /etc/init.d/cupsys restart

My problem is that when I run the "./z600" in /usr/lib/cups/backend directory I haven't any answer anytime.
The new "z600" driver can be selected when configuring the printer in the "system-config-printer" (version 0.7.81), but the printer remains silent when send a test page.

[jemvyc]

I found a post which says I can use the lexmark z55 driver. I got the tar file and tried to run it. The lexmark instructions say to run the following and I get an error. I don't understand Can anybody tell me where to look next/
jim@Acer-Hardy:~/Desktop$ sh lexmarkz55-CUPS-1.0-1.gz.sh
Verifying archive integrity...tail: cannot open `+6' for reading: No such file or directory
Error in check sums 2713560553 2366800349
jim@Acer-Hardy:~/Desktop$


Thanks

Jim

[badboyrh]

I have a Lexmark Z715 printer and am using Ubuntu 8.04 and I am unable to go further than creating a 'lexmark' directory. After downloading the tar.gz file I am unable to use it as I get a response saying the file doesn't exist. What do you recommend?

[jqball2u]

Hello all,
My name is Herman and I'm a complete linux noob. "Hi Herman"

I have a LEXMARK X1185 and using the directions I can not get it to work. I am running Ubuntu 8.04. I DL'd the file to my deskstop.

1st Problem:
~$ mv CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1.TAR.gz lexmark
mv: cannot stat `CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1.TAR.gz': No such file or directory

So I manually moved the file to the lexmark folder created in 'home' directory.

2nd Problem:
~$ tar -xvzf CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1.TAR.gz
tar: CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1.TAR.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

So I manually extracted the file and a folder 'CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1' appeared.

3rd Problem:
~$ tail -n +143 z600cups-1.0-1.gz.sh
tail: cannot open `z600cups-1.0-1.gz.sh' for reading: No such file or directory

So I dont know what a 'tail' command is. When I manually open i get "gedit has not been able to detect the character coding.
Please check that you are not trying to open a binary file.
Select a character coding from the menu and try again."

I am completely lost can someone help.

Thanks a bunch.

Try doing the above in either a root terminal or use su:

example:

user@localhost ~] # su root
Password: (enter root password here...you won't see what you typed)
[root@localhost root] $ (here you can type the commands from your post, you 
                         _should_ be able to do them now...)

i.e.

[root@localhost root] $  mkdir lexmark
[root@localhost root] $  mv CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1.TAR.gz lexmark 
[root@localhost root] $   tar -xvzf CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1.TAR.gz
[root@localhost root] $  tail -n +143 z600cups-1.0-1.gz.sh
[root@localhost root] $  tar -xvzf install.tar.gz
[root@localhost root] $  alien -t z600cups-1.0-1.i386.rpm
[root@localhost root] $  alien -t z600llpddk-2.0-1.i386.rpm
[root@localhost root] $  tar xvzf  z600llpddk-2.0.tgz -C /
[root@localhost root] $  tar xvzf z600cups-1.0.tgz -C /
[root@localhost root] $   ldconfig
[root@localhost root] $  cd /usr/share/cups/model
[root@localhost root] $  gunzip Lexmark-Z600-lxz600cj-cups.ppd.gz

If you get an error for the alien part of it, do an urpmi for it

[root@localhost root] $  urpmi alien

Hope this helps?

QBall

[jjgomera]

DL'd the file to my deskstop.

1st Problem:
~$ mv CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1.TAR.gz lexmark
mv: cannot stat `CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1.TAR.gz': No such file or directory

your problem is same that 5 post above, if you download file to desktop, you terminal must be work in desktop, so do before:
~$ cd Desktop
~/Desktop$

or write complete path of file

~$ mv /home/<user>/Desktop/CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1.TAR.gz lexmark

[Lenhix]

Try doing the above in either a root terminal or use su example:
[code] user@localhost ~] # su root
Password: (enter root password here...you won't see what you typed)
[root@localhost root] $ (here you can type the commands from your post...)

I don't think this would work, as many have said, you need to be in the Desktop folder of the user, not in the root user folder (/root/) (notice that that's not the root folder which is located at / )

[Mahinva]

By following the guide, I get stuck similar to jr_herman. Hopefully the way I explain the problem makes sense.

$ mkdir lexmark

This works fine; the directory is created.

$ mv CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1.TAR.gz lexmark

I had to change this line to the one below, since file was on Desktop.

$ mv /home/<USER>/Desktop/CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1.TAR.gz lexmark

This works fine; the TAR.gz is put into the "lexmark" folder.

$ tar -xvzf CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1.TAR.gz

This returns the following error:

tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

Do I need to modify that last terminal command? I think I am in the same boat as Herman - we downloaded the file to the desktop, we're both new to Linux and unfamiliar with Terminal. Would I have any success trying to install the file without going through the Terminal? I'd rather type a few Terminal commands and have everything work, but right now, I am stumped.

[daevyd]

I'm getting VERY frustrated and p.O.ed!! I'm about to throw Ubuntu out the door and never look back. I'm about to throw my ENTIRE PC out the door and move to Alaska and EAT SOME POISONOUS PLANT LIKE THAT MCCANDLESS IDIOT DID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CANNOT get ANY printer to work on this GODFORSAKEN POS. HELP ME, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is the only thing keeping me from installing Ubuntu permanently on a separate partition. I homeschool my son and I HAVE GOT to have a printer.

[jjgomera]

This works fine; the TAR.gz is put into the "lexmark" folder.

$ tar -xvzf CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1.TAR.gz

This returns the following error:

tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

Do I need to modify that last terminal command? I think I am in the same boat as Herman - we downloaded the file to the desktop, we're both new to Linux and unfamiliar with Terminal. Would I have any success trying to install the file without going through the Terminal? I'd rather type a few Terminal commands and have everything work, but right now, I am stumped.

Really, this guide is incomplete, or not for noobs.

Now is same error again, if you have moved driver file to lexmark directory, your file is not in environment of terminal

you must do before:
~$ cd lexmark
~/lexmank$