Lexmark 2380 001, 2380 002, 2381 001, 2381 002, 2390 001 User Manual

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Printer Drivers for UNIX & Linux Systems

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Contents

Learning about the printer drivers.................................................7

Using the printer drivers with UNIX and Linux............................................................................................................7

Installing the printer drivers............................................................8

Before installing the printer drivers.................................................................................................................................8

Supported operating systems...........................................................................................................................................8

System requirements............................................................................................................................................................9

Installing on HP-UX...............................................................................................................................................................9

Installing on IBM AIX..........................................................................................................................................................10

Installing on Red Hat, Red Flag, Linpus, or SUSE Linux..........................................................................................11

Installing on Linspire, Debian, or Ubuntu Linux.......................................................................................................11

Installing on Sun Solaris SPARC......................................................................................................................................11

Installing on Sun Solaris x86............................................................................................................................................12

Finding space to install the printer drivers package..............................................................................................13

Removing the printer drivers package........................................................................................................................13

Removing remaining directories...................................................................................................................................14

Performing tasks..............................................................................15

Opening the printer driver...............................................................................................................................................15

Print Drivers Setup..............................................................................................................................................................15

Administrative Group.................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Web Browser..................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Paper Size ..........................................................................................................................................................................................15

Desktop Integration.......................................................................................................................................................................16

Asian Drivers.....................................................................................................................................................................................16

CUPS .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16

Changing an administrative group name..................................................................................................................16

Adding or removing a user from the administrative group................................................................................17

Creating virtual devices.....................................................................................................................................................17

Before creating virtual devices .................................................................................................................................................. 17

Creating virtual devices using the Device Manager ..........................................................................................................17

Creating virtual devices from the command line................................................................................................................18

Creating a print queue.......................................................................................................................................................19

Creating print queues using the Add Print Queue Wizard..............................................................................................19

Creating print queues from the command line................................................................................................................... 19

Changing the print queue status...................................................................................................................................20

Changing the print queue properties..........................................................................................................................21

Working with printer aliases............................................................................................................................................22

Introduction to printer aliases....................................................................................................................................................22

Creating a print queue with an alias........................................................................................................................................ 22

Displaying the alias of a print queue.......................................................................................................................................22

Working with printer classes...........................................................................................................................................22

Introduction to printer classes...................................................................................................................................................22

Creating a class................................................................................................................................................................................23

Adding to a class.............................................................................................................................................................................23

Removing a queue from a class.................................................................................................................................................23

Managing printer groups.................................................................................................................................................23

Creating a printer group .............................................................................................................................................................. 23

Adding a print queue to My Printers or another printer group..................................................................................... 23

Removing a printer group........................................................................................................................................................... 24

Printing from the command line...................................................................................................................................24

Printing a file.........................................................................................................................................................................25

Printing a test page.............................................................................................................................................................25

Printing a duplex job..........................................................................................................................................................26

Printing multiple pages on one sheet..........................................................................................................................26

Printing multiple copies of a document.....................................................................................................................26

Changing the orientation of a print job......................................................................................................................27

Changing the Lines Per Page setting...........................................................................................................................27

Defining the printable area when printing text files..............................................................................................27

Using the Print and Hold setting....................................................................................................................................28

Creating custom banner pages......................................................................................................................................29

Writing a banner program........................................................................................................................................................... 29

Using a banner program..............................................................................................................................................................29

Changing a virtual device.................................................................................................................................................29

Removing a virtual device................................................................................................................................................30

Changing a print queue to print to a different printer..........................................................................................30

Removing a print queue...................................................................................................................................................30

Plugin Manager utility (software updates).................................................................................................................31

Using the Plugin Manager utility .............................................................................................................................................. 31

Installing plugins from the printer driver...............................................................................................................................31

Removing plugins from the printer driver............................................................................................................................. 31

Using the Plugin Manager utility from the command line..............................................................................................31

Frequently asked questions...........................................................33

Command line......................................................................................................................................................................33

Print queue management................................................................................................................................................33

Normal user or administrator..........................................................................................................................................34

Default settings for the program or queue................................................................................................................34

Related topics.......................................................................................................................................................................35

Troubleshooting...............................................................................36

The print queue is empty but my document did not print..................................................................................36

Jobs appear in the print queue for an extended time...........................................................................................36

The print queue does not receive print jobs.............................................................................................................37

The print queue is disabled or down............................................................................................................................37

The file I sent to the print queue came out as garbage.........................................................................................38

The hostname does not resolve.....................................................................................................................................38

The printer driver is unable to find the network printer.......................................................................................39

My printer model is not listed.........................................................................................................................................39

Jobs are not printing..........................................................................................................................................................39

Additional problems...........................................................................................................................................................40

Editions and Trademarks................................................................41

Edition notice........................................................................................................................................................................41

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RIGHTS.......................................................................................................................41

Trademarks............................................................................................................................................................................41

Additional Licenses.............................................................................................................................................................42

Glossary..............................................................................................44

Index...................................................................................................48

Learning about the printer drivers

Using the printer drivers with UNIX and Linux

The printer drivers for UNIX and Linux systems provide many features that help ease the task of the system administrator and that help users be more productive.

• Print queue and device wizards—Administrators can use wizards to help set up virtual devices and p rint queues.

• Network printer search—The search function makes it easier to find printers in an IP Subnet or Range.

• Print subsystem integration—Printer drivers integrate with the native Print subsystem to work with existing

print queues and software.

• Frequently used options—System administrators can create queues with the most frequently used options as

the default, such as duplex or no banner page, so users do not need to specify those options.

• Printer options support—Users have the ability to access several printer-specific options such as multiple-page

printing, print and hold, duplex, or paper size.

• Job submission graphical interface—Users can use the command lexlp in place of lp to access a graphic

interface to override per-queue options at print time.

• Job command line options—Users can override per-queue defaults by specifying options on the “lp” or “lpr”

command line.

• Individual user settings—Users can save their own print queue settings to their home account.

• Bypass the native Print subsystem—Users can bypass the native Print subsystem and send data directly to the

printer by using the transport utilities.

• Printer groups (My Printers)—Users have the ability to group print queues.

• Printer classes—System administrators have the ability to manage the standard printer classes from a graphical

interface.

• Enhanced security—Users with a designated UNIX group ID can set up queues.

Installing the printer drivers

Before installing the printer drivers

1 Make sure you are logged on with root user authority.

2 Make sure you have enough disk space available for a complete installation.

For more information, see “System requirements” on page 9 and “Finding space to install the printer drivers package” on page 13.

3 Set up an administrative user group.

During installation, you are asked if you want to change the administrative user group for printer drivers. The default administrative group on all systems except AIX is “bin.” The default administrative group on AIX is “printq.”

If you have an administrative group on your host, you might want to use that group as the printer driver administrative group. Non-administrative users cannot add or remove print queues.

For more information, see “Changing an administrative group name” on page 16.

Note: If you are using print clients and print servers on Solaris, install the printer drivers on the print server to access the printer driver management features.

Supported operating systems

Make sure you are running one of the following versions of UNIX with the latest available patches:

• HP-UX

• IBM AIX

• Sun Solaris SPARC

• Sun Solaris x86

• Linux Systems

– Red Hat Linux

– Red Flag Linux

– SUSE Linux

– Debian GNU/Linux

– Linspire Linux

– Ubuntu Linux

– Linpus Linux

For specific supported operating system versions, see the Web site for your operating system, or see the file /usr/lexprint/docs/supported-platforms.txt after installation.

System requirements

The printer driver has minimum installation space requirements. See the following table to make sure your system has enough space to install the printer driver.

System Installation space

IBM AIX 62MB in /usr/lpp

HP-UX 130MB in /opt

Sun Solaris 75MB in /opt

75MB in /tmp or /var/tmp during installation

Linux 70MB in /usr/local

Installing on HP-UX

1 Read “Before installing the printer drivers” on page 8.

2 Make sure you have enough disk space in /opt to install the printer driver.

For more information about finding more space, see “Finding space to install the printer drivers package” on page 13.

3 Download the Lexmark printer driver package (print-drivers-hpux11.11.pkg.gz) from the Lexmark Web site at

http://www.lexmark.com/drivers.

4 Save the downloaded printer software package in the /tmp directory, and then uncompress the package file:

# /usr/contrib/bin/gunzip /tmp/print-drivers-hpux11.11.pkg.gz

5 Start the Software Depot Install dialog by entering:

# /usr/sbin/swinstall

6 Make sure the Source Depot type is Network Directory/CDROM and the hostname of the computer you are

installing on appears in the Source Host Name text box. If either of these fields is incorrect, enter the correct value, or select it from the list.

7 In the Source Depot Path field, type the following to specify the full path to the HP-UX package file:

/tmp/print-drivers-hpux11.11.pkg

8 Select the bundles you want to install:

a Click the LexPrtDrvs bundle.

b Click Actions, and then click Install.

9 Click OK to start the installation.

Note: If the HOME variable was not set for root when you started SAM, an error message appears. Ignore the message, and click OK.

10 During installation, select Logfile to view the installation log. Make sure there are no errors or warnings during

installation.

Note: If there is not enough disk space in /opt/lexmark to install, see “Finding space to install the printer drivers package” on page 13.

11 When the installation is complete, click Done and exit SAM.

12 Run the following setup script to complete the installation:

# /opt/lexmark/setup.lexprint

Note: Your specific printer driver may not be included in the standard package. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are any software plug-ins available. For more

information, see “Plugin Manager utility (software updates)” on page 31.

Installing on IBM AIX

1 Read “Before installing the printer drivers” on page 8.

2 Make sure you have enough disk space in /usr/lpp to install the printer driver.

For more information about finding more space, see “Finding space to install the printer drivers package” on page 13.

3 Download the Lexmark printer driver package (print-drivers-aix5-sysv.pkg.gz) from the Lexmark Web site at

http://www.lexmark.com/drivers.

4 Save the downloaded package in the /tmp directory, and then uncompress the package file:

# /opt/freeware/bin/gunzip /tmp/print-drivers-aix5-sysv.pkg.gz

5 Type the following on the command line, and then press Enter:

# smit install_latest

6 When prompted to type the input device directory for software, type the following:

/tmp/print-drivers-aix5-sysv.pkg

7 Select the packages you want to install. All packages are installed by default.

a On the Software to install option, select List.

b Select the packages you want to install.

c Click OK.

8 Specify any other install options.

9 Click OK to begin installing the printer driver.

You receive a message when the installation is complete.

10 Run the following setup script to complete the installation:

# /usr/lpp/lexprint/setup.lexprint

information, see “Plugin Manager utility (software updates)” on page 31.

Installing on Red Hat, Red Flag, Linpus, or SUSE Linux

1 Read “Before installing the printer drivers” on page 8.

2 Make sure you have enough disk space in /usr/local to install the printer driver.

For more information about finding more space, see “Finding space to install the printer drivers package” on page 13.

3 Download the printer drivers package (print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm) from the Lexmark Web site at

http://www.lexmark.com/drivers.

4 Install the package file:

# rpm -ivh /tmp/print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm

5 Run the following setup script to complete the installation:

# /usr/local/lexmark/setup.lexprint

information, see “Plugin Manager utility (software updates)” on page 31.

Installing on Linspire, Debian, or Ubuntu Linux

1 Read “Before installing the printer drivers” on page 8.

2 Make sure you have enough hard disk drive space in /usr/local to install the printer driver.

For more information about finding more space, see “Finding space to install the printer drivers package” on page 13.

3 Download the printer drivers package (print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.deb) from the Lexmark Web site at

http://www.lexmark.com/drivers.

4 Install the package file.

# dpkg -i /tmp/print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.deb

5 Run the following setup script to complete the installation:

# /usr/local/lexmark/setup.lexprint

information, see “Plugin Manager utility (software updates)” on page 31.

Installing on Sun Solaris SPARC

1 Read “Before installing the printer drivers” on page 8.

2 Set the NONABI_SCRIPTS environment variable to TRUE.

3 Make sure you set the OPENWINHOME environment variable by typing the following on the command line:

# env | grep OPENWINHOME

If you do not get a response, you must set the OPENWINHOME environment variable to the openwin directory.

4 Install the package file.

a Download the Lexmark printer drivers package (print-drivers-solaris8-10-sparc.pkg.gz) from the Lexmark Web

site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers.

b Save the downloaded package in the /tmp directory, and then uncompress the package file.

# gunzip /tmp/print-drivers-solaris8-10-sparc.pkg.gz

c Start the package installation program.

# pkgadd -d /tmp/print-drivers-solaris8-10-sparc.pkg

5 A list of available packages appears.

• To install all the packages, type all, and then press Enter.

• To install individual packages, type each package number separated by a comma, and then press Enter.

Note: You must install all the packages in the same location.

6 Follow the prompts and answer any questions that appear on the screen.

• To accept the defaults, press Enter.

• To answer yes/no questions, type y, n, or ?, and then press Enter.

• When a message appears telling you the installation was successful, type q to quit.

Note: Your specific printer driver may not be included in the standard package. Check your Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are any software plugins available. For more

information, see “Plugin Manager utility (software updates)” on page 31.

Installing on Sun Solaris x86

1 Read “Before installing the printer drivers” on page 8.

2 Set the NONABI_SCRIPTS environment variable to TRUE.

3 Make sure you set the OPENWINHOME environment variable by typing the following on the command line:

# env | grep OPENWINHOME

If you do not get a response, you must set the OPENWINHOME environment variable to the openwin directory.

4 Install the package file.

a Download the Lexmark printer driver package (print-drivers-solaris10-x86.pkg.gz) from the Lexmark Web site

at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers.

b Save the downloaded package in the /tmp directory, and then uncompress the package file.

# gunzip /tmp/print-drivers-solaris10-x86.pkg.gz

c Start the package installation program.

# pkgadd -d /tmp/print-drivers-solaris10-x86.pkg

5 A list of available packages appears.

• To install all the packages, type all, and then press Enter.

• To install individual packages, type each package number separated by a comma, and then press Enter.

Note: You must install all the packages in the same location.

6 Follow the prompts and answer any questions that appear on the screen.

• To accept the defaults, press Enter.

• To answer yes/no questions, type y, n, or ?, and then press Enter.

• When a message appears telling you the installation was successful, type q to quit.

information, see “Plugin Manager utility (software updates)” on page 31.

Finding space to install the printer drivers package

Some operating systems require you to install printer drivers in a particular directory. If the file system containing the directory is full, you can create a symbolic link that points to the real directory in another file system which has more file space. The operating system treats the symbolic link as a real directory, but the files are actually installed on another drive.

1 Create a directory where you want the packages to actually be installed.

For example, to install in the /disk2 file system, type:

# mkdir /disk2/lexmark

2 Create a symbolic link that points to the directory you just created from the directory where the operating system

requires the files.

For example, if the operating system requires the files to be in /opt/lexmark, type:

# ln -s /disk2/lexmark /opt/lexmark

3 Continue with the installation of printer drivers in the folder /disk2/lexmark.

Removing the printer drivers package

A system administrator can remove the printer drivers package using the utilities in the table below.

Depending on your operating system, mark the printer drivers package for removal after you start the program. You can also type the names of the printer drivers package you want to remove from the command line. For more information, see the documentation that came with your operating system.

Operating system Package removal tool

HP-UX

IBM AIX

RedHat Linux

SuSe Linux

Linspire Linux

Debian GNU/Linux

Sun Solaris

sam

smit

rpm -e

dpkg -r

pkgrm

1 If you are using Sun Solaris, HP-UX, or an IBM AIX system, remove the menu links by running the following utilities

and selecting Remove before uninstalling the package.

# /usr/lexprint/bin/cde_menu_utility.sh

2 If you are using Sun Solaris, run the uninstall script to remove symbolic links created during installation.

Note: You must unlink the files before uninstalling the package.

# /opt/lexmark/LEXPrtDrv.unlink

Removing remaining directories

Package removal utilities usually do not remove directories shared by more than one package. After you remove all of the printer drivers packages, you may need to remove some directories manually.

To see if any directories remain after removing all the packages, check the directory where you installed the printer drivers. By default, the printer drivers are installed in either of the following locations:

• Solaris

/opt/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers

/var/spool/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers

• HP-UX

/opt/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers

/usr/spool/lp/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers

• Linux

/usr/local/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers

/var/spool/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers

• AIX

/usr/lpp/lexprint

/var/spool/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers

Note: Other software may be located in the /opt/lexmark, /usr/local/lexmark, /usr/spool/lp/lexmark, or /var/spool/lexmark directories . I f th e r e i s ad d it i o na l so f tw a r e r e si d in g in these locations, do not delete the directory.

Performing tasks

Opening the printer driver

The printer driver is available from a Windows menu item, or from the command line by typing:

# lexprint

The program has two modes: User and Administrative. If an administrator starts the program, it opens in administrative mode by default. However, if an administrator wants to start the program in user mode, they can type lexprint -n. This lets administrators start a session with their own personal settings.

Note: User mode is not supported when running the application as a “root” user.

Print Drivers Setup

There are six basic options you can set from the Print Drivers Setup dialog.

Note: The Print Drivers Setup is only available to the root user.

If you do not have the interface available, you can set many of these options by using the command line.

• /usr/local/lexmark/setup.lexprint

• /opt/lexmark/setup.lexprint

• /usr/lpp/lexprint/setup.lexprint

Note: For more details regarding this command, enter setup.lexprint -h from the command line.

Administrative Group

Use this option to set the administrative group name. For more information about administrative groups, see “Changing an administrative group name” on page 16.

Web Browser

In order to view the help files for Print Drivers you must specify the web browser you are using.

1 Click File  Setup.

2 Click Web Browser.

3 Select the appropriate web browser from the list. If your web browser is not listed, you can browse to the location

of the web browser.

4 Click Next.

Paper Size

You can set the default paper size for all print jobs.

Note: Changing the default paper size does not affect the existing print queues.

1 Click File  Setup.

2 Click Paper Size.

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