Lexmark Printer - Hip deep & sinking

Zscoundrel Zscoundrel at kc.rr.com
Sat Dec 27 00:16:03 CST 2003


I thought that CUPS supported those lexmark printers. 

Brian Densmore wrote:

>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Robert Kennedy
>>...
>>Printer Software files.
>>1. Download the cjxZyylq.tar.gz file from the Lexmark
>>Web site, where yy is the printer number and q is the
>>language denotation. Once downloaded, uncompress the
>>file using the gunzip utility, and untar the file
>>using the tar utility.
>>
>>2. Type:
>>	sh lexmarkz25-z35.gz.sh
>>
>>3. Most Lexmark Z25-Z35 Printer Software files will be
>>copied to the directory 
>>/usr/local/lexmark/z25-z35/
>>
>>Well, I've typed that sh command as written, with the
>>name of the file that I unpacked, with a full pathname
>>to that file. The file is located in my home
>>directory.I once double clicked on the file in
>>Konqueror. A box came up that said "Lexmark Printer
>>Install" or something. No other texed appeared and the
>>box quickly vanished.
>>
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>And what happens when you run the shell command from a terminal?
>You want to run the shell command from the directory where it is.
>Also, note that I don't run shell scripts that way but it looks ok.
>Without more information I can't tell what your problem is. Generally,
>it is not recommended to run shell scripts by double-clicking them.
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>You might try this from a terminal:
>your_prompt$:/full/path/to/script/lexmarkz25-z35.gz.sh
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