Trying to install printer driver for Z55 in FC3

Ben Bullard bennybullard at comcast.net
Mon Apr 18 15:55:01 UTC 2005


I have tried the Z53 driver and many others and so far nothing works.

Thanks,
Ben Bullard



David Curry wrote:

> Ben Bullard wrote:
>
>> [root at c-67-173-255-219 bennett]# tar xvfz CJLZ55LE-CUPS-1.0-1.TAR.GZ
>> lexmarkz55-CUPS-1.0-1.gz.sh
>> README
>> COPYING
>> [root at c-67-173-255-219 bennett]# sh lexmarkz55-CUPS-1.0-1.gz.sh
>> Verifying archive integrity...OK
>> Uncompressing Lexmark Printer Drivertrap: usage: trap [-lp] [arg 
>> signal_spec ...]
>> [root at c-67-173-255-219 bennett]#
>>
>>
>> The above is pasted from terminal. These are the two command lines 
>> from the Readme file. I understand the first is to  unzip the file. 
>> The second command is to install the driver according to the Readme.
>>
>> BUT my printer isn't working. In the printer configuration gui the 
>> Z55 driver still isn't listed. When I click on "file-print" it sends 
>> a signal to the printer but the paper doesn't go all the way thru and 
>> nothing prints. There are several drivers on the list that achieve 
>> the same result.
>>
>> So, either the driver isn't installed OR I don't have the driver 
>> configured to the printer. I'm trying to use what I'm learning  from  
>> http://www.linuxcommand.org/  but haven't made much progress. Can 
>> anyone help?
>>
> If you have selected and tried to test print the Lexmark Z53 driver 
> listed in print.conf, I can't help but empathize with your situation.  
> (Too much time has passed since my efforts to install a new driver on 
> a RH 7.1 system and Fedora uses a different print daemon.)
> Perhaps this message will help you attract the attention of someone 
> with current expertise that is able and willing to help.
>




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