getting a lexmark z11 to work

Forum: Printers
Topic: getting a lexmark z11 to work
started by: secristrc

Posted by secristrc on April 10 2005,20:40

I'm having trouble getting a lexmark z11 printer set-up under dsl-1.0rc2. Here is how I set it up:

system : printing/lpd : configure printer (apsfilter runs)

accept license Y
...snail mail... now ? N
...it gives permissions of /usr/share/apsfilter of: drwxrwsr-x lp, lp, ...correct ? y
...(a)dd another... or ... (o)verwite ? o
select:
(1) lexmarkZ11
(2) parallel [configured as /lp1]
(3) letter
(4) medium
(5) fill
(6) 300x300
(7) auto
...and print a test page, T... T...

ERROR: addition filter 'cZ11' was not found;
can't create test page

What did I do wrong ?

Thanks,
rcs

Posted by Coma on April 11 2005,01:45

seems like u did the right setup in appsfilter
i have a Z11 got it to work by goin to linuxprinting.org"
downloaded the cZ11 driver copied the cZ11 to /usr/bin"
does not do the test in appsfilter as many do not i found anyway. but it works fine in apps like open office and browser" do not forget to start lpd in desktop
menu/system/printing/lpd/start"
good luck
Coma

Posted by wpeckham on May 11 2005,01:13

I want to use our old Win98 machine as an LPD print server about 4 hours per month. DSL looks like a mopst elegant way to achieve this, but it seems silly to download and install a print drive monthly to get that to happen. Is there some way to be notified when the fixed print driver becomes part of the DSL iso?

Posted by wpeckham on May 11 2005,01:15

Silly me, I forgot to mention that I have the same printer type (Lexmark Z11) and same driver problem described above.

Posted by ke4nt1 on May 11 2005,06:03

You could add the print driver name/location to your /home/dsl/filetool.lst,
then make a backup to your win98 HD ( it would be one small file, backup.tar.gz )

When booting DSL, it would automatically find and restore the backup,
and your printer driver file/location would be restored on every boot..

secristrc : Did you use the "I" key to save your configuration?
and remember, you still need to start your lpd..

73
ke4nt