Alan Davis([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > sebastian: > > I am copying this message to the list. > > I am hoping you have succeeded with this printer on a Debian box. > Here's my experience: > > I bumbled through two or three different ways of installing it. I > don't understand CUPS or FOOMATIC. But I downloaded the foomatic > lexmark kit (I think this was referenced on the linuxprinting.org > site). Somehow between installing the lexmark foomatic kit and the > lexmarkz33 rpm (using alien), and following instructions to some > extent on this list for the z22/z32, I was able to print two very > nice prints. The utility, lexmarkz23-z33, also worked to set the > parameters of the printer. One print was in high quailty, and > looked quite good. > > I never learned how to use foomatic to print, just lpd/lpr. But > after these two prints, success compelled me to edit /etc/printcap, > to add an easier alias to the spool name.
You should not have altered the printcap.cups file yourself. Use the http://localhost:631/admin method to 'modify' the spool name and then run '/etc/init.d/cupsys restart' to modify the name. If you only use the console then read the Users manual (/usr/share/cups/doc-root/documentation.html) and use lpadmin to modify your printer names. You might just try deleteing /etc/printcap.cups and restarting cupsys to fix it (to the old settings that worked). > > After that, I was unable to print anymore, and I"ve been having > nothing but trouble. Like yourself, I am able to print test pages. > > If you have succeeded, please post your method. If I discover how I > miraculously was able to print two pages, I'll share it as well. > Meanwhile, although I disargue with using closed source/proprietary > drivers, I have wasted my club's money, unless I can get this to > print. > I have 'nearly' got Cups working as I want, now, after 3 days of mistakes. Getting it working on one box isn't too bad but networking printing info is hard to find. I am, finally, printing from other 'nix boxen but am still fighting the Winblows/Samba setup. Stay with it. Cups does work but I find it needs some fine tuning to get the best out of your printer. BTW Please format your posts to this list to < 80 columns in the future. Hope this helps Wayne -- At the source of every error which is blamed on the computer you will find at least two human errors, including the error of blaming it on the computer. _______________________________________________________ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
