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rrowan - 07.11.2006, 22:22 Uhr
Titel: How to install Lexmark network printer - Solved

Hi Folks,

I just installed 2006-1-RC on my Dell Laptop computer (long story short - Wincrap XP BSOD for the last time). Anyway in my home I have a Lexmark Color Laser Network printer. I put the CD in and Kpackage launched and it says that it installed ok. But I don't see it when I try to printer. The printer just sits on the network with its own ip address.

I tried to use the control center and add the printer there but I am having no luck.

Any ideas how to continue?

Thanks

P.S. When I try to enable my wireless network card, Kanotix locks up and I have to power down and restart. I really like to get that working along with my Logitech bluetooth mouse.

Thanks again

RR

bluewater - 07.11.2006, 22:41 Uhr
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Open up Komqueror and type in :

http://localhost:631

This will bring up the CUPS webbased Interface:

Click the Add Printer tab (from memory this maybe in the Admin Tab)

If you still have no joy follow the links in this thread

http://kanotix.com/PNphpBB2-viewtopic-t-20008.html

eco2geek - 09.11.2006, 09:13 Uhr
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Hopefully, CUPS (the Common Unix Printing System, which most Linux distros use as a printer back-end) comes with a driver for your printer.

If so, there's an easier way. You will find logging into the CUPS web interface to be the usual recommendation here, but for a network printer, KDE's front end is more user-friendly.

Go to the Control Center, Peripherals, then Printers. Click the "Administrator Mode" button and enter your root password. Click the Add pull-down menu, then "Add printer/class..." to start a wizard. On the second screen, you will see a radio button for "Network Printer". On the next screen, your network printer will (hopefully) already be listed. It's pretty self-explanatory from there on.

rrowan - 09.11.2006, 15:04 Uhr
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Thanks BlueWater and Eco2geek

The cd that came with the printer included a debian package.

I will test some more and see what works.

Thanks again

RR

rrowan - 16.11.2006, 01:31 Uhr
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Hi Folks,

I finally found some time. I got the printer to print. I had to dl the pdd files from lexmark and tell Cups which file it use.

Thanks

RR