Lexmark Z33 Printer

Ashley M. Kirchner ashley at pcraft.com
Sat Jul 22 03:20:23 UTC 2006


    Has anyone had any luck with the driver for this printer?  If I try 
to install it through the Control Center, I don't get very far because 
this model isn't listed.  The list only goes up to Z32...  So I went to 
Lexmark's website and they have a download for it though they say it's 
for Linux Mandrake 7.0 (even though the previous link states RedHat.)

    I downloaded that, and ran the file.  It unpacks the rpm together 
with some install scripts then runs the installer, which installs the 
printer at /dev/usb/lp0 (that's where the printer is located on the usb 
bus...)  However, towards the end of the installer, this error pops up:

    /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.39413: line 16: [: too many arguments while 
executing "close $io"

    I can choose to continue or cancel the installation.  Cancelling 
will simply quit.  Continuing seems to go just fine and I get the 
cartridge alignment program.  However, when I get to print anything (the 
cartridge alignment, or the test page), another message pops up:

        Error: lpr: The printer or class was not found.

    When I look in the stack trace, I see this:

        lpr: The printer or class was not found.
            while executing
        "exec lpr -P$printqueue $installpath/$testpagefile"
            invoked from within
        ".top21.can24.can27.but37 invoke"
            ("uplevel" body line 1)
            invoked from within
        "uplevel #0 [list $w invoke]"
            (procedure "tkButtonUp" line 7)
            invoked from within
        "tkButtonUp .top21.can24.can27.but37
        "
            (command bound to event)


    Now what?  When I look in /proc/bus/usb/devices, the relevant part says:


        T:  Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=01 Cnt=02 Dev#=  3 Spd=12  MxCh= 0
        D:  Ver= 1.10 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs=  1
        P:  Vendor=043d ProdID=0021 Rev= 1.00
        S:  Manufacturer=Lexmark
        S:  Product=Inkjet color printer
        C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr=  4mA
        I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=07(print) Sub=01 Prot=02 Driver=usblp
        E:  Ad=05(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=  64 Ivl=0ms
        E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=  16 Ivl=0ms


    So, I'm stuck.  Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get this 
printer working?




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