Lexmark Print Config Help

Peckerworth · 02-17-2002, 05:48 PM

I can't get my printer to work. I run through the print config fine, I can choose my lexmark form the GUI dialog. However when I print I receive this error:

Catastrophe -----------------------
/usr/bin/pr -P 'Lexmark' '-#1'

/home/myhome/.kde/tmp-Pworth01/kdeprint-eFHBLQC

execution failed with error message

Get_Local_Host 'Pworth01' bad
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Any help would be great.

Thanks! -- P

Peckerworth · 02-19-2002, 02:09 PM

Not sure why no one will help. Did I not give enough information, or is it something else I'm missing? Please, I'd really like to get my printer to work under Linux.

-- P

Peckerworth · 02-22-2002, 02:23 PM

Bump ...

speck · 02-23-2002, 12:42 AM

Do you have your hostname 'Pworth01' defined properly in /etc/hosts? Also, is it configured as a local or network printer.

Speck

rcgroups1 · 04-27-2002, 10:37 PM

First check here whether you lexmark model is really supported by linux.

http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/

zmedico · 04-27-2002, 11:10 PM

I have a Lexmark Z52 and it works with lpd. I haven't tried anything else.

I had to edit my "/etc/printcap.local" file so that "lp=/dev/usb/lp0"
Then I just "/sbin/service lpd restart" and it works perfectly.

For some reason, my printer does not show up in the program "printconf-gui"

http://www.linuxprinting.org is a good resource.