Problems with Lexmark E120n printer after installing Ubuntu 10.10
I got a very unpleasant surprise today when I tried to print out some work today:
As always Ubuntu found E120n's drivers when I turned on the printer, but when I try to pint something the printer tries to print, but don't grab the paper at all. I thought that maybe it were broken or something, but it worked yesterday with Ubuntu 10.04 and today when I tested it with Peppermint Ice from my netbook So anyone that's experiencing the same problems? Have someone found a way to fix this? I really need to be able to use my printer without having to use my netbook all the time. Edit: I did a fresh install of Ubuntu 10.10. |
Could you try the printer via the 10.04 live CD? Maybe Maverick somehow broke compatibility to some extent.
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Thanks for your answer :)
I just tried with the 10.04 live CD, and the printer seemed to work just fine after downloading the drivers (it also worked with 10.04 installed yesterday, before I did the fresh install). |
I don't use Ubuntu, but what has always worked for me with this printer is downloading the .ppd file from:
http://www.openprinting.org/printer/.../Lexmark-E120n then just run hp-setup to add the printer. |
Thanks :)
But I've tried already and Ubuntu 10.10 won't let me use that file as it downloads the driver from the web... Wait a minute! I will try to disable the network for a while and try again ^^ |
Didn't work :(
It still found the driver. But after what I have understood, the drivers are downloaded from Openprinting.org, or lies in a database on my computer. |
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I just realised that it's possible to edit the printers .ppd file manually :redface:
You can also rename lex120n.txt into Lexmark-E120n.ppd and move it to /etc/cups/ppd instead of copying and pasting. |
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Great!!!!!
Thanks ChiVampir! |
My printer is working now!
Thanks a lot! Greetings from Germany |
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