On Friday 04 December 2009 13:54:22 Celejar wrote: > On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:40:30 +0000 > > Lisi <[email protected]> wrote: > > I downloaded the tarball from Lexmark and have been following these > > instructions: > > > > $ mkdir lexmark > > $ mv CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1.TAR.gz lexmark # move the package to a folder. > > optional, but recommended. > > $ tar -xvzf CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1.TAR.gz # extract the driver. > > $ tail -n +143 z600cups-1.0-1.gz.sh > install.tar.gz # the sh script is > > broken for newer systems. use `tail` to extract the binary portion of the > > script. $ tar -xvzf install.tar.gz # extract the contents produced by > > tail > > ... > > > But I came unstuck at: > > $ tar -xvzf install.tar.gz # extract the contents produced by tail > > which produced the following error: (the gap between the command and the > > error message was put there by Bash) > > > > doro...@lenny:~/Downloads/z600$ tar -xvzf install.tar.gz > > > > gzip: stdin: not in gzip format > > tar: Child returned status 1 > > tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors > > doro...@lenny:~/Downloads/z600$ > > > > I am now stuck. I realise that this is elementary and have spent a lot > > of time trying to solve it myself (Google etc.), but I need help! > > Well, AFAIK, this generally means exactly what it says, that the file > you're providing tar with is not actually in gzip format.
I know! But I am as at a loss as to what to do about it. > Presumably > something is wrong with the file you created in the previous step. > Post the source of these directions and the location of the file you're > working on so we can take a look for ourselves? Thanks, Celejar. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=49714 http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=answers&startover=y&question=z600+linux&locale=EN&productCode=LEXMARK_Z605&segment=DOWNLOAD&us Sorry - it is very long. You may have to copy and paste. Alternatively, click on <here> on the Ubuntu Forums page above. It seems sometimes to go through to the Window drivers, but entering "600 linux" in the search panel gets the rest of the way through. I really would be extremely grateful for some help. Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
