Thanks for all the help - oh, and the netscape problem was something simple - fixed.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >On Wed, 9 Jan 2002 08:57:06 -0600 >John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Shawn, >>1. Lexmark Z52 printer >>Like I mentioned at the meeting, you probably want to search through the >>archives of any staroffice mailing list or newsgroup for printer tech >>support questions. Another member on the list recently had a problem >>concerning a Lexmark printer and solved it, though it wasn't associated with >>Star Office. Since Lexmark is a spinoff of IBM, you might try finding out >>what the similar IBM model is and checking to see if that model appears in >>your list of printers for SO. Also, is there a postscript mode for your >>printer? I'd be surprised if SO didn't support some basic postscript mode. >> > >This is directed back at Shawn Hudson...but I must have deleted the >original mail so... > >I think he'd be more likely to get a resolution to this thingy >if he could tell us how his printer is configured. I dont use a >distribution, so I'm not 100% sure how modern distros are "wiring up" >printers these days. Is he using CUPS or gimp-print or is lpr (or >lpr-ng) piping it thru ghostscript? Odds are, the Z52 uses some >PCL-clone langwidge. > >FWIW, the Linux printing database lists the Z52 as "works perfectly", >recommends gimp-print as the best driver, but says that Ghostscript >5.x should be able to drive it. (meaning it can take Postscript or PCL >input). Odd though, that he says it works well for everything but >SO - perhaps the driver didnt like whatever data SO was feeding it. >(if the option is available, do as Mr. Hebert recommends and try >printing in postscript mode - ghostscript supports more printers and >it wouldnt suprise me if that was what it was "hooked up" to - i.e. >in /etc/printcap ) > >Look here: > >http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=328553 > >there are some links on that page to discussion groups for >Linux, printing, and Lexmarks in particular (like a web interface >to a NNTP newsgroup). They might be able to point you in a better >direction. > >-- >Mark Orr >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >================================================ >BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group >Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. >Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change >your subscription information. >================================================ > ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
