Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

MEoip · Joined: 09 Jun 2007 Posts: 2

My Lexmark printer has prevented me from switching to Linux before but now that I have found a fast version I'm more insistent on switching. The Lexmark shows up on the USBview. I have run the Printer Wizard in the Wizard Wizard menu.

I choose USB as the kernel device driver. I named the printer lexmark I tried the "name of the device" as /dev/ubs/LP1 I also tried LP0 and lexmark. I did not get any of these to work. Am I doing something wrong or is my lexmark going to ruin my plans again?

FYI: When I tried ubuntu I could get half a page printed.

I don't know much if anythign about Puppy or linux so please keep your help simple.

zigbert · Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 5540 Location: Valåmoen, Norway

have you tried writing /dev/usb/lp0 (LP with small letters).

twodees · Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 50

MEoip · Joined: 09 Jun 2007 Posts: 2

I did try using small letters. I posted with caps because the capital I and lower case l look the same so I also tried Ip. I also did try setting the z42 as the default printer though this seems to have no visible effect. In XP when I go to file - print the default printer is highlighted already. When I do this in puppy I have to select the z42 in the print dialog box. So this may be my problem but if it is I'm not sure what I've done wrong...
Thanks again.

gamfa · Posted: Wed 13 Jun 2007, 17:34 Post_subject:

Have you tried this.....

http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Lexmark-Z42

silverojo · Joined: 30 Jul 2006 Posts: 139

I had the same problem...and now, I have the problem again, because I lost my notes on how to fix it! Confused

If someone could help with this--the problem is that Puppy isn't connecting with the USB port that the printer is in, and there's something you have to do from the command line.

Could somebody please post their suggestions, as I'd like to be able to hook up my printer again....

silverojo · Joined: 30 Jul 2006 Posts: 139

OK, I found the answer in my notes. Here's how you get Puppy to recognize your USB printer, if using the Wizard doesn't work.

Click on CONSOLE, then type the following at the prompt:

BarryK · Posted: Mon 02 Jul 2007, 09:57 Post_subject:

I'm going over to CUPS for pup 2.17, and it will at least have the same Gutenprint printer drivers as the current pup. A lot more configurable with the CUPS web interface.

Also, 'usblp' module will always be loaded at bootup, even if you don't have a usb printer.