Need help with Lexmark X 75

[trestamanos]

phidia,

I get stuck on step 3. I extracted the folder to the desktop and the clicked inside the extracted folder and clicked on the lxx74.install file. An option comes up where you can run it form terminal or just Run.....i clicked Run on terminal-nothing happens. I went ahead and tried it by just clicking Run and nothing happened. Now window or prompt whatsoever....

thanks...

tres

[phidia]

phidia,

I get stuck on step 3. I extracted the folder to the desktop and the clicked inside the extracted folder and clicked on the lxx74.install file. An option comes up where you can run it form terminal or just Run.....i clicked Run on terminal-nothing happens. I went ahead and tried it by just clicking Run and nothing happened. Now window or prompt whatsoever....

thanks...

tres

I don't think you can run that install script from gui because of permissions-not sure about that though.

Open a terminal and cd to the directory like this:

~/Desktop$ cd lxx74-cups-0.8.4.2/

(enter/type everything after the $ not the stuff before it)

Now if you type ls <enter> you should see:

lpoptions lxx74.install Makefile self-portrait.out.gz
lxx74.convs lxx74.ppd.gz rastertolxx74 testprint.ps
lxx74.drv lxx74.types rastertolxx74.c version

Type this:

./lxx74.install

Actually you may need to use sudo which would look like this:

sudo ./lxx74.install

See if any of that works, and let the thread know how you make out.

Added: I tried that install file on my system (I don't have your printer BTW) The install output

Installation done.

so it seems the install of the driver can work. You do need to use "sudo ./lxx74.install".

[trestamanos]

phidia,

Thank you for your input-but this is what I got from my terminal after first step.....all i did is copy and paste.

administrator@administrator-laptop:~$ ~/Desktop$ cd lxx74-cups-0.8.4.2/
bash: /home/administrator/Desktop$: No such file or directory


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I know the folder is extracted cause i see it on my desktop. the exact name if the file is lxx74-cups-0.8.4.2

there are 12 files in this folder and i do see all of the files including lxx74.install

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[phidia]

phidia,

Thank you for your input-but this is what I got from my terminal after first step.....all i did is copy and paste.

administrator@administrator-laptop:~$ ~/Desktop$ cd lxx74-cups-0.8.4.2/
bash: /home/administrator/Desktop$: No such file or directory


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I know the folder is extracted cause i see it on my desktop. the exact name if the file is lxx74-cups-0.8.4.2

there are 12 files in this folder and i do see all of the files including lxx74.install

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The "no such file or directory" message means you didn't type the file name correctly.
The bash shell/terminal has command line completion so use that.
In other words just type or enter the first few letters of the command or filename you want and then press the tab key. The terminal will fill in the rest provided it's recognized.

If you can see the install file it's there you just are not typing/entering the command correctly, or you are not in the correct directory when you enter the command.

Step 1 Open the terminal application from Applications > Accessories > Terminal.

Step 2 "cd Desktop/lxx74-cups-0.8.4.2/"

Step 3 "sudo ./lxx74.install"

*Note for each step above do not include the quotations marks-enter only the command and file names.

As I said previously the install file completed successfully on my system-so that part can work. Hope that helps.

[trestamanos]

Phidia,

thanks for your reply.
You taught me something new.....RE tab where the command (if typed correctly-completes itself)-NEAT!!

Having said that I followed your steps and after the last step i got the following command:

Error: Unable to locate the CUPS model directory (where the PPD files are stored).



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what i do?



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terminal:

administrator@administrator-laptop:~$ cd
cd cdparanoia cdrdao cdrecord
administrator@administrator-laptop:~$ cd Desktop/lxx74-cups-0.8.4.2/
administrator@administrator-laptop:~/Desktop/lxx74-cups-0.8.4.2$ sudo ./lxx74.install
[sudo] password for administrator:
Sorry, try again.
[sudo] password for administrator:
./lxx74.install: Error: Unable to locate the CUPS model directory (where the PPD files are stored).
Aborting.
administrator@administrator-laptop:~/Desktop/lxx74-cups-0.8.4.2$


thanks

tres

[phidia]

From this thread (which you might want to refer to) open the terminal and enter:

sudo apt-get install libcupsimage2-dev libcupsys2-dev libtiff4-dev libtiffxx0c2

then try to use the install command again.

[jrothwell97]

can anyone tell me which printers are more friendlier with linux?

i have to be able to print.

also, how easy is to network ubuntu with a network printer at the office?

thnaks in advance-tres...

My present printer, a Canon MP150, works great with Ubuntu. My understanding is that HP's printers work well too, and I've had good experiences with their printers.

[oldsoundguy]

I have four various types of HP printers (including a laser and a pair of multi purpose units) and one Epson large bed photo printer spread across a home network of 5 computers. Can print to them all from any computer on the network. All of those are Post Script based. I have ONE raster based, a QMS CMYK laser printer that will only work on a Windows machine. Prints both sides. Great for large PDF manual printing. .. (but no Linux drivers available)

[riccardomori]

Dear all, i'm about new of UBUNTU, but i love the communities!
Tahanks you before any future helps!
I have a Lexmark X74-X75 too. I've followed your advices up to the last, after aving digited
- Code:
sudo apt-get install libcupsimage2-dev libcupsys2-dev libtiff4-dev libtiffxx0c2

then, trying to make
- Code:
./lxx74.install

i've again the message that it is unable to locate the cups model directory, also if i've copied the cups files in:
/etc/cups/ppd and /usr/lib/cups/filter.
Thank you!!!

[Schwoggel]

i've again the message that it is unable to locate the cups model directory, also if i've copied the cups files in:
/etc/cups/ppd and /usr/lib/cups/filter.

It just created the missing directory with:

sudo mkdir /usr/share/cups/model

I also had to install the package cups-ppdc.

Printing works now (10.04), but needs serious adjustment. I have currently the same problem like in_flu_ence in 2007. Any hints how to solve that?

Thanks,

Guido