Lexmark Z25 or Z35 printer setup

CdWhistler · n00b Joined: 09 Jul 2003 Posts: 37 Location: Crazyworld

After trying many things I concluded that the lexmark installer sucks. I found a start here: http://www.linuxprinting.org/lexmark-faq.html but it was for old drivers. So here are my new instructions that work for gentoo. This is not a usb printing step by step guide. This guide assumes you have the correct kernel setup and have cups working. I have a Z25 printer I tested this with but the Z35 should work the same since they use the same drivers.

1.Download drivers from: http://downloads.lexmark.com/cgi-perl/downloads.cgi?ccs=229:1:0:337:0:0&emeaframe=&fileID=1242

2.Open a terminal and extract the file with
cdwhistler@host cdwhistler # tar -zxf CJLZ35LE-CUPS-2.0-1.TAR.GZ

Updated 8-9-04
Lexmark did update their script lately which still has the extract command, it just dosen't work. As rende fingured out you have the extract them differently now.

3.Extract the driver files
cdwhistler@host cdwhistler # mkdir temp_lex
cdwhistler@host cdwhistler # tail -n +143 lexmarkz35-CUPS-2.0-1.gz.sh | gzip -cd | tar xvf - -C temp_lex

4.Convert the rpms' in the temp_lex folder to a tar.gz by running:
cdwhistler@host cdwhistler # rpm2targz temp_lex/*.rpm

5. Su to root
cdwhistler@host cdwhistler # su

6.Extract the drivers to root:
root@host root # tar -zxf lexmarkz35-CUPS-2.0-1.i386.tar.gz -C /
root@host root # tar -zxf z35llpddk-2.0-2.i386.tar.gz -C /

7. Change to the z35 driver folder
root@host / # cd /usr/local/z35llpddk/utility

If there is a bnsi1,2, or3.lut file, remove it

8. Link your locale (Only choose one)
root@host utility # ln -s auckUS.lut bnsi1.lut for US
root@host utility # ln -s auckEU.lut bnsi2.lut for EU
root@host utility # ln -s auckAS.lut bnsi3.lut for AS

9. Change to /usr/lib directory
root@host utility # cd /usr/lib

10. Create symlinks for some of the libraries
root@host lib # ln -s liblexz35core.so.0.0.0 liblexz35core.so.0
root@host lib # ln -s liblexz35printer.so.0.0.0 liblexz35printer.so.0
root@host lib # ln -s liblexz35printjob.so.0.0.0 liblexz35printjob.so.0

11.Check to see if the driver detects your printer:
root@host lib # /usr/lib/cups/backend/z35

12.Output should look similar to this:
direct z35:/dev/usb/lp0 "Lexmark Inkjet color printer" "Lexmark Printer"

13.If it says anything about missing libraries, make sure they are installed and symlinks were created correctly.

14.Run the paper alignment utility to make sure it is working:
root@host lib # /usr/lib/cups/backend/z35 utilities

15. Restart cups and add the printer through cups but choose the Lexmark Printer port, not the the usb port. Also choose the Lexmark driver (duh). Then everything should be working.

Let me know of success or problems.

UPDATE 8-9-04
For udev support add this to /etc/udev/rules.d/50-udev.rules as the last thing.

gps408 · n00b Joined: 28 Aug 2003 Posts: 9

Thanks very much for this. I've been wanting to get my Z25 working for ages! I had thought it wasn't possible - but it's working beautifully now thanks to your guide.

I couldn't get the .sh file to work as a .gz file after I'd taken out all the bash code - I don't know what I was doing wrong. I got around it by running the script with the '-target' option and specifying a directory to unpack into - if you don't run it as root the script fails but all the files are unpacked into the directory you specify.

Also, I think the symlinks might be the wrong way round. On mine auckEU.lut already existed so I did:

ln -s auck.EU.lut bnsi2.lut

Same with the libraries, the *.so.0.0.0 ones were already in /usr/lib so I created the *.so.0 symlinks by flipping your commands the other way round i.e.

ln -s liblexz35core.so.0.0.0 liblexz35core.so.0

Finally, I got confused adding the printer to cups 'cus I couldn't see the drivers but of course you have to restart cups to get it to pick them up.

Anyway, thanks again. My girlfriend can print out her work for uni now without us having to go round to her mums!

nazgum · Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2004 6:27 am Post subject:

cool tutorial - worked for me except I had to do the same thing as gps408 with the .gz file.

sh *.sh -target /home/nazgum/unpack as a regular user and it unpacked everything for me to that directory.

everything else went smooth so thanks - now I can print

ed0n · Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2004 9:42 am Post subject:

I have a Lexmark , I was never interested searching for it becouse my color cardige is off

. Thanks

gps408 · n00b Joined: 28 Aug 2003 Posts: 9

Ok, I used the printer all last weekend and it worked perfectly. My girlfriend went back to uni for the week so I haven't used it for 5 days. She's come back this weekend and wants to print things again and it's stopped working!

If I run the z35 thing and it detects the printer (direct z35:/dev/usb/lp0 "Lexmark Inkjet color printer" "Lexmark Printer") but both cups and the command line utility report "Both cartridges are missing. Please install cartridges.". There is _definitely_ a cartridge in there. To pour salt into the wound it's working in windoze fine.

I've turned the printer on/off, restarted cups, taken out and re-inserted the ink cartridge, unplugged/plugged the usb cable - the printer's there but it's reporting this error which it doesn't give in windoze. As far as I know I've not changed anything that would affect it. I've installed a new kernel, but I'm now back using the one I was using last week. I've probably emerge synced a few times - could that have overwritten anything vital? I had a scout round and everything from the .gz files seems to be in place.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

gps408 · n00b Joined: 28 Aug 2003 Posts: 9

I got it working again by setting up the printer in cups using 'USB Printer #1 (Lexmark Z25-Z35) as the device instead of the 'Lexmark Printer (Lexmark Inkjet color printer)' .

curious_bob · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 2:20 am Post subject:

When I try to run CUPS from the control center I get this error

CdWhistler · n00b Joined: 09 Jul 2003 Posts: 37 Location: Crazyworld

Its great that people got their printer working. I simplified the instructions a little.One thing to note is that I cannot get this to work on a 2.6 kernel without devfs. Udev isn't creating the /dev/usb folder or the /dev/usblp0 device. I dont think this is specifically a cups or driver problem. Its just that udev does not create /dev like devfs does.

Byrne · n00b Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Posts: 19

I found this guide to be also usable for a Lexmark Z602 USB printer. Instead of using the z35 drivers, I used the z600 drivers, which can be found here:

http://downloads.lexmark.com/cgi-perl/downloads.cgi?ccs=229:1:0:389:0:0&emeaframe=&fileID=1151

Everything else is the same, just fill in z600 were this guide says z35.

Thanks a lot for this guide, I'm finally able to use my printer after 4 months!

Hal9k · n00b Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 6

Here is some more, primarily focused on the z600 series (e.g., the z605).

The previous post had the link for the z600 download. Go grab it. Steps 2-7 of the first post can be followed directly except for the fact that the filenames are slightly different. Do *NOT* do anything to the bnsi files; this means skipping step 8 and the sentence before it. For step 10 (the symlinks), do not mind the filenames. Instead, simply make sure *.0 points to *.0.0.0 for the libraries that were extracted on your system.

At this point, make sure that USB printer support has been compiled in your kernel. If a module, make sure module "printer" is loaded. Make sure the printer is connected and online.

Now, test the backend, noting that the executable is "z600" in this case. Skip step 14 (paper align) as the backend differs here. (I'm sure there's a way of running it...)

Step 15 involves running "/etc/init.d/cupsd stop" and "/etc/init.d/cupsd start" as root to get him restarted. Then, to configure the printer, go to http://localhost:631 on your browser. Adding a printer should be straightforward. Just remember to look for the appropriate Lexmark option whenever there's a choice and choose it.

I hope this helps!

Lateralus · n00b Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 7

I've followed the directions, and nothing was wrong until:

bash-2.05b# /usr/lib/cups/backend/z35
bash-2.05b# /usr/lib/cups/backend/z35 utilities
ERROR: Unable to open printer port "/usr/lib/cups/backend/z35": Text file busy

as you can see, just running z35 didn't output anything, and using z35 utilities gives me a "text file busy" error.
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CdWhistler · n00b Joined: 09 Jul 2003 Posts: 37 Location: Crazyworld

I tried that on my system and had the same results as you. But after I tried it I noticed my printer was unplugged and turned off. Plugging it in and turning it on fixed the problem. This might be caused from not having a /dev/usb/lp0 . Check if that exists before running the "z35 utilties" command.

Lateralus · n00b Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 7

bash-2.05b$ ls /dev/usb/lp*
/dev/usb/lp0 /dev/usb/lp11 /dev/usb/lp14 /dev/usb/lp3 /dev/usb/lp6 /dev/usb/lp9
/dev/usb/lp1 /dev/usb/lp12 /dev/usb/lp15 /dev/usb/lp4 /dev/usb/lp7
/dev/usb/lp10 /dev/usb/lp13 /dev/usb/lp2 /dev/usb/lp5 /dev/usb/lp8

It exists, and my printer is on and such. Any suggestions?

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tehjap · n00b Joined: 11 Jun 2003 Posts: 70 Location: MS

i've gotten to the same point as lateralus, everything looks good... finally got some devices to show up in /dev/usb. /usr/lib/cups/backend/z35 doesn't return anything and z35 utilities says there is a text file busy. i'm using a 2.6 kernel and i tried the udevinfo stuff and it says "couldn't get the class device" any thoughts?

Tiganu · Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2004 9:26 pm Post subject:

Hi,

thanks for the info here, I got my Epson printer reconfigured in 5min

It seems there's a BIG oversight in the default udev configuration files: it does not reproduce the much-used /dev/usb/ tree.

So there's some reconfiguration to be done to get a nice /dev/ entry for the printer.
After checking out /etc/udev/udev.rules I settled for this format, because it looks like it will keep the same name regardless of where on the usb chain is inserted:

tehjap · n00b Joined: 11 Jun 2003 Posts: 70 Location: MS

my problem is that udevinfo returns "couldn't get the class device" i'm stuck

Lateralus · n00b Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 7

bash-2.05b# udevinfo -a -p /sys/class/usb/lp0
bash: udevinfo: command not found
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dr_dre · n00b Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 43 Location: Cape Town

Thanks for the guide, i though i was never going to be able to print in gentoo. Too bad i am not finding any love with my printer. I think i am just being a dumbass but here goes

bash-2.05b$ tar -zxf CJLZ35LE-CUPS-2.0-1.TAR.GZ

gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
tar: Child returned status 1
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

so instead i left out the z option and ended up with with the script and 2 text files. When running the script i get

bash-2.05b$ ./lexmarkz35-CUPS-2.0-1.gz.sh -target temp_lex
Creating directory temp_lex
Verifying archive integrity...OK
Uncompressing Lexmark Printer Driver
./lexmarkz35-CUPS-2.0-1.gz.sh: line 133: ./install: No such file or directory
The program returned an error code (127)

line 133 of the script is
[ x"$yn" = x -o x"$yn" = xy -o x"$yn" = xY ] && { $script $scriptargs $*; res=$?; }

whatever the hang that means.

any ideas?

dr_dre

CdWhistler · n00b Joined: 09 Jul 2003 Posts: 37 Location: Crazyworld

CdWhistler · n00b Joined: 09 Jul 2003 Posts: 37 Location: Crazyworld

Udev still dosen't work out of the box. My original instructions still work though.

Lateralus · n00b Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 7

silvan · n00b Joined: 24 May 2004 Posts: 1

It took me a long time to google up this post of yours, but once I did, it only took me five minutes to get the stupid !@#%@#% printer working. :lol:

You really saved my butt. I told Mom to buy one of those things without really looking into it. $23, Tux right on the box... What a misadventure that turned out to be. Linux support. Sure, except if you run Debian, Gentoo, or Slack. Nobody would run one of those crazy distros anyway, would they? :roll:

Well, all's well that ends well. Thanks from a Debian user to everyone who put these pieces together into the only ready-made solution to this particular problem in all of googlespace. You saved me hours!

kLUMSY bOT · n00b Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posts: 69

thanks you so much!!!

you are the ownz!

i spent so long looking though ghostscript and enscript and looking for libslang.... and it was here waiting for me!! thanks so much!!

btw, i had to go and figure out how to find the cups thingo which is http://localhost:631/printers/Z35 but thats not a problem to find.

thanks again!!

rende · n00b Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 12

I need some help. This darn printer driver has been driving me nuts. I downloaded the driver from the site listed at the beginning of this tutorial. I untar as directed and then:

rende · n00b Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 12

And just in case you think its because I was root: