Linux and Lexmark

To install Lexmark Printers for Postscript (this was used with Redhat 9):

# cd /tmp
# wget http://www.downloaddelivery.com/srfilecache/print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm.gz
# gunzip /tmp/lexmark-print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm.gz
# rpm -ivh /tmp/lexmark-print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm
# /usr/local/lexmark/setup.lexprint

Now you can switch into the X windows and do some this with a windows interface, but here's how to do it from the command line:

# cd /usr/lexprint/bin/
# ./mkdevice -d name -i host
(where name= device name (many queues can use the same device) and host is the ip address)
For example: ./mkdevice -d m412ps -i 192.168.0.8

#./mkqueue -d device_name -q queue_name -p printer_type -l printer_language -o printer_options
For example ./mkqueue -d m412manual -q m412ps -p 10LM41x -l ps -o "paper_tray=mpfeeder ps_banner_page=no"

The printer types can be found by executing /usr/lexprint/bin/supported_printers.

This creates a file /var/spool/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers/vir_queues/m412manual/.m412manual which you can edit to change other settings about the printer.

In The BUSINESS EDGE you need to set the System RAW Printer Name to m412manual and the printer type to Postscript. (This means that if you do a print screen or print a text report, it will NOT work correctly)

NOTE: To get multi-color forms to print correctly, you must specify the following:

ps_no_of_copies=2 (the number of pages in the forms - in The BUSINESS EDGE, you will ask for 1 copy and it will create 1 set of forms)
ps_collate=off
ps_paper_tray=tray3 (or choose your tray)