Adolf, Michael F scribbled nervously after reading Mark's message:
No luck yet finding a linux driver for lexmark z54 inkjet. Has
anyone got a z54 to work?
mike
Hi Mike...
I've got some good news and I've got some bad news. First, the bad
news...the Lexmark Z series printers are horrible on windows and nigh
onto impossible in Linux. ( it really depends on how much time,
effort, and sanity you wish to invest. ) The good news is, if you're
REALLY tenacious it can be done. Although, you probably won't like the
results.
The Lexmark Z series has next to no firmware in the machine which
means it has to get all it's instructions from the drivers it uses. I
was able to get one of these to work, but as I said the results were
terrible.
What ended up happening I had to go through, with trial and error, and
try ever cups driver for the Lexmark Z series till I found one that
worked. It was aweful, so I went to Office Max and bought an HP
LaserJet (HP 1200). I Love it! they were on sale at the time and it
cost me $150.00. Very painless to install and get working and
Extremely well supported in Cups.
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Mark
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