Tutorials/Set up a Dell A920 printer with SUSE Linux
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I wrote this tutorial for my A920, but it has been reported to work with
- Dell A920
- Dell Photo 720
- Lexmark z615
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check the environment
change to root
su -
have CUPS running
kolossus:~ # /etc/init.d/cups status Checking for cupsd: running kolossus:~ #
Get the files
- download this file (from Lexmark)
- rename CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1.TAR.gz to CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1.tar.gz
- extract CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1.tar.gz to /home/myuser. You get /home/myuser/CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1
- in /home/myuser/CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1, start (there may be a skippable error message)
chmod 777 z600cups-1.0-1.gz.sh ./z600cups-1.0-1.gz.sh -target target
You'll find the extracted files in the folder target.
- change dir to /home/myuser/CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1/target
install the driver
- install z600llpddk-2.0-1.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh z600llpddk-2.0-1.i386.rpm
- try to install z600cups-1.0-1.i386.rpm
kolossus:/home/myuser/CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1/target # rpm -ivh z600cups-1.0-1.i386.rpm error: Failed dependencies: cups >= 1:1.1.15-10 is needed by z600cups-1.0-1 kolossus:/home/myuser/CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1/target #
- verify that your cups version is >=1.1.15-10
kolossus:~ # rpm -qv cups cups-1.1.20-103 kolossus:~ #
- install z600cups-1.0-1.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh --nodeps z600cups-1.0-1.i386.rpm
install the printer
- get a cups password
lppasswd -a cups
- point your browser to http://localhost:631
- chose Manage Printers|Add printer
- log in with the username cups and your cups password
- take a920 as name, leave description and location blank -> Continue
- take USB Printer #1 as device -> Continue
- in the following dialog, chose LEXMARK -> Continue
- Chose Lexmark Z600 v1.0-1 (en) -> Continue
- select a920
- select print Testpage
now it works at me.
additional info
the link for the Linux Development Kit can be found at:
http://www.lexmark.com/US/products/info/linux/
How to do it with RedHat 9: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?s=&threadid=152840
Where I started:
http://josiah.ritchietribe.net/blog/archive/2004/04/714/
How to do it with gentoo:
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=149001
How to do it with debian:
http://www.finebushpeople.net/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=65&Itemid=98/