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Carlos Sura wrote: |
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> Thank you for your answers, |
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> As you recommended, I visited www.openprintin.org/printers |
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> <http://www.openprintin.org/printers> there is my printer: Lexmark |
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> X5650 (fax, copier, scanner and printer) |
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> Also, lexmark support website, claim there is a driver for Debian |
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> users and RPM (32 bits only) |
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> You can check it here: |
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> http://support.lexmark.com/index?segment=SUPPORT&userlocale=EN_US&locale=en&productCode=LEXMARK_X5650&page=product&frompage=null |
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> <http://support.lexmark.com/index?segment=SUPPORT&userlocale=EN_US&locale=en&productCode=LEXMARK_X5650&page=product&frompage=null> |
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> As you can see there is a 32 bits driver, I'm on a gentoo box using: |
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> ~AMD64 |
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> So, I downloaded Debian 32 bits driver (.sh) and I tried to Run, by a |
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> minute I thought it was fine, but when it's about to finish, it shows |
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> me an error, so this mean there is something wrong, I can't use this |
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> driver, besides, rpm, does not work to, it just run splash screen. |
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> Is there anyway to convert RPM or (.sh) to .TAR.GZ with depencys of |
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> course. |
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> *This printer does not have wireless |
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> P.S. If this printer works in Debian, Fedora, OpenSuse, why will not |
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> work in Gentoo (best distribution for me) |
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> Regards, |
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> Carlos Sura.- |
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I don't know why it works in other distros. Usually cups either |
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supports something or it doesn't but some do have limited support. |
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Since cups is what is usually used for printing, I have no idea what |
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Debian is doing. |
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Most of the time, all you need is a ppd file for printing. I don't know |
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about the scanner and rest tho. |
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I have read that Lexmark is not Linux friendly. I tend to like their |
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printers as they do a good job. It's just that they don't support Linux |
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and Linux is all I use here. |
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I think there is a tool for using rpm's in Gentoo. It's called |
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app-arch/rpm2targz and it may be worth checking into. It is already |
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installed on mine so it most likely is on yours too. I have never used |
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it so I can't say it will help or how it works. For printing, the ppd |
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file is like a gold mine. Just not sure about the rest. |
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Hope that helps. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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