[colug-432] Print to Wireless Printer

[Thomas W. cranston]

On 12/16/2010 09:22 AM, Ed Liddle wrote:
> Tom,
>
> I am not too familiar with the lexmark printer you are trying to get working.
> I did find the following page about lexmark printers that may be of help.
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardwareSupportComponentsPrinters/LexmarkPrinters#Installing%20the%20drivers%20and%20setting%20up%20a%20printer
>
> Also a quick search on openprinting.org yeilds  this result
> http://www.openprinting.org/printer/Lexmark/Lexmark-7000
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> -Ed Liddle
>
> On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:35 PM, Thomas W. cranston
> <cranston.thomas at gmail.com>  wrote:
>    
>> Trying to print from my laptop (Ubuntu 10.04 LTS) to friends wireless
>> Lexmark 7000 printer. He is able to print to wireless printer w/his Mac
>> laptop.
>>
>> Nothing was happening at first. I could see his printer on the network,
>> but it did not show up when I tried to run the troubleshooter.
>>
>> I finally figured that CUPS was probably not present, as I did not have
>> a printer when I installed Ubuntu and skipped over the printing stuff. I
>> then ran sudo apt-get install --reinstall cups. After I print, I get
>> message Document printed. Document has been sent to Lexmark 7000 for
>> printing, but the printer does not print. Nothing comes out. It does
>> print from a Mac laptop though.
>>
>> Is the problem that different operating systems are trying to operate
>> the printer w/different drivers?
>>
>> How do I confirm that a driver is installed?
>>
>> If so, how do I determine which driver is installed?
>>
>> Tom
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Hi

Will there be a problem if I go to several places, each w/a different 
wireless printer requiring different drivers?

Tom