Re: Lexmark E312
If you install the unstable version of magicfilter (1.2-42), it
contains a filter for the E312 (which is a patch to the ps600-filter to
handle PCL and PJL).
Bob
On Tue, Feb 27, 2001 at 01:29:02AM -0500, Alec Smith wrote:
> I thought it may be useful to have the below information archived for
> anyone thinking about the Lexmark E312 in the future.
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 22:48:43 -0500
> From: S.Salman Ahmed <ssahmed@pathcom.com>
> To: Alec Smith <alec@shadowstar.net>
> Subject: Re: Lexmark E312
>
> >>>>> "Alec" == Alec Smith <alec@shadowstar.net> writes:
> Alec> I did a quick search of the Debian mailing list and saw that
> Alec> you've got a Lexmark E312 running under Linux. I'm looking
> Alec> towards buying one and would appreciate any comments you may
> Alec> have about how to get it working and how it performs. Also,
> Alec> which version do you have? The E312L or the straight E312? The
> Alec> L model is about $75 cheaper but doesn't do PostScript which
> Alec> is OK by me if it will run on a Potato system.
> Alec>
>
> Alec,
>
> I saw your message on debian-user and was about to reply when I saw your
> direct email. I bought the Lexmark Optra E312 - NOT the Optra E312L. The
> E312 does native postscript. It comes w/ 4Mb RAM and speaks true
> Postscript and PCL6.
>
> I bought this printer based on the recommendations of
> http://www.linuxprinting.org. You can get more info on this model from:
>
> http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=321929
> http://www.lexmark.com/canada/printers/laser/Optra/E312.html
>
> I was able to get this printer kinda working with CUPS. The only problem
> I have with CUPS is that when I spool text files from the command line,
> they don't get printed out. Spooling postscript files from the command
> line or printing via applications that generate postscript output
> directly works perfectly however.
>
> Currently I have this printer configured using lprng together with
> magicfilter (using the psonly600 filter). With lprng+magicfilter, I can
> print any file from either the command line or from any application and
> they print perfectly. But to be perfectly honest, I don't use this
> printer all that much.
>
> I just noticed that the Debian unstable CUPS packages have not been
> updated since they are still at version 1.1.4-3 even though the upstream
> CUPS packages are version 1.1.6 (which have probably fixed the bug that
> I described above about not being able to print text files from the
> command line).
>
> I had sent emails to the Debian CUPS maintainer asking to update the
> packages to the newer upstream version, but haven't heard from him!!
>
> BTW, the printer works like a charm in Windows - I have used mine under
> Windows NT Workstation 4.0 and Windows 2000.
>
> Bottom line is:
>
> (1) the printer quality is excellent, and you can configure many
> different printing options and settings if you experiment with
> magicfilter, lprng, apsfilter and the plethora of printing filters and
> software that are available on Debian.
>
> (2) this postscript printer is a lot cheaper than a similar offering
> from HP (the HP 1100 I think, which when I checked about 3 months ago
> was approx. CDN$400 more than the Optra E312), and is excellent for home
> use both cost wise and quality wise.
>
> (3) having a postscript printer makes life a lot easier in UNIX-land
> (Linux, *BSD, Solaris, etc.) and Windows land as well.
>
> My recommendation is that if you can afford to spend the extra $75, go
> for it. It's worth it. Also, Lexmark has been very good about releasing
> drivers, albeit closed-source binary only drivers, for Linux.
>
> BTW, under Debian using lprng and magicfilter you can configure this
> printer (assuming you have the necessary options configured in your
> kernel) in less than a minute!
>
> Both the Lexmark E312L and E312 are fairly recent offerings and you
> should have no problem running either one on debian potato or woody or
> sid with kernel 2.2 or 2.4. FWIW, I am running sid with kernel 2.4.2.
>
> HTH.
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Salman Ahmed
> ssahmed AT pathcom DOT com
>
>
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