Bug 120793

Summary:	ebuild for support of Lexmark Z22/Z32 [Compaq IJ600/IJ750] printers
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	georgia_tech_swagger <gts>
Component:	[OLD] Printing	Assignee:	Default Assignee for New Packages <maintainer-wanted>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	printing
Priority:	High	Keywords:	EBUILD
Version:	2005.1
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Bug Depends on:	132863
Bug Blocks:
Attachments:	Lexmark Z32 ebuild

Description georgia_tech_swagger 2006-01-28 22:20:31 UTC

There exists a lcm3200-tweaked driver -- but it prints in black only... with either flooded ink or too little... and you have to turn off and the printer after each job (nightmare anyone?).

Lexmark provides a known working *binary* driver for the above.   I noticed how portage installed RealPlayer from a .rpm file -- wondered if the same could be done for this printer driver.

Attached is the .rpm and README.txt straight from the Lexmark website.

Comment 1 georgia_tech_swagger 2006-01-28 22:26:36 UTC

Woops; appears the .rpm was too large to upload.  Here's some links:

Binary .rpm driver:
http://www.ncaabbs.com/~gts/lexmarkz22-z32-1.0-5.i386.rpm

Included README.txt:
http://www.ncaabbs.com/~gts/README.txt

Comment 2 Stefan Schweizer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-01-29 04:05:26 UTC

maintainer and ebuild needed.

Comment 3 georgia_tech_swagger 2006-02-15 10:46:03 UTC

I was able to get this to work using rpm2targz .... extracting the files into the filesystem... then installing LinuxPrinting.org's Lexmark foomatic kit to work with CUPS.   It works, shockingly, better than it ever did on Windows years ago ... and light years better than the lxm3200-tweaked open source driver.   When I get some time to read up on how ebuilds work;  I'll make one for this.

Comment 4 Marcelo Goes (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-02-15 10:52:19 UTC

Hi,

You might want to use the rpm eclass for that.
net-analyzer/nessus-bin should provide a good example of using rpms with ebuilds.

Cheers

Comment 5 georgia_tech_swagger 2006-05-09 23:23:54 UTC

Created attachment 86525 [details]
Lexmark Z32 ebuild

This is my first ebuild... be gentle...

Comment 6 georgia_tech_swagger 2006-05-09 23:40:13 UTC

Changed to x86 since the Lexmark only provides a 32 bit binary.

Comment 7 georgia_tech_swagger 2008-05-30 15:19:02 UTC

The driver is very old, very unmaintained, and I have since moved on to using a non-craptastic printer.   No interest in over two years, time for this bug to die.