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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Alec Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Lexmark E312 > > >>>>> "Alec" == Alec Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Bob Nielsen, N7XY [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bainbridge Island, WA http://www.oz.net/~nielsen IOTA NA-065, USI WA-028S
