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Lexmark Z45
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Reason (no specs from manufacturer, really new hardware, etc): No available driver
Brokeness (1 to 10 with 10 meaning it works perfectly): 2
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Lexmark technical support say there are no plans for a linux driver at this point in time.
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c_mitulescu
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Registered: Sat Nov 8, 2003
Location: London
Distribution: Mandrake
Posts: 24  
Date: 11-08-2003  Compatible? yes | Price paid: $90.00 | Linux Compatibility: 4

Kernel
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Distribution:  Mandrake 9.2

There is no Z45 driver for Linux from Lexmark, and the Lexmark support people will not give you any information on making it work under linux.
It does work with the standard drivers for z43/z42 at a max resolution of 600dpi. I tried getting it to work at a higher resolution but no success.
If you are happy with 600dpi resolution, then it is an acceptable printer, but not for the price paid.
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Artimus
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Registered: Wed Feb 26, 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 186  
Date: 11-25-2003  Compatible? yes | Price paid: $80.00 | Linux Compatibility: 3

Kernel
(uname -r):  
Distribution:  Slackware 9.1

Okay, here’s all I had to do:

1. Start Cups
2. Go to http://127.0.0.1:631
3. Add a new printer, the Lexmark Z43
4. Go into the settings (I can’t remember which button) and set the DPI to 300×600

The test page printed, but 300x600dpi is kinda sucky.

At least it works…

EDIT: Fixed a typo in step 2.
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stkaplan
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Registered: Sun Sep 28, 2003
Posts: 6  
Date: 01-04-2004  Compatible? yes | Price paid: $75.00 | Linux Compatibility: 2

Kernel
(uname -r):  2.4.22-gentoo-r2
Distribution:  Gentoo

Works only through the Z42 or Z43 driver. It worked fine when I tried it in Mandrake 9.2, but stopped about a few lines anytime I tried printing in Redhat 9. I haven’t tried it in Gentoo yet (USB problems.

When I used it in Mandrake, it was slow. Really slow. Like two minutes per page. Other than that, it worked.
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