Re: Lexmark X73

From: Nathan Gilbert (nathan_at_americanhollow.com)
Date: 02/07/04 

Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2004 13:35:43 -0500

insidetheout eat@me.com wrote:

> i was wondering if anyone has had the
> same problem i have had, i can't get this
> damn printer to work on suse 9, it always says
> "suse does not support lexmark x73", so i tried
> a manual configuration and even downloaded a
> custom PPD file and though i got a little closer,
> the damn thing still does not work. the scanner works
> great though even with ocr.
>
> joe

Use the driver for the Lexmark Z43. It will work perfectly. My assumption is
Lexmark simply put a Z43 underneath a scanner and called it the X73. 

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