Install a i386 printer driver into an amd64 distribution or how can I find a good printer based on features?
- by Yanick Rochon
Hi, I just bought a Lexmark Interpret S408 all-in-one printer. The box said that it supported Ubuntu 8.04, but I told myself it should work with Lucid... well no. The only driver I have found is for i386 while I have a amd64 image installed; the architecture is incompatible.
So, the quesiton is : Is it possible to install that driver anyway, somehow? Or do I need to take that printer back to the store and buy another one?
If the latter is the only alternative, I need a printer that
has wireless connection capability
can do color printing
is of good price (less than $200 CAD)
Thank you for your answers, help, and tips.
** UPDATE **
The driver was given in the form of deb package (for Debian distributions) and I managed to extract the actual deb package driver out of the install program. I ran
sudo dpkg -i --force-all lexmark-inkjet-09-driver-1.5-1.i386.deb
and the driver installed, and I was able to print something out. But that pretty much ends there; I cannot access anymore of the printer settings, etc. (i.g. scanner, fax, wifi settings, etc.) I should suffice for now as I'm satisfied with the printer's features (and size, and prince), but if I could have a full-linux-supported printer like that one, I would return this one in exchange for the other.
