How to install Lexmark S305 on Ubuntu 9.10 amd64? Lexmark has only an i386 driver for it.

The driver is in the deb.sh format.

dpkg: error processing lexmark-inkjet-09-driver-1.0-1.i386.deb (--install):
 package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 lexmark-inkjet-09-driver-1.0-1.i386.deb
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dpkg: error processing lexmark-inkjet-09-driver-1.0-1.i386.deb (--install): package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64)Errors were encountered while processing: lexmark-inkjet-09-driver-1.0-1.i386.deb
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you could try:

sudo dpkg --force-all -i lexmark-inkjet-09-driver-1.0-1.i386.deb

Not sure if it will fly but you may have to use a 32bit OS to accommodate the poor support from Lexmark. You may need to also install ia32-libs to make it run ok.

I tried that already. But the problem is that file is not .deb but deb.sh It has the .deb file inside of it.
Check out the driver here :
File Information
Title: Lexmark Linux Driver for S300, S400, S500, Pro200, Pro700
File Name lexmark_inkjet_09_driver_1.0_1.i386.deb.sh.tar.gz

http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&productCode=LEXMARK_IMPACT_S305&actp=PRODUCT&id=DR4255&segment=SUPPORT&userlocale=EN_US&locale=en

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=855415

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! IT WORKED!
I did a little modification for the final command.

cd /home/myusername/Downloads

sh ./extracter.sh lexmark-inkjet-09-driver-1.0-1.i386.deb.sh

mv lexmark-inkjet-09-driver-1.0-1.i386.deb installer_i386.deb

sh ./deb2lpia.sh installer_i386.deb
result is this file gets created installer_lpia.deb

sudo dpkg --force-architecture -i dpkg -i installer_lpia.deb

But how to use the scanner function?

I tried XSane but it not detecting the scanner.
Any solutions?

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

I tried the steps that were described here, but it doesn't seem to work anyway. What am I doing wrong?

Cups is not showing any "Lexmark Network Backend #1" to choose from. I can not start lexmark printing toolbox either, it does not give any error, it just does not start. I 've checked that everything is installed, it just seems that the driver simply won't run in the 64-bit enviroment.

I have installed Java and even the 32 bit parts through synaptic, but to no avail.

I'm using Linux Mint 8 64 bit (practically Ubuntu 9.10).

The Lexmark printing toolbox does not work for me also.

But "Lexmark S300-S400" shows up in CUPS & I can print from Ubuntu without any problems. For scanning you can insert a memory card or a pen drive in the printer.

Did you create the "installer_lpia.deb" ?

Then you can do this:

sudo dpkg --force-architecture -i dpkg -i installer_lpia.deb

If you give me your email I can send you the "installer_lpia.deb" that I created.

I just realised one thing however, are you using your printer over a network or just at the linux computer? What I'm trying to do is to use it in a network.

I'm using my home wifi to access the printer from a desktop & from a laptop.
If you have a larger network maybe you should share the printer through Samba.

Same here, and still it won't work. It would be great if you could upload your installer_lpia.deb somewhere. I just don't feel comfortable posting my email-adress here.

I understand that posting your email on a forum is not safe.
But I don't know where to upload this 7.3 MB file.
The best solution is to create a temporary email on gmail.
After getting the attachment you can close that email account.

You could try a hosting service such as rapidshare or megaupload, that should work fine.

OK. Here is the "installer_lpia.deb" file.

http://rapidshare.com/files/328481249/installer_lpia.deb.html

Download it.

Then you can do this:

sudo dpkg --force-architecture -i dpkg -i installer_lpia.deb

Still didn't work, there's no printer to be added via cups, not even if i try to search for the IP of the printer.

Last solution: try to do the initial printer setup using Windows then try again in Ubuntu.
I have a dual-boot on my desktop.
I did the printer wifi setup on Windows then I added the printer in Ubuntu.
So the printer was already on my wifi network when I added it to Ubuntu.

It's already been set up, so that's not solution either. Thanks for the help though!

There is one problem whose solution was not found: lexmark printer toolbox, which does not start.
I figured out that you have to modify the variable JAVA_CMD in the script file /usr/lexinkjet/lxk09/bin/.scripts/shared, and setting the latter to "java" instead of "/usr/lexinkjet/jre/bin/java". Otherwise it cannot found the java application launcher, which is already in the enviroment variables if you have already installed java package.
So after the modification it should be: JAVA_CMD="/usr/lexinkjet/jre/bin/java"

whooops, sorry, I made a mistake with copy&paste.
The last line is incorrect (So after the modification it should be: JAVA_CMD="/usr/lexinkjet/jre/bin/java")
The correct one: So after the modification it should be: JAVA_CMD="java"

Sorry again!

No need of all those fancy scripts.... I have a Lexmark Interpret S408 that I've been trying to install the entire evening. Then I tried

./lexmark-inkjet-09-driver-1.5-1.i386.deb.sh --target deb

which created a bunch of files there. Running the installation program, it created a file named "arch.tar" which contained a bunch of other installers, among which "lexmark-inkjet-09-driver-1.5-1.i386.deb". I extracted that file and simply ran

sudo dpkg -i -force-all lexmark-inkjet-09-driver-1.5-1.i386.deb

and it reported no error. Now, I had configured the printer over the wireless network using a VBox WindowsXP machine, so I searched the printer IP and found the Lexmark Backend listed there and voilà!

The scanner does not work, but then again, I scan -> save unto a USB storage device and if I ever need OCR, etc. I still have that VBox machine... I'm an optimistic too, I assume there will be solutions for the scanner someday (?)

Thanks Yanick Rochon

Your post worked for me. Just adding a little more detail.

When the installer runs, with:
./lexmark-inkjet-09-driver-1.5-1.i386.deb.sh --target deb
a deb folder is created. Get the 'arch.tar' from there and untar it. Then as from Yanick Rochon post, run:
dpkg -i --force-all lexmark-inkjet-09-driver-1.5-1.i386.deb