Thursday, August 30, 2012

Printing with Xerox WorkCentre 6015NI on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 bits

Currently, the only available drivers for the Xerox WorkCentre 6015NI for Linux are a 32bits deb package and a 64/32 bits rpm. The last one made me able to get the printer working under Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 bits. So download the zipped RPM at the following location:

Xerox WorkCentre 6015 NI Linux Drivers

Unpack the zip file:

unzip Xerox-WorkCentre-6015B_6015N_6015NI-1.0-28.i586.zip

Then use the rpm2cpio command to extract the contents of the RPM file:

rpm2cpio Xerox-WorkCentre-6015B_6015N_6015NI-1.0-28.i586.rpm | cpio -idmv

(hint: use sudo apt-get install rpm2cpio to install this tool)

Now we have the following files:

./usr/lib/cups/filter
./usr/lib/cups/filter/xrhk1ap
./usr/lib/cups/filter/xrhk2ap
./usr/lib/xrhk1acl.so
./usr/share/cups/Xerox
./usr/share/cups/Xerox/dlut
./usr/share/cups/Xerox/dlut/xrhk1alut.dat
./usr/share/cups/model/Xerox
./usr/share/cups/model/Xerox/Xerox-WorkCentre-6015B-fr.ppd.gz
./usr/share/cups/model/Xerox/Xerox-WorkCentre-6015B.ppd.gz
./usr/share/cups/model/Xerox/Xerox-WorkCentre-6015N-fr.ppd.gz
./usr/share/cups/model/Xerox/Xerox-WorkCentre-6015N.ppd.gz
./usr/share/cups/model/Xerox/Xerox-WorkCentre-6015NI-fr.ppd.gz
./usr/share/cups/model/Xerox/Xerox-WorkCentre-6015NI.ppd.gz

Before we start copying these files, make sure that the ownership is set to root.root:

sudo chown -R root.root ./usr

At some point Ubuntu prefers the ppd files unzipped:

sudo gunzip ./usr/share/cups/model/Xerox/*.gz

Now, copy the directory structure into your /usr folder:

sudo cp -R ./usr /usr

Before we can configure the printer in the printer configuration window, make sure the following i386 versions of libraries are installed:

sudo apt-get install libstdc++6:i386 libcupsimage2:i386 libtiff4:i386 libjpeg8:i386 libpng12-0:i386

If the printer is USB connected, the printer installation at System Settings will find the 6015 NI automatically and will find also find the drivers.

9 comments:

  1. Hi Marijn,
    Thanks for this post. I have Ubuntu 12.04 64bit with Xerox 6015B, but I have this bug: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=12204872 Do you have this problem with colour printing?

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  2. Marijn,
    Thanks.
    I have Ubuntu 12.04 32 bit with Xerox Workcentre 6015NI.
    The printfunction work now very good, but the scanmodule is not working.
    Have you also a solution for this problem?
    Philippe

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    1. Did you ever find a solution for the scanning problem? I used the deb driver and the printer will print OK. But so far no scanning. I'm using the 32 bit version of Ubuntu 12.04.

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  3. I must confess, I missed the colour issue in the first place and yes, I'm having this problem too! Meanwhile, I searched contact with Xerox by phone, which has been one of the worst experiences of the week. I told them, that having a printer with small penguin stickers on it, are expected to work flawlessly under Linux. They held me of by saying: you should use an OS which is supported by us, either Debian 32 bits / or Red Hat / SUSE 32/64 bits, I asked, why not Debian-ish 64 bits on which they answered: that's just not what we support!

    Shame on Xerox!

    Advice to Xerox: don't make packages, support cups.org!

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  4. Thanks for this blogpost.
    I followed the steps and was able to configure the printer under Linux Mint.
    However when I hit the "Print Test Page" button, the printer complained about the paper size (I use A4 paper and the printer wants a letter size paper).
    Changing the papersize to a4 using the command "sudo paperconfig -p a4", didn't fix this problem, because when I hit the "Print Test Page" button again the printer now prints a test-page and then complains about the wrong paper size for another test-page he wants to print. Any help on how to make A4 the default for this printer?

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  5. Hi,
    I converted the 32/64bit RPM driver package to a DEB package on a 32-bit Ubuntu System using Alien Package Converter. 32/64-bit DEB package for download here:
    http://www.file-upload.net/download-8273860/xerox-workcentre-6015b-6015n-6015ni_1.0-29_64.deb.html
    After installation of the DEB package on my 64bit Ubuntu System and a reboot, the Workcentre 6015 series printers show up in the printer selection list. Choose your printer. Make sure to add the correct IP-adress of the printer:
    socket://192.168.0.10:9100
    (192.168.0.10 is the sample IP-adress; 9100 is the printer port)
    Cheers

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  6. Xerox is good printing machine for medium level offices and business the Ink Toner Cartridges is not that much heavy as compare to other branded machines.

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