CUPS, samba, and Epson C80

[David Miller]

Hello

I recently "upgraded" from RedHat 9 to Fedora.
I have always used lprng.  I was very disapointed to find that it was 
removed.

I have tried to share the printers that I have on my linux box.  I have 
4 windows machines that use my printers.  I have an Hp dj600 and an 
Epson C80 on the linux box.
I have never had any problems shareing them with lprng and samba.

After installing Fedora I learned that I had to use CUPS.  I could make 
my printers work on the linux machine but the windows machines could not 
print.  They would show up in windows explorier but not in the list when 
you would add a network printer.  Nothing I tried seamed to work until I 
ran across a posting via a web search that indicated a problem in samba 
3.0 and it worked with an earlier version of samba. I uninstalled samba 
and downloaded the samba rpms for samba-2.2.7-5.8.0.  I think the samba 
files used in RedHat 8.0.

Now my HP works fine.
On the windows machines, when you say add printer and select network and 
browse you see both printers and installs for both seam to work. The 
Epson still won't print.
In printer configuration both printers are shared. Both work on the 
linux box.

Samba Config is as follows:
   workgroup = HOME
  server string = Samba Server
  printcap name = cups
   load printers = yes
   log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
   max log size = 0
   security = user
   encrypt passwords = no

   obey pam restrictions = yes
   socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
   remote browse sync = 192.168.0.1/25
   os level = 33
   preferred master = yes
   wins support = yes
   dns proxy = no

[homes]
   comment = Home Directories
   browseable = no
   writable = yes
   valid users = %S
   create mode = 0664
   directory mode = 0775

[printers]
   comment = All Printers
   path = /var/spool/samba
   browseable = no
   guest ok = no
   writable = no
   printable = yes
   use client driver = yes

[windata]
    path = /var/data/win95
    guest ok = yes
    writeable = yes
    printable = no
    write list = david, cheryl, laniece, cathy, mark
    create mask = 0664
    directory mask = 0775


Cups
mime.convs has the following line uncommented:
 application/octet-stream    application/vnd.cups-raw    0    -

mime.types has the following line uncommented:
 application/octet-stream

cups error log still indicates the following when I try to print to the C80;
E [02/Feb/2004:12:13:22 -0600] print_job: Unsupported format 
'application/octet-stream'!
I [02/Feb/2004:12:13:22 -0600] Hint: Do you have the raw file printing 
rules enabled?

No errors printing to the HP.

There is no entry that shows up in the print queue.

If anyone has any ideas please let me know.

David Miller

[Mitch Wiedemann]

On my small home network,  I set up print sharing using the "K-menu > 
System Settings > Printing" app (in KDE).  I install my Lexmark Z51 with 
the Z51 driver for use on my Linux workstation, but as a "raw printer 
queue" for sharing with the Windows boxen.

Although I do have Samba installed and working for file/dir shares, I 
don't really have any idea what underlying program (samba, cups, etc.) 
the "Printing" app. configures, but it works for me, so I thought I'd
share.

Good luck.

David Miller wrote:

>  Hello
>
>  I recently "upgraded" from RedHat 9 to Fedora.
>  I have always used lprng.  I was very disapointed to find that it was 
>  removed.
>
>  I have tried to share the printers that I have on my linux box.  I 
>  have 4 windows machines that use my printers.  I have an Hp dj600 and 
>  an Epson C80 on the linux box.
>  I have never had any problems shareing them with lprng and samba.
>
>  After installing Fedora I learned that I had to use CUPS.  I could 
>  make my printers work on the linux machine but the windows machines 
>  could not print.  They would show up in windows explorier but not in 
>  the list when you would add a network printer.  Nothing I tried seamed 
>  to work until I ran across a posting via a web search that indicated a 
>  problem in samba 3.0 and it worked with an earlier version of samba. I 
>  uninstalled samba and downloaded the samba rpms for 
>  samba-2.2.7-5.8.0.  I think the samba files used in RedHat 8.0.
>
>  Now my HP works fine.
>  On the windows machines, when you say add printer and select network 
>  and browse you see both printers and installs for both seam to work. 
>  The Epson still won't print.
>  In printer configuration both printers are shared. Both work on the 
>  linux box.
>
>  Samba Config is as follows:
>    workgroup = HOME
>   server string = Samba Server
>   printcap name = cups
>    load printers = yes
>    log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>    max log size = 0
>    security = user
>    encrypt passwords = no
>
>    obey pam restrictions = yes
>    socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
>    remote browse sync = 192.168.0.1/25
>    os level = 33
>    preferred master = yes
>    wins support = yes
>    dns proxy = no
>
>  [homes]
>    comment = Home Directories
>    browseable = no
>    writable = yes
>    valid users = %S
>    create mode = 0664
>    directory mode = 0775
>
>  [printers]
>    comment = All Printers
>    path = /var/spool/samba
>    browseable = no
>    guest ok = no
>    writable = no
>    printable = yes
>    use client driver = yes
>
>  [windata]
>     path = /var/data/win95
>     guest ok = yes
>     writeable = yes
>     printable = no
>     write list = david, cheryl, laniece, cathy, mark
>     create mask = 0664
>     directory mask = 0775
>
>
>  Cups
>  mime.convs has the following line uncommented:
>  application/octet-stream    application/vnd.cups-raw    0    -
>
>  mime.types has the following line uncommented:
>  application/octet-stream
>
>  cups error log still indicates the following when I try to print to 
>  the C80;
>  E [02/Feb/2004:12:13:22 -0600] print_job: Unsupported format 
>  'application/octet-stream'!
>  I [02/Feb/2004:12:13:22 -0600] Hint: Do you have the raw file printing 
>  rules enabled?
>
>  No errors printing to the HP.
>
>  There is no entry that shows up in the print queue.
>
>  If anyone has any ideas please let me know.
>
>  David Miller
>
>
>
>
>  
-- 
Mitch Wiedemann
mc² Computer Consulting
mc2(a)lightlink.com
http://www.lightlink.com/mc2
607 347-4657 home
607 339-9726 cell

[David Miller]

I didn't realize there was a selection for raw queue instead of 
selecting your printer.  I now have two entries for my C80 one called 
C80 and the othere called C80_Raw.  The windows machines can print to 
the C80_Raw just fime.

Thanks

David Miller


Mitch Wiedemann wrote:

>  On my small home network,  I set up print sharing using the
> "K-menu > 
>  System Settings > Printing" app (in KDE).  I install my Lexmark Z51 
>  with the Z51 driver for use on my Linux workstation, but as a "raw 
>  printer queue" for sharing with the Windows boxen.
>
>  Although I do have Samba installed and working for file/dir shares, I 
>  don't really have any idea what underlying program (samba, cups, etc.) 
>  the "Printing" app. configures, but it works for me, so I thought I'd 
>  share.
>
>  Good luck.
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

[Robert Marcano]

On Mon, 2004-02-02 at 15:54, David Miller wrote:
>  Hello
>  
>  I recently "upgraded" from RedHat 9 to Fedora.
>  I have always used lprng.  I was very disapointed to find that it was 
>  removed.
>  
>  I have tried to share the printers that I have on my linux box.  I have 
>  4 windows machines that use my printers.  I have an Hp dj600 and an 
>  Epson C80 on the linux box.
>  I have never had any problems shareing them with lprng and samba.
>  
>  After installing Fedora I learned that I had to use CUPS.  I could make 
>  my printers work on the linux machine but the windows machines could not 
>  print.  They would show up in windows explorier but not in the list when 
>  you would add a network printer.  Nothing I tried seamed to work until I 
>  ran across a posting via a web search that indicated a problem in samba 
>  3.0 and it worked with an earlier version of samba. I uninstalled samba 
>  and downloaded the samba rpms for samba-2.2.7-5.8.0.  I think the samba 
>  files used in RedHat 8.0.
>  
>  Now my HP works fine.
>  On the windows machines, when you say add printer and select network and 
>  browse you see both printers and installs for both seam to work. The 
>  Epson still won't print.
>  In printer configuration both printers are shared. Both work on the 
>  linux box.
>   
Try adding the printing variable to the global section:

printing = cups


> From the smb.conf man page 
"printing (S)
              This parameters  controls  how  printer  status
information is interpreted  on  your system. It also affects the default
values for the print command, lpq command, lppause command, lpresume
command, and lprm command if specified in the [global] section."

you need to use both "printcap" and "printing"

>  Samba Config is as follows:
>     workgroup = HOME
>    server string = Samba Server
>    printcap name = cups
>     load printers = yes
>     log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>     max log size = 0
>     security = user
>     encrypt passwords = no
>  
>     obey pam restrictions = yes
>     socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
>     remote browse sync = 192.168.0.1/25
>     os level = 33
>     preferred master = yes
>     wins support = yes
>     dns proxy = no
>  
>  [homes]
>     comment = Home Directories
>     browseable = no
>     writable = yes
>     valid users = %S
>     create mode = 0664
>     directory mode = 0775
>  
>  [printers]
>     comment = All Printers
>     path = /var/spool/samba
>     browseable = no
>     guest ok = no
>     writable = no
>     printable = yes
>     use client driver = yes
>  
>  [windata]
>      path = /var/data/win95
>      guest ok = yes
>      writeable = yes
>      printable = no
>      write list = david, cheryl, laniece, cathy, mark
>      create mask = 0664
>      directory mask = 0775
>  
>  
>  Cups
>  mime.convs has the following line uncommented:
>   application/octet-stream    application/vnd.cups-raw    0    -
>  
>  mime.types has the following line uncommented:
>   application/octet-stream
>  
>  cups error log still indicates the following when I try to print to the C80;
>  E [02/Feb/2004:12:13:22 -0600] print_job: Unsupported format 
>  'application/octet-stream'!
>  I [02/Feb/2004:12:13:22 -0600] Hint: Do you have the raw file printing 
>  rules enabled?
>  
>  No errors printing to the HP.
>  
>  There is no entry that shows up in the print queue.
>  
>  If anyone has any ideas please let me know.
>  
>  David Miller
>  
>

Sharing printers with Windows [Was: Re: CUPS, samba, and Epson C80]

[Mitch Wiedemann]

Great!  The Windows printer drivers (on the client) seem to interfere 
with the Linux printer driver, so setting up the raw queue is the way to 
go for sharing printers with Windows.  I haven't tried the 
other-way-round though.  I wonder if it would work to *not* install the 
printer driver on Windows, and just use the Linux one...   That would 
make the setup easier.  I'll have to try that sometime when I've got 
nothing better to do.

And just so no one thinks that I figured this out myself, I didn't.  
Some generous soul posted it to a Web site that I found a few months ago 
(which I can't find now).

David Miller wrote:

>  I didn't realize there was a selection for raw queue instead of 
>  selecting your printer.  I now have two entries for my C80 one called 
>  C80 and the othere called C80_Raw.  The windows machines can print to 
>  the C80_Raw just fime.
>
>  Thanks
>
>  David Miller
>
>
>  Mitch Wiedemann wrote:
>
> > On my small home network,  I set up print sharing using the "K-menu > 
> > System Settings > Printing" app (in KDE).  I install my Lexmark Z51 
> > with the Z51 driver for use on my Linux workstation, but as a "raw 
> > printer queue" for sharing with the Windows boxen.
> >
> > Although I do have Samba installed and working for file/dir shares, I 
> > don't really have any idea what underlying program (samba, cups, 
> > etc.) the "Printing" app. configures, but it works for me, so I 
> > thought I'd share.
> >
> > Good luck.
>  
-- 
Mitch Wiedemann
mc² Computer Consulting
mc2(a)lightlink.com
http://www.lightlink.com/mc2
607 347-4657 home
607 339-9726 cell

[David Miller]

Sorry, I missed that line when I cut and pasted the config file.  It is 
there

Robert Marcano wrote:

> On Mon, 2004-02-02 at 15:54, David Miller wrote:
>   
>
> >Hello
> >
> >I recently "upgraded" from RedHat 9 to Fedora.
> >I have always used lprng.  I was very disapointed to find that it was 
> >removed.
> >
> >I have tried to share the printers that I have on my linux box.  I have 
> >4 windows machines that use my printers.  I have an Hp dj600 and an 
> >Epson C80 on the linux box.
> >I have never had any problems shareing them with lprng and samba.
> >
> >After installing Fedora I learned that I had to use CUPS.  I could make 
> >my printers work on the linux machine but the windows machines could not 
> >print.  They would show up in windows explorier but not in the list when 
> >you would add a network printer.  Nothing I tried seamed to work until I 
> >ran across a posting via a web search that indicated a problem in samba 
> >3.0 and it worked with an earlier version of samba. I uninstalled samba 
> >and downloaded the samba rpms for samba-2.2.7-5.8.0.  I think the samba 
> >files used in RedHat 8.0.
> >
> >Now my HP works fine.
> >On the windows machines, when you say add printer and select network and 
> >browse you see both printers and installs for both seam to work. The 
> >Epson still won't print.
> >In printer configuration both printers are shared. Both work on the 
> >linux box.
> >
> >    
> >
>
> Try adding the printing variable to the global section:
>
> printing = cups
>
>
> >From the smb.conf man page
>
> "printing (S)
>               This parameters  controls  how  printer  status
> information is interpreted  on  your system. It also affects the default
> values for the print command, lpq command, lppause command, lpresume
> command, and lprm command if specified in the [global] section."
>
> you need to use both "printcap" and "printing"
>
>   
>
> >Samba Config is as follows:
> >   workgroup = HOME
> >  server string = Samba Server
> >  printcap name = cups
> >   load printers = yes
> >   log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
> >   max log size = 0
> >   security = user
> >   encrypt passwords = no
> >
> >   obey pam restrictions = yes
> >   socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> >   remote browse sync = 192.168.0.1/25
> >   os level = 33
> >   preferred master = yes
> >   wins support = yes
> >   dns proxy = no
> >
> >[homes]
> >   comment = Home Directories
> >   browseable = no
> >   writable = yes
> >   valid users = %S
> >   create mode = 0664
> >   directory mode = 0775
> >
> >[printers]
> >   comment = All Printers
> >   path = /var/spool/samba
> >   browseable = no
> >   guest ok = no
> >   writable = no
> >   printable = yes
> >   use client driver = yes
> >
> >[windata]
> >    path = /var/data/win95
> >    guest ok = yes
> >    writeable = yes
> >    printable = no
> >    write list = david, cheryl, laniece, cathy, mark
> >    create mask = 0664
> >    directory mask = 0775
> >
> >
> >Cups
> >mime.convs has the following line uncommented:
> > application/octet-stream    application/vnd.cups-raw    0    -
> >
> >mime.types has the following line uncommented:
> > application/octet-stream
> >
> >cups error log still indicates the following when I try to print to the C80;
> >E [02/Feb/2004:12:13:22 -0600] print_job: Unsupported format 
> >'application/octet-stream'!
> >I [02/Feb/2004:12:13:22 -0600] Hint: Do you have the raw file printing 
> >rules enabled?
> >
> >No errors printing to the HP.
> >
> >There is no entry that shows up in the print queue.
> >
> >If anyone has any ideas please let me know.
> >
> >David Miller
> >
> >
> >    
> >
>
>
>
>   
>

[Roger Grosswiler]

Hello

I had same effect with my HP PSC750.  Your actions are alright, had to do
this too. But i have also inserted support for raw-support. afterwards it
worked. Don't forget to /sbin/service cupsd restart after your changes in
mime.types and mime.convs are done.

Let us know, whether this helped.

Roger

>  [printers]
>     comment = All Printers
>     path = /var/spool/samba 
...
   print command = lpr -r -o raw -P %p %s
   lpq command = lpstat -o %p
   lprm command = cancel %p-%j
...
>  Cups
>  mime.convs has the following line uncommented:
>   application/octet-stream    application/vnd.cups-raw    0    -
>
>  mime.types has the following line uncommented:
>   application/octet-stream
>
>  cups error log still indicates the following when I try to print to the
>  C80;
>  E [02/Feb/2004:12:13:22 -0600] print_job: Unsupported format
>  'application/octet-stream'!
>  I [02/Feb/2004:12:13:22 -0600] Hint: Do you have the raw file printing
>  rules enabled?
>
>  David Miller