CUPS, samba, and Epson C80

[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
>
>
>
>
>

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