Problem solved? (Was: 2.2.2 printing)

Michel Van den Bergh vdbergh at luc.ac.be
Fri Dec 14 02:29:03 GMT 2001


Hello,

I now added the following options to my smb.conf file:

disable spoolss = 1
use client driver = 1

According to the file Whatsnew.txt in the source distribution
this revert the printing behaviour back to 2.0.

Now things seem to work (including queue manipulation).

Regards,
Michel


> Hello,
>
> I am using RH 7.1 with CUPS and a printer connected to it. I also have
> a windows machine running XP. I have been able to print from
> windows->linux
> via samba 2.0.7.
>
> Since samba 2.0.7 does not seem to be
> able to show printer queues with CUPS I tried to upgrade to 2.2.2
> (using rpm's from rawhide).
>
> I kept my smb.conf file. Initially this worked well and I could
> manipulate
> printer queues. However after a reboot of the XP machine the
> printer icon gives an "Unable to connect" message. From then on I am
> unable to print
> (not even a test page).
>
> Reinstalling the printer driver does not work. The samba log files do
> not seem
> to show anything relevant.
>
> Down grading to 2.0.7 allows me to print again.
>
> I would appreciate any pointers to what could be the cause of this
> problem.
>
> Here is an excerpt of my smb.conf file. I think it is perfectly
> standard.
>
> [raw]
>         comment= Raw printer
>         path= /var/spool/samba
>         print command = lpr -l -r -P%p %s
>         writable = yes
>         printable=yes
>         guest ok = Yes
>
> Best  regards,
> Michel Van den Bergh
>
>
>
>





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