[Samba] printing fails

[Stefan Schilling]

Guten Tag Joel Hammer,

Am Samstag, 11. Mai 2002 um 13:53 schrieb Joel Hammer:

> I assume that the printer is not a postscript printer.

> Do you realize that you will need (usually) two queues on your samba
> server? One will be a queue which will filter the print job (the jobs
> sent directly from the samba server in postscript) and a second queue which will simply
> passthrough the print job to the windows printer share.

> If you have a queue with a good filter which handles postscript files
> (originating from your samba server) for your printer, you can use that
> queue for all your printing. You could install a postscript driver on your
> windows boxes (HP laserjet3 plus seems to work fine) and send these postscript
> formatted jobs to the same queue as you use for jobs originating on the
> samba server.

> I know all this stuff because I have never had success using those
> GUI printer installation programs.

> Joel

Hi!

Thanks for this suggestion! But I wanted to let the sending Win98
box prepare the data to be printed. If that´s too complicated:
all right: how can I do this?

Thanks, Stefan

> On Sat, May 11, 2002 at 01:24:48PM +0200, Stefan Schilling wrote:
>> Hello!
>> 
>> I´ve got trouble to print via Samba. But read to the end to
>> understand:
>> My printer (a Canon BJC 620) is connected to a Win98 box. Its
>> network name is canon. The /etc/printcap entry is:
>> 
>> ---/etc/printcap---
>> 
>> lp|smb|canon:\
>>         :cm=unser Drucker:\
>>         :sd=/var/spool/lpd/smb:\
>>         :af=/var/spool/lpd/smb/acct:\
>>         :if=/usr/local/samba/bin/smbprint:\
>>         :mx=0:\
>>         :lp=/dev/null:
>>         
>> ---/etc/printcap---
>> 
>> I´m using the standard /etc/smb.conf printer settings as the
>> follow:
>> 
>> ---/etc/smb.conf---
>> [global]
>>         printing = BSD
>>         printcap name = /etc/printcap
>>         load printers = yes
>>         workgroup = WOHER
>>         interfaces = eth*
>>         map to guest = Bad User
>>         keepalive = 30
>>         logon script = %U.bat
>>         domain logons = Yes
>>         os level = 2
>>         domain master = True
>>         kernel oplocks = No
>> 
>> [printers]
>>         path = /tmp
>>         comment = All Printers
>>         printable = yes
>>         create mask = 0700
>> ---/etc/smb.conf---
>> 
>> Now I can print text files from the Linuxbox to win98. This works
>> fine BUT that´s not, what I want to archieve. I´ve got a 2nd
>> Win98 box that is supposed to use this printer via Samba (the
>> Win98 boxes work on different times). So Samba´s job is to spool
>> the printing job.
>> I can see the printer in the "Neighbourhood", I can install it
>> and it also starts to print the first 2 lines, but no more. It
>> just stopps. Do you have any idea, what can be changed to make it
>> usable. The orig. Printertool cannot be used, it´s looking for a
>> second share "wps", but copying the files doesnt work. Also
>> printer drivers without this tool dont help.
>> 
>> Thanks for any idea.
>> 
>> Bye. Stefan