[Samba] printing problems upgrading samba from 2.2.4 to 3.0.14

[mhbeyle at gmail.com]

Sorry .. The problem has been solved ..
The Configuration that I posted was OK, but I did not remember to connect 
the new printer share: A new raw printer created under cups. I used the old 
printer share, with a driver loaded into cups, so, when MSDOS printed 
something, exit was unformatted .
When you need raw printing, it's necessary to create a rew printer in cups, 
without any driver. I had created it, but I was not using it .

Sorry .

P.D.: I don't find anything about cups options=raw in Samba3-HOWTO but in 
man pages there is a good example. I don't use this parameter and things 
seem to work OK.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John H Terpstra" <jht at samba.org>
To: <samba at lists.samba.org>; <mhbeyle at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Samba] printing problems upgrading samba from 2.2.4 to 3.0.14


> On Saturday 27 August 2005 05:55, mhbeyle at gmail.com wrote:
>> I'm trying to upgrade samba from 2.2.4 to 3.0.14 version and I would like
>> to use the same smb.conf that I had. But something looks wrong in 
>> printing
>> system , there are a lot of new options and I don't know why my old
>> parameters don't work ..
>
> The changes are documented in a chapter called "Upgrading Samba" in the 
> book
> "The Official Samba3 HOWTO". Upgrade issues are discussed in the book
> "Samba-3 By Example", chapter 8.
>
> See http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba3-HOWTO.pdf and
> http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba3-ByExample.pdf
>
>> I use samba through Windows XP/98/2000 and a MS-DOS program that sends
>> print works to a linux machine with samba. With version 2.2.4 all seemed 
>> OK
>> and worked fine. With version 3.0.14 printers don't work. I need raw
>> printing.
>
> When Samba-3 has been compiled with the CUPS libraries, printing goes 
> direct
> via the CUPS library API. To enable raw printing add the parameter "cups
> options = raw".
>
>> For example, this line (print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r)
>> doesn't work in new version. Do I replace this with printing=cups and 
>> cups
>> options=raw ? I did it and printing system doesn't work OK ..
>>
>> I write here my old options :
>>
>> [Global]
>>  printcap name = lpstat
>>
>> [printers]
>>         comment = All Printers
>>         path = /var/spool/samba
>>         create mask = 0700
>>         guest ok = Yes
>>         printable = Yes
>>         use client driver = Yes
>>         print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r
>>         lpq command = lpstat -o %p
>>         lprm command = cancel %p-%j
>>         browseable = No
>
> Look at the worked example smb.conf files in the book "Samba-3 By 
> Example" -
> it might help you.
>
>> This config doesn't work anyway. Cups doesn't receive works.
>
>>
>> Now I write the new options I'm trying to use with 3.0.14 version:
>>
>> [Global]
>>  printcap name = cups
>>        printing = cups
>>        printcap = cups
>>
>> [printers]
>>         comment = All Printers
>>         path = /var/spool/samba
>>         create mask = 0700
>>         guest ok = Yes
>>         printable = Yes
>>         use client driver = Yes
>>         ;printing = cups
>>         lpq command = lpstat.cups -o %p
>>         lprm command = cancel %p-%j
>>         browseable = No
>>
>> And edit mime.types and mime.convs in cups config for
>> application/octet-....
>>
>> Printing works with this config, but some of them are printed 
>> unformatted,
>> with fonts bigger than old config . I send the work via (i.e.) cat 
>> work.txt
>>
>>  > lp0 and cups prints it OK . Works sended via Word, Excel, etc. are OK
>>  > too.
>>
>> There is something wrong with some works sended via MS-DOS programs (like
>> edit program) but I don't know what is the problem .
>>
>> Any suggestions ??
>
> Read the CUPS chapters in the book "The Official Samba3 HOWTO and 
> Reference
> Guide."
>
>
> Cheers,
> John T.
> -- 
> John H Terpstra
> Samba-Team Member
> Phone: +1 (650) 580-8668
>
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