[Samba] Printing to Samba printer causes application to abort

[Martin Zielinski]

Hi!

Sounds like the NULL - devicemode problem.
Please set the "default devmode" parameter to yes.

"man smb.conf" gives you more information about that.

Bye,

Martin

Kirk B. Dice wrote:
> I am using Slackware 10.2 (kernel 2.4.29) and Samba 3.0.21c for my print
> server.  The client workstations are WinNT4.  I have two printers on the
> linux server..an HP DeskJet 600 and an Okidata B4250.  I can install and
> print to the HP from any of the workstations.  I can install the Okidata
> just fine, but when I try to print from Word, Excell, or any application Dr.
> Watson comes to visit.  I get an error 'Exception: access violation
> (0xc0000005),Address: 0x68603667' and the application shuts down.
> 
> I can print directly to the printers on the linux box w/o any problems.  The
> file permissions are both the same for the lpd print spools and the
> rpcclient shows the drivers to be added correctly and set to each printer.
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Kirk
> 
> Here is my smb.conf:
> 
> [global]
>    workgroup = toontown
>    security = share
>    hosts allow = 192.168.26. 127.
>    printcap name = /etc/printcap
>    lpq cache time = 20
>    printing = lprng
>    max log size = 1024
>    passdb expand explicit = no
>    socket options = TCP_NODELAY
>    dns proxy = no
> 
> [printers]
>    comment = All Printers
>    path = /tmp
>    print ok = yes
>    guest ok = yes
>    printable = yes
>    public = yes
>    print command = /usr/bin/lpr -R%m -P %p -r %s
>    lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq -P %p
>    lprm command = /usr/bin/lprm -P %p %j
>    lppause command = /usr/sbin/lpc hold %p %j
>    lpresume command = /usr/sbin/lpc relase %p %j
>    queuepause command = /usr/sbin/lpc stop %p
>    queueresume command = /usr/sbin/lpc start %p
> 
> # printers
> [hpdj600]
>    comment = "HP DeskJet 600"
>    path = /tmp
>    printable = yes
> [okib4250b]
>    comment = "Oki B4250 (back)"
>    path = /tmp
>    printable = yes
> [print$]
>    comment = "Printer Driver Download Area"
>    path = /etc/samba/drivers
>    readonly = yes
>    browseable = yes
>    guest ok = yes
>    write list = root
> 
> [public]
>    comment = Public
>    path = /home/public
>    public = yes
>    writable = yes
>    printable = no
> 
> 


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Martin Zielinski             mz at seh.de
Software Development
SEH Computertechnik GmbH     www.seh.de