[Samba] Printing to Samba printer causes application to abort

[Martin Zielinski]

Hi!

Sorry, I can't reproduce it.
It's a typical "no devmode" problem. But...

to create a _valid_ devicemode on your samba server perform the 
following steps:

- open your printer
- choose "advanced" and then "printing defaults"
- toggle a setting and click "Apply".

This should force the driver to submit a self-created devmode to your 
samba server and replace the default one.
Now your applications should (hope so ;-) receive all valid information 
for printing.

Hope that helps!

~ Martin

P.S. I don't know what "bounced Samba" means but I think you need to 
restart samba.

Kirk B. Dice wrote:
> Thank you.  It made some progress...I added the "default devmode = yes" to
> the [okib4250b] section in my smb.conf, bounced Samba, deleted the printer
> from the workstation and reinstalled it.  The applications don't abort now.
> However the apps now give me an unable to start print job error.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin Zielinski" <mz at seh.de>
> To: "Kirk B. Dice" <kirk at wadipetroleum.com>
> Cc: <samba at lists.samba.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 2:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [Samba] Printing to Samba printer causes application to abort
> 
> 
> 
>>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
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Martin Zielinski             mz at seh.de
>>Software Development
>>SEH Computertechnik GmbH     www.seh.de
> 
> 
> 


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