[Samba] Fwd: SOLVED [cups] print_job: Unsupported format "application/octet-stream"

[Chris Worley]

The attached message is 2001, but was the top of the list in a Google
search for the error message.

The same solution fixed a SuSE 9.3 Samba/Cups problem for a Brother
MFC 3360C printer.

Thanks!

Original message:

     Bill Schoolcraft      bill at wiliweld.com
     Sat Dec 29 13:36:02 GMT 2001
    Gustavo Courault <courault at gigared.com> has solved this for me with
the following advice and I have enclosed my smb.conf file in case it
may help anyone, I'm running Samba-2.2.2 and CUPS printing to a
Epson-777 injet via a Edimax $40 printserver attached to the back of
the printer with a static IP address assigned to the printer.

My OS is RedHat-6.2

<quote>

I uncomment the line in the /etc/cups/mime.types file:

application/octet-stream

and in the /etc/cups/mime.convs file:

*/*                    application/vnd.cups-raw

</quote>

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# You need to uncomment two lines in two files #
# /etc/cups/mime.types uncomment the line at   #
# the end of the file that says:               #
# -----> application/octet-stream <-------     #
# and in the file called /etc/cups/mime.convs  #
# you need to uncomment the line that says:    #
# -----> */*  application/vnd.cups-raw <-----  #
################################################

[global]

workgroup = WORKGROUP
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd
log level = 3
server string = Samba Server
hosts allow = 192.168.7.  127.
log file = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m
max log size = 50
security = share
encrypt passwords = yes
socket options = TCP_NODELAY
dns proxy = no
null passwords = yes
guest ok = yes
show add printer wizard = no
##############################
# Global Printer Stuff Below #
##############################
use client driver = yes
disable spoolss = yes
load printers = yes
printcap name = cups
printing = cups

############################
# End of Global Section    #
############################

[homes]
   browseable = yes
   writable = yes

[printers]
   printer name = epson777
   path = /tmp
   printable = yes
   browseable = yes