[Samba] Re: [cups.general] slow printing from cups

[Ryan Suarez]

Hello Samba,

I have a samba/cups problem I need help with.  I'd appreciate an advice 
you can offer.  Please see my thread with cups below:

Ryan Suarez wrote:
> Ryan Suarez wrote:
>   
>> Michael R Sweet wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Ryan Suarez wrote:  
>>>     
>>>       
>>>> Greetings,
>>>>
>>>> We're running samba v3.2.4 & cups v1.3.7.  The problem queue (oa-e202-e1) 
>>>> is printing to the lpd port Lexmark T644 printer.  I'm trying to print 
>>>> from Windows Vista 32bit client using  the 'Lexmark T644 PS (MS)' driver 
>>>> installed from the clients local driver repository.
>>>>
>>>> The problem is that it takes a *minute* to print a simple test notepad 
>>>> file.  The job hits the printer immediately since the roller on the 
>>>> printer starts spinning (slowly).  But the roller keeps spinning 
>>>> (slowly) for a while and the job eventually prints (slowly) after a 
>>>> minute of waiting.
>>>>
>>>> If I print directly to the IP of the printer, using the same driver on 
>>>> the client, the job prints *right away*.
>>>>
>>>> I have cups job files and error_log here:
>>>> http://it.sheridanc.on.ca/cups
>>>>
>>>> Any advice?  We're getting alot of complaints with this.
>>>>     
>>>>       
>>>>         
>>> More than likely the issue is that the print file probably gets
>>> spooled 4 times - first as a metafile for the printer driver, then
>>> from the driver to disk, then over to Samba (which puts a copy on
>>> disk), and then finally to CUPS which puts a copy on disk before
>>> running the backend which sends it to the printer.
>>>
>>> You can use IPP (URL = http://cupsserver:631/printers/cupsqueue)
>>> to print directly from the Windows system through CUPS to eliminate
>>> two of those copies.  
>>>     
>>>       
>> Hi Michael,
>>
>> I'll confirm if bypassing samba and mapping directly to cups IPP speeds 
>> up the print.
>>
>> Unfortunately, thats probably not an option for us.  We take advantage 
>> of Samba's point and print tech to support the students here.  They 
>> simply map the server on their laptops and double-click on the queue 
>> they want to connect to.
>>
>> Having to train students to manually map each printer they need and 
>> choose the correct driver, as they roam to different locations, would 
>> prove too cumbersome.
>>
>> Are there any workarounds I can pursue?
>>
>> thanks and much appreciated,
>> Ryan
>>   
>>     
> yup, printing to cups directly is also fast, arghh...
> what do I do now?
>
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