I don't see any errors when I run testparm. I was running samba version 2.2.3.a and since I didn't have any success I downgraded to 2.2.1a. I have been working on this for months with no success. Any idea?
Mark Van Sickler, Jim wrote: >What happens when you run >testparm? Do you see any >error messages? > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 4:09 PM >>To: Alex Meaden >>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Re: [Samba] printer drivers >> >> >>When I open the printer folder I see the printer there. It is not >>shaded (indicating that the printer is offline). I can >>actually see it >>in Network Neighborhood. If I use the the 720c drivers >>provided by HP, >>I get an error message stating: >>There was an error writing to \\server\printer for the >>printer (driver): >>Your file waiting to be printed was deleted >> >>I am trying the basic HP Deskjet driver now just to see what >>happens. >> >>Mark >> >>Alex Meaden wrote: >> >> >> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: "Alex Meaden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 12:02 AM >>>Subject: Re: [Samba] printer drivers >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Alex, >>>>Thank for your help but I still can't print. Here is my >>>> >>>> >>smb.conf file. >> >> >>>>My file sharing works but not my printer. Can you see >>>> >>>> >>what I'm doing >> >> >>>>wrong? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>I'm not that you should have a "[Printer]" share in your >>> >>> >>smb.conf. If you >> >> >>>open \\mark from a Windows PC, and then double-click the >>> >>> >>Printers folder, >> >> >>>what if anything is listed? >>> >>>Alex. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>[global] >>>> workgroup = K9PC >>>> netbios name = MARK >>>> server string = Samba Server %v >>>> encrypt passwords = Yes >>>> log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m >>>> max log size = 50 >>>> socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 >>>> printcap name = lpstat >>>> >>>> > >Should this be /etc/printcap or /usr/local/etc/printcap? >I'm not sure which one cups uses :-( > > > >>>> dns proxy = No >>>> wins support = Yes >>>> hosts allow = 127.0.0. 192.168.1. >>>> printing = cups >>>> >>>>[homes] >>>> comment = Home Directories >>>> read only = No >>>> browseable = No >>>> >>>>[printers] >>>> comment = All Printers >>>> path = /var/spool/samba >>>> create mask = 0700 >>>> guest ok = Yes >>>> printable = Yes >>>> print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r # using client >>>>side printer drivers. >>>> lpq command = lpstat -o %p >>>> lprm command = cancel %p-%j >>>> browseable = No >>>> >>>> > >I think the samba spool dir needs to be 777 or 1777 >try #'ing this entry to see if it changes anything. > >then: > >chown root.daemon /var/spool/samba >chmod 777 /var/spool/samba > >Come to think of it, if you have an entry for the >printer, you don't need the [printers] >entry. Rename the [printers] section to [Printer], >and delete the other [Printer] entry. Modify it >to read: > >[Printer] > comment = HP720C > path = /var/spool/samba > guest ok = Yes > printable = Yes > print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r > # using client side printer drivers. > lpq command = lpstat -o %p > lprm command = cancel %p-%j > browseable = No > > >What I think is happening is that you can see >the Printer share, but samba and cups aren't >talking correctly. Samba spools the job, and >sends it to cups. Each print process must be >working in order for the job to be processed. >Look at your printcap entry for the printer, >and make sure it matches what you have in the >smb.conf [Printer] and [Global] sections. > >You may consider creating the printcap entry >as hp720 or something similar; chances are >you're going to end up servicing more than >one printer via your server. Create >/var/spool/samba/hp720 and make the >[Printer] section [HP720C]. Modify the >path=/var/spool/samba/hp720 as well. As you >add more printers, you'll be able to give them >names that match their model. Printer, Printer2, >etc. will add confusion instead of clarity... > >If the HP720C driver won't work, try the >HP550C driver. It's what I have to use for our >networked OfficeJet 570, and HP mentions it as a >solution for other networked DeskJets. > >Hope this helps, > >Jim > > > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba