I am using Red Hat 8.0 with KDE, and I have installed samba-common and samba-client packages, version 2.2.7-4.8.0. The Windows server is a Windows 2000 Server with a HP LaserJet 4500. I can use "smbclient -L //server -U user" to view the shares. After setting up in the Red Hat Printer Config, now I can see the status of the printer is "Idle (accepting jobs)" in the Print dialog, but whenever I print, nothing occurs. Checking /var/spool/lpd/LaserJet4500/status.pr I found the folowing lines: IF filter 'mf_wrapper' filter msg - '/usr/sbin/lpdomatic: postscript job line1=>%!PS-Adobe-3.0' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.787 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 IF filter 'mf_wrapper' filter msg - '<' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.787 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 IF filter 'mf_wrapper' filter msg - '/usr/sbin/lpdomatic: prepended:' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.789 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 IF filter 'mf_wrapper' filter msg - '<</PageSize[612 792]/ImagingBBox null>>setpagedevice' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.789 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 IF filter 'mf_wrapper' filter msg - 'gs PID pid2=1765' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.793 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 IF filter 'mf_wrapper' filter msg - 'closing *main::KID3' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.807 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 IF filter 'mf_wrapper' filter msg - 'closed *main::KID3' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.807 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 IF filter 'mf_wrapper' filter msg - 'error closing *main::STDOUT at /usr/sbin/lpdomatic line 812, <KID4_IN> line 586.' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.823 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 IF filter 'mf_wrapper' filter msg - 'KID3 finished' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.831 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 IF filter 'mf_wrapper' filter msg - 'Main process finished' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.838 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 IF filter 'mf_wrapper' filter finished at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.861 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 printing finished at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.862 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 LP filter msg - 'cat: write error: Broken pipe' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.862 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 waiting for printer filter to exit at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.863 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 accounting at end at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.863 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 finished '[EMAIL PROTECTED]', status 'JFAIL' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.863 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 subserver pid 1743 exit status 'JFAIL' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.864 ## A=<NULL> number=0 process=1679 job '[EMAIL PROTECTED]', attempt 3, allowed 3 at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.865 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1679 send_failure_action 'JREMOVE' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.865 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1679 job '[EMAIL PROTECTED]', removing job - status JREMOVE at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.865 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1679 keeping error job '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.866 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1679 [EMAIL PROTECTED] LaserJet4500]# cat status.pr IF filter 'mf_wrapper' filter msg - '/usr/sbin/lpdomatic: postscript job line1=>%!PS-Adobe-3.0' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.787 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 IF filter 'mf_wrapper' filter msg - '<' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.787 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 IF filter 'mf_wrapper' filter msg - '/usr/sbin/lpdomatic: prepended:' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.789 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 IF filter 'mf_wrapper' filter msg - '<</PageSize[612 792]/ImagingBBox null>>setpagedevice' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.789 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 IF filter 'mf_wrapper' filter msg - 'gs PID pid2=1765' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.793 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 IF filter 'mf_wrapper' filter msg - 'closing *main::KID3' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.807 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 IF filter 'mf_wrapper' filter msg - 'closed *main::KID3' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.807 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 IF filter 'mf_wrapper' filter msg - 'error closing *main::STDOUT at /usr/sbin/lpdomatic line 812, <KID4_IN> line 586.' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.823 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 IF filter 'mf_wrapper' filter msg - 'KID3 finished' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.831 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 IF filter 'mf_wrapper' filter msg - 'Main process finished' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.838 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 IF filter 'mf_wrapper' filter finished at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.861 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 printing finished at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.862 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 LP filter msg - 'cat: write error: Broken pipe' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.862 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 waiting for printer filter to exit at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.863 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 accounting at end at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.863 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 finished '[EMAIL PROTECTED]', status 'JFAIL' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.863 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1743 subserver pid 1743 exit status 'JFAIL' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.864 ## A=<NULL> number=0 process=1679 job '[EMAIL PROTECTED]', attempt 3, allowed 3 at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.865 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1679 send_failure_action 'JREMOVE' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.865 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1679 job '[EMAIL PROTECTED]', removing job - status JREMOVE at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.865 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1679 keeping error job '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' at 2003-03-19-10:45:41.866 ## [EMAIL PROTECTED] number=671 process=1679 What can be the problems? I tried searching in the documentation, but found little information on accessing Windows printer from Linux side. I am a newbie with Samba so forgive my ignorances. Thanks in advance. Best regards, Wu Yongwei
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