....and i am sure this is an effect on Samba 3.0, as on the local system i can print on this printer
> still have this problems using the hp psc750. found now some funny entries > in my logs... > > printing/print_cups.c:cups_job_submit(756) Unable to print file to usblp0 > - > client-error-document-format-not-supported : 2 Time(s) > > seems that i have a format-problem....but where??? > > HEEEEEEEEEEELP!! >> >> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.76.7.0 >> X-Enigmail-Supports: pgp-inline, pgp-mime >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> >>> [Samba] Samba 3.0 and the HP PSC 750 printer (printing over cups) >>> >>> * To: samba at listsdotsambadotorg >>> * Subject: [Samba] Samba 3.0 and the HP PSC 750 printer (printing >>> over cups) >>> * From: "Grosswiler Roger" <roger at gwchdotnet> >>> * Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:34:27 +0100 (CET) >>> >>> hi all, >>> >>> i have samba 3.0 on a fedora-linux running. almost everyting works >>> fine, >>> except one printer, my hp psc 750 (connected via usb) is not printing >>> via >>> samba. >>> >>> I get pages printed (via cups or whatever) if i print from the >>> localhost. >>> >>> So, here a few data from my smb.conf: >>> printcap name = cups >>> printing = cups >>> load printers = yes >>> [printers] >>> comment = All Printers >>> path = /var/spool/samba >>> browseable = no >>> # Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print >>> public = yes >>> guest ok = yes >>> writable = no >>> printable = yes >>> >>> any idea?? >>> >> >> If there is a "PPD" file involved with your printing setup, >> have you by any chance checked it against the online CUPS PPD >> validator? See here: >> >> http://www.cups.org/testppd >> >> or run the "cupstestppd" program yourself.... > > cupstest: > cupstestppd /etc/cups/ppd/usblp0.ppd > /etc/cups/ppd/usblp0.ppd: PASS > a nice result....the printer prints locally without any problem. its just > samba no printing... see info at top from my logs. >> >> Which version of CUPS are you using? Which drivers are you >> using on the Windows client side? >> >> If you are using by any chance the "client sends PostScript, >> CUPS converts for non-PS target printer"-approach, then: >> which PostScript driver are you using on the clients? >> >> There is a little issue with the PPD generated by PPD-o-matic >> (on http://www.linuxprinting.org/): The user visible translation >> strings, indicating the print options for the various GUIs, may >> contain more than 40 characters (which is "legal" according to >> the Adobe PPD specification), but the CUPS PostScript driver for >> WinNT/2k/XP does not correctly work with these PPDs.... >> >> There are 3 possible workarounds: >> >> * enable the checkbox of the online-PPD-generator at Linuxprinting.org >> to limit the strings to 40 chars per line and generate a new PPD >> for the HP PSC 750: >> >> http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_driver.cgi?driver=hpijs >> (don't forget to check the "GUI texts limited to 39 characters" >> box!) >> >> * use the Adobe PostScript drivers instead of the CUPS PostScript >> driver (may give you some other drawbacks) >> >> * upgrade to the current RC1 of the version 5 of the CUPS PostScript >> driver (which now is digesting 80 characters per string) >> >> Cheers, >> Kurt >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the >> instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba >> > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba