[Samba] No joy adding a CUPS printer Gary Thomas gary at chez-thomas.org Thu Dec 11 00:09:26 GMT 2003
I'm trying to change my Samba setup from LPD to CUPS, with little
success. I've followed [and re-followed] the setup documentation
from CUPS and I just can't get Samba to recognize my printer. The catch is - it sort of recognizes it :-(
[....]
[root samba]# rpcclient localhost -Uroot%xxxx -c 'getdriver lp' cmd = getdriver lp Error opening printer handle for lp! result was NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL
Alas, I'm stuck :-( Windows (XP Home if it matters)
"Home" *might* matter... but most likely not with the symptoms you described.
What does your (remaining) smb.conf look like? (Please send it without the comments...)
stalls trying to
install this printer, telling me I don't have the proper drivers installed. Most likely because of the 'getdriver' issue above.
What do you get for
[root samba]# rpcclient localhost -Uroot%xxxx -c 'enumprinters' [root samba]# rpcclient localhost -Uroot%xxxx -c 'enumprinters 2' [root samba]# rpcclient localhost -Uroot%xxxx -c 'enumprinters 3'
??
IIRC, the "getdriver" in some late 2.2.x versions had problems....
I'm running Samba 2.2.7a-7.9.0 - stock from Red Hat 9.0
Any ideas or help would be appreciated.
1/ Try to run "cupstestppd" against the PPD in question. Fix problems by editing it. If your stock install doesn't have this "cupstestppd" utility available, then try the online version here:
http://www.cups.org/testppd.php
2/ It could still be a "problem" with the PPD, even if it passes the cupstestppd test. I've 2 PPDs here which I can't get to work even with Samba-3.0.1rc1. As soon as I change the PPD to a different one, it works! (Will submit a bugzilla report as soon as I can figure out details again)
3/ Try to change the printer name to another one than "lp" (wild guess)
4/ Check at "http://www.linuxprinting.org/"; if you can find a newer PPD. Is the current one still calling for "cupsomatic" as its "*cupsFilter"? (See at head of PPD file...) In that case read the linuxprinting.org docu (or the section in the HOWTO Collection for 3.0 -- it is applicable to 2.2.7a also!) and download the newer PPDs + "foomatic-rip" (foomatic-rip replaces cupsomatic). Might work then....
My wife really wants her printer back :-)
Oh -- its not "wants her husband back" ?? ;-)
Thanks
-- Gary Thomas <gary at chez-thomas.org>
Cheers, Kurt
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