RH Linux 9 on AMD k6-2 500 Using HP deskjet 930c on USB Samba version: 2.2.7a cups version: 1.1.18
Hello - I have had a good look on this newsgroup - and what I've picked up I think is allowing me to ask these questions more intelligently. I've also had a good look at the CUPS documentation aswell as the Samba documentation. 1. Am I correct is assuming that CUPS only likes postscript, and to print to a non postscript printer you have to use filters? 2. I have set up my HP deskjet 930c on RedHat 9 with cups. It prints just fine. However I cannot use the share from Windows machines using a 930c driver. I get this error in the cups error log: E [14/Aug/2003:00:20:24 +0100] print_job: Unsupported format 'application/octet-stream'! I [14/Aug/2003:00:20:24 +0100] Hint: Do you have the raw file printing rules enabled? So, is enabling raw printing a good idea, and if so - how do I do it (for ALL jobs) Using a lower driver such as deskjet 560c or digital turboserver 20 (a postscript driver) works fine (but for obvious reasons this is not ideal). Selecting "print directly to the printer(raw)" in windows gives the same error (I didnt expect that to work) 3. I've read a lot about people enabling autodownload of drivers and the many problems they are having. I'm afraid I don't properly understand the concept. Are these just normal Windows drivers? If so what would be the point for me as the 930c drivers don't work. OR Are there special CUPS windows drivers that know how to send something that is 930c ish but not an octet stream. I've read references to installing special drivers in windows but I haven't understood what is going on. Apologies if these questions sound stupid - I have included below the top bit of my deskjet.ppd file that I think Red Hat has generated. This (apparently) provides lots of info on the ppd in use and printer languages and so on. Any help would be very very much appreciated matt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ *FormatVersion: "4.3" *FileVersion: "1.1" *LanguageVersion: English *LanguageEncoding: ISOLatin1 *PCFileName: "HPIJS.PPD" *Manufacturer: "HEWLETT-PACKARD" *Product: "DESKJET 930C" *cupsVersion: 1.0 *cupsManualCopies: True *cupsModelNumber: 2 *cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-postscript 0 cupsomatic" *ModelName: "HP DeskJet 930C, Foomatic + hpijs" *NickName: "HP DeskJet 930C, Foomatic + hpijs" *ShortNickName: "HP DeskJet 930C" *PSVersion: "(3010.000) 550" *PSVersion: "(3010.000) 651" *PSVersion: "(3010.000) 652" *PSVersion: "(3010.000) 653" *PSVersion: "(3010.000) 704" *PSVersion: "(3010.000) 705" *LanguageLevel: "3" *ColorDevice: True *DefaultColorSpace: RGB *FileSystem: False *Throughput: "1" *LandscapeOrientation: Plus90 *VariablePaperSize: False *TTRasterizer: Type42 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.510 / Virus Database: 307 - Release Date: 14/08/2003 -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba