Ok, I've been having a similar problem, and thanks to this advice
(well, actually I had to do
chmod -R a+rw /var/spool/lp
before I could really get it to work, but close enough),
I'm now able to get my file over into the queue on the Windows box
(yay!). But I can't get the file to actually print--it shows up in the
printer queue (on the Win98 box) for a while and then it vanishes from
the queue again, but it never actually prints.
In fact, the printer is a Canon BJC-6000, and it never even brings up
the little green pop-up "progress window" that the (Windows) printer
driver pops up when the Canon prints.
Does anybody have a clue? Of course, there's no BJC-6000 listed, but I
tried both the "Canon BJC-600 and BJC-4000" and the "Canon BJC-610 (UP)"
and neither works.
ALSO, similarly, I have my printer exported *to* Windows via Samba,
using the automatic lp feature, and it's known to Windows in the sense
that the Windows printer setup recognizes it as a Samba printer and set
it up, but when I try to print to it, nothing whatsoever happens.
Although in this case Windows acts a bit more clueful than Linux did; it
notices that there was an error (albiet and "undetermined" one) and
grays out the printer for on-line use.
Any clues about that appreciated.
Phil Edwards wrote:
>
> On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> > Since upgrading from 'Drake 6.1, I have been unable to print from my Linux box
> > to a printer attached to a Windows machine elsewhere on my network. The printer
> > does work, other machines can print to it.
> >
>
> I had the exact same problem after doing a fresh install of LM7.02 onto my
> LM6.1 box at work
>
> > I have Samba 2.0.6 installed (not from rpm) in /usr/local/samba and I have
> > changed /usr/lib/rhs/rhs-printfilters/smbprint to point to
> > /usr/local/samba/bin/smbclient. For kicks, I've even tried setting "chmod -R 777
> > /var/spool/lpd/lp".
> >
>
> This is so, so, so close to the solution....
>
> > When I try to print, no packets are sent to the remote machine, therefore I
> > have concluded that the problem exists on the local 'Drake 7.0 box.
> >
>
> Absoutely right!!!
>
> > Help!
> >
>
> Okay, then, seeing as you asked so nicely.
>
> I had a printer set up called "carolq", because it was attached to Carol's PC.
> LM6.1 printed to it with no problems, LM7.02 didn't want to know.
>
> After a couple of hours scratching around, I ended up in /var/spool/lpd/carolq.
> In that directory I found a hidden file called ".config". This file had it's
> permission set such that it was only readable by root. This is unfortunate,
> since the printer daemon runs as its own user, lpd. A quick "chmod 666 .config"
> solved the problem for me.
>
> Oh, you also need to be aware that if you do anything at all to the setup of
> this printer using printtool or any of the other nice GUI front ends, it will
> set the permissions back to 600 on your ".config" file, so you'll need to fix
> it again.
>
> Please let the list know if this fixes your printing problem. I'm about to
> install 7.1 on my laptop, so I'll check what happens when I set printers up
> there.
>
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