I've been trying for ages (or what seems like ages) to get CUPS to print to a Windows 2000 shared printer. I am stumped. I tried to use kups to configure the printer (since people reported success with kups), but to no avail.
The following lines appear in my /var/log/cups/error_log file when I try to print to my default printer, an HP Laserjet 4L: I [04/Dec/2001:14:00:34 -0500] Job 14 queued on 'hp4l' by 'root'. I [04/Dec/2001:14:00:34 -0500] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 3085) for job 14. I [04/Dec/2001:14:00:34 -0500] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster (PID 3086) for job 14. I [04/Dec/2001:14:00:34 -0500] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertoprinter (PID 3087) for job 14. E [04/Dec/2001:14:00:34 -0500] PID 3087 stopped with status 1! I [04/Dec/2001:14:00:34 -0500] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/smb (PID 3088) for job 14. E [04/Dec/2001:14:00:34 -0500] Fatal error: Unable to load PPD file "/etc/cups/ppd/hp4l.ppd"! The file to which the error messages refer exists and is mode 644. The printer is physically attached to the Windows machine. I have no problem mounting a shared Windows directory on the Linux machine using my Windows network username and password. The command "smbclient -L machine-name -U user" says the printer is indeed there. I've no clue what to try next. Any pointers? Thanks, Kathy -- For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. - 2 Timothy 1:7
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