also can you try and install the services for unix stuff that MS has, it will allow you to print directly via LPD wich might be a sidestep...
On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 1:38 PM, Bob Elzer <[email protected]> wrote: > Well I don't believe it should be localhost, maybe the IP of the machine the > printer is connected to. > > Are you sure your printer is shared, having an entry in samba doesn't mean > it's shared, it needs to be shared in LPRng. > > Have you tried searching for the log files, /var/log/something for cups it's > /var/log/cups/... > > I'm using cups, so I don't know how much my files would compare to yours. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sean Roe > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 1:12 PM > To: Main PLUG discussion list > Subject: Re: lprng > > Hi, > > the rm entry from what I can tell is not needed because I have the lp flag > set. Im pretty sure the file is getting to lpd but Im not sure about > debugging from there. I am printing from a windows XP pro machine. > > heres the error I got when I put in the rm entry: > Warning - lp1: 'conflicting printcap entries :lp=/dev/lp0:rm=localhost' > > Sean > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 12:46 PM, Bob Elzer <[email protected]> wrote: >> I don't see an rm=machine-name:rp=print-name: entry in your printcap. >> >> This makes me think, that the printer is not shared on the host. >> >> Also where are you printing from ? What OS ? >> >> I know there is a bug in windows media center (at least on my laptop), >> that I have not been able to fix. >> >> If it is windows, these links may help, in the end they didn't help me >> though. >> >> http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924078 >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> Sean Roe >> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 12:00 PM >> To: Main PLUG discussion list >> Subject: lprng >> >> Hi All, >> >> has anybody got any experience with lprng and samba? I have lprng >> working so I can print from the localhost and samba is working as I >> can attach shares and all. but when I try to setup a printer in samba, >> I am having no real progress. I am running LPRng-3.8.A and >> samba-3.2.0-1 on Fedora core 9 machine. The printer is printing fine >> with lp. here is the printcap entry: >> >> lp1|printer \ >> |lp \ >> :force_localhost \ >> :server \ >> :cm=Canon I560 \ >> :lp=/dev/lp0 \ >> :ppd=/usr/local/lib/bj8pa06n.ppd \ >> :if=/usr/bin/foomatic-rip \ >> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp0 \ >> :mx=0:sh: >> >> when I send a print job via samba I get the following info from lpq >> >> Printer: l...@mustang (originally lp) 'Canon I560' >> Queue: no printable jobs in queue >> Server: no server active >> Status: job 's...@mustang+837' saved at 10:53:24.612 >> Rank Owner/ID Pr/Class Job Files Size > Time >> error s...@mustang+837 A 837 ERROR: too many errors >> >> >> any ideas? >> >> thanks, >> Sean >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
