Thanks for the input, Pat. Actually, you're right - it wasn't Samba but the printer driver - it needed to be set to RAW on the Linux box.
On 1 Apr 2004 at 15:05, Pat Craddock wrote: > Edwin, > I have tried a couple of things on my set up. I don't think it is a > Samba issue. I tried removing the printer and setting it up as a > parallel printer. That did not work. As yet, I have no solution, but I > hope this helps. The Epson printer I am using is a Stylus C82. If you > find a solution before I do, please let me know. I would love to have my > Windows boxes to print in color. > > Pat Craddock > > Edwin Humphries wrote: > > >Daniel Kasak wrote: > > > > > > > >>>We're trying to share an Epson USB inkjet printer via Samba 3.0.2-7 on our new > >>>Fedora server. The share is set up OK, and can be seen and opened from Windows > >>>clients. However, although the Fedora box can print to the Epson, the Windows > >>>boxes can't. All other Samba shares, including a laser printer connected to the > >>>parallel port, work fine. Does anyone have a clue how to fix this? > >>> > >>> > >>Yes. > >>Yes I do. > >> > >>....... > >> > >>Perhaps you could provide some more details? > >> > >>-- > >>Daniel Kasak > >> > >> > > > >Not sure specifically what information to send - I'm not even sure that it's a Samba > > problem, as the print job never shows up on the samba logs. > > > >Setting up the Epson printer (the same way we set up the laser) via the "add > >printer" wizard works fine: the printer shows up on the network, and a printer icon > >is created. However, running a test print does nothing: eventually the printer > >driver shows a communication error message. This is despite the exact same method > >for setting up the laser printer resulting in a stable network printer! > > > >Edwin Humphries, > >Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >www.ironstone.com.au > >Phone: 02 4233 2285 > >Fax: 02 4233 2299 > >Mobile: 0419 233 051 > > > > Edwin Humphries, Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ironstone.com.au Phone: 02 4233 2285 Fax: 02 4233 2299 Mobile: 0419 233 051 -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
