When I choose the advanced tab I can't toggle anything (they are greyed out). Do I need to change some permissions?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Zielinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Kirk B. Dice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 8:52 AM Subject: Re: [Samba] Printing to Samba printer causes application to abort > Hi! > > Sorry, I can't reproduce it. > It's a typical "no devmode" problem. But... > > to create a _valid_ devicemode on your samba server perform the > following steps: > > - open your printer > - choose "advanced" and then "printing defaults" > - toggle a setting and click "Apply". > > This should force the driver to submit a self-created devmode to your > samba server and replace the default one. > Now your applications should (hope so ;-) receive all valid information > for printing. > > Hope that helps! > > ~ Martin > > P.S. I don't know what "bounced Samba" means but I think you need to > restart samba. > > Kirk B. Dice wrote: > > Thank you. It made some progress...I added the "default devmode = yes" to > > the [okib4250b] section in my smb.conf, bounced Samba, deleted the printer > > from the workstation and reinstalled it. The applications don't abort now. > > However the apps now give me an unable to start print job error. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Martin Zielinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Kirk B. Dice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 2:02 AM > > Subject: Re: [Samba] Printing to Samba printer causes application to abort > > > > > > > >>Hi! > >> > >>Sounds like the NULL - devicemode problem. > >>Please set the "default devmode" parameter to yes. > >> > >>"man smb.conf" gives you more information about that. > >> > >>Bye, > >> > >>Martin > >> > >>Kirk B. Dice wrote: > >> > >>>I am using Slackware 10.2 (kernel 2.4.29) and Samba 3.0.21c for my print > >>>server. The client workstations are WinNT4. I have two printers on the > >>>linux server..an HP DeskJet 600 and an Okidata B4250. I can install and > >>>print to the HP from any of the workstations. I can install the Okidata > >>>just fine, but when I try to print from Word, Excell, or any application > > > > Dr. > > > >>>Watson comes to visit. I get an error 'Exception: access violation > >>>(0xc0000005),Address: 0x68603667' and the application shuts down. > >>> > >>>I can print directly to the printers on the linux box w/o any problems. > > > > The > > > >>>file permissions are both the same for the lpd print spools and the > >>>rpcclient shows the drivers to be added correctly and set to each > > > > printer. > > > >>>Any help would be greatly appreciated. > >>> > >>>Kirk > >>> > >>>Here is my smb.conf: > >>> > >>>[global] > >>> workgroup = toontown > >>> security = share > >>> hosts allow = 192.168.26. 127. > >>> printcap name = /etc/printcap > >>> lpq cache time = 20 > >>> printing = lprng > >>> max log size = 1024 > >>> passdb expand explicit = no > >>> socket options = TCP_NODELAY > >>> dns proxy = no > >>> > >>>[printers] > >>> comment = All Printers > >>> path = /tmp > >>> print ok = yes > >>> guest ok = yes > >>> printable = yes > >>> public = yes > >>> print command = /usr/bin/lpr -R%m -P %p -r %s > >>> lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq -P %p > >>> lprm command = /usr/bin/lprm -P %p %j > >>> lppause command = /usr/sbin/lpc hold %p %j > >>> lpresume command = /usr/sbin/lpc relase %p %j > >>> queuepause command = /usr/sbin/lpc stop %p > >>> queueresume command = /usr/sbin/lpc start %p > >>> > >>># printers > >>>[hpdj600] > >>> comment = "HP DeskJet 600" > >>> path = /tmp > >>> printable = yes > >>>[okib4250b] > >>> comment = "Oki B4250 (back)" > >>> path = /tmp > >>> printable = yes > >>>[print$] > >>> comment = "Printer Driver Download Area" > >>> path = /etc/samba/drivers > >>> readonly = yes > >>> browseable = yes > >>> guest ok = yes > >>> write list = root > >>> > >>>[public] > >>> comment = Public > >>> path = /home/public > >>> public = yes > >>> writable = yes > >>> printable = no > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >>-- > >>Martin Zielinski [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Software Development > >>SEH Computertechnik GmbH www.seh.de > > > > > > > > > -- > Martin Zielinski [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Software Development > SEH Computertechnik GmbH www.seh.de -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
