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 <
bob.elzer@gmail.com> 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: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] 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 <bob.elzer@gmail.com> 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: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] 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: lp1@mustang (originally lp) 'Canon I560'
>> Queue: no printable jobs in queue
>> Server: no server active
>> Status: job 'sean@mustang+837' saved at 10:53:24.612
>> Rank Owner/ID Pr/Class Job Files Size
> Time
>> error sean@mustang+837 A 837 ERROR: too many errors
>>
>>
>> any ideas?
>>
>> thanks,
>> Sean
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