Topic: Problems with printing SME 6.0

[Chrille]

I upgraded to SME 6.0 from 5.6 a couple of days ago.
I have problems with printing (OK from the beginning and after one day stopped working, rebooted sever and client, during half a day it worked on-and off, but not anymore).
I installed CUPS according to Roberts how-to, set it up with raw since I have 3 windows XP computer to my network right now, synchronized, everything OK, printed test page OK, I can't se any problems in logs. Purpose for installing CUPS was to try and solve the problem.

In winXP I added an new printer, I browsed for the printer and I saw it attached to my server, I installed my windowsXP driver for HP 930c.
When I try printing a test page in windows XP nothing happens. In Printers & fax there is a message that the HP930C is not accessible.
I have looked in my smb.conf and it says:

Printer admin = admin

load printers = yes
printing = cups

[printers}
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
browseable = no
guest ok = no
writable = no
printable = yes

[print$}
comment = Printer drivers
path =/home/e-smith/files/samba/printers
guest ok = yes
browsable = yes
writable = yes
use client driver = yes


I've got a feeling it has something to do with user rights.

Suggestions, please.



/Chrille

[Robert]

Quick question: I assume the curly brackets in your smb.conf are really square brackets, right?

[Chrille]

Hi Robert!

Yes, it should be square brackets! I wrote it down from my smb.conf-file. I also posted in the wrong group, I'm not an experienced user, still learning...

Thanx!



/Chrille

[Robert]

Perhaps then we should take the discussion off-list for a while and continue this thread once we find something to interest experienced users. My email address is in the e-smith-cups howtos.

[ryan]

Chrille,

I have had printing issues using XP and SME since 5.1.2.....

Look at my past posting..this is a work around for the problem:

http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=9243.msg35159#msg35159

post if it works or not.


ryan

[Robert]

Just a quick note that Ryan's workaround to use LPR printing instead of samba printing does not work with CUPS & e-smith-cups in the default configuration. It can be made to work and there's a db key to enable it, but I would advise against it because you'd be adding an extra unnecessary service. If you're looking for an alternative to samba printing with CUPS, use IPP. Set the printer port on your Windows client to something like http://servername:631/printers/printername. But I would prefer to get more info about the samba printing problems first.

[Chrille]

Report after help from Robert.

My original problem with printing, after upgrade from 5.6 to 6.0 unsupported final, haven't been solved. Before my earlier posting I tried with a workaround with CUPS according to Roberts How-to, but couldn't get it to work.

Thanx to Robert I now have CUPS up and running. I made a mistake when I followed Roberts how-to, that was the problem.

Thanx again for your help, Robert!



/Chrille