Printing Problems....Sort of

[jeff.buzzell]

I have the following setup.

Windows 200 server with HPLaserJet 1100 shared.
Gentoo Desktop with Cups, Samba, etc

Unless I go in to the CUPS admin 127.0.0.1:631 and start the printer, I cant print. If I start it, it is fine. The printer seems to be stopped after rebooting. Don't know if it times out while still logged in.

Is there something I need to do in my smb.conf file or CUPS configuration to get it to start automagically?

let me know if you need any config files posted.

Thanks

Jeff

[bombcar]

Try running a ps auwx before and after the CUPS admin, and see if there is a new daemon process running; you may have to add something to /etc/runlevels to get CUPS to start correctly.

Otherwise - Samba shouldn't need anything; my guess is CUPS needs to be initialized.