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dpl
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Location: Canada
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 Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 3:06 am Post subject: Cups + Samba + printing from linux = Looks like garbage |
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Alright, I've finally got my printer working through a network using cups and samba, and so far have been able to print stuff. This is all fine and dandy, but when I print things, it looks like garbage. It looks like all the ink was put on the left side of the page, and then smeared to the right. Definitely not what I want.
Anyhow, here's my samba config:
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# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = MCLOUD
server string = barge
netbios name = barge
# interfaces = 131.202.0.0/255.255.255.0 127.0.0.1
socket address = 192.168.2.174
bind interfaces only = Yes
security = user
encrypt passwords = Yes
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
load printers = Yes
dns proxy = No
hosts allow = 192.168.2.174 192.168.2.171 192.168.2.140
hosts deny = ALL
printing = cups
browseable = yes
# lock directory = /usr/local/samba/var/lock
[mp3s]
comment = mp3s
path = /mnt/mp3s
force user = sambaguy
read only = no
writeable = no
guest ok = Yes
[movies]
comment = movies
path = /mnt/movies
force user = sambaguy
read only = No
writeable = Yes
guest ok = Yes
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = yes
writable = yes
[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
# this path holds the driver structure
path = /etc/samba/printer
guest ok = no
browseable = yes
read only = yes
# add a username to the write list
# if you don't want root to be the only
# printer admin
write list = luke,sambaguy,root
[HP-Default] # the name is arbitrary, but should be consistent throughout
# Samba and CUPS!
comment = HP LaserJet 2
printable = yes
path = /var/spool/samba
public = yes
guest ok = yes
printer admin = luke,root
[printers] # here all printers will be shown; this becomes the Printers
# share/section under Network Neighborhood
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
browseable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
writable = no
printable = yes
printer admin = luke,sambaguy,root
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I've taken a ton of pieces from other threads on the forums, but I have no idea which one(s). The file sharing works flawlessly (has for some time now), just the printer isn't doing exactly what I hoped it would.
If anyone has ANY idea of what I'm doing wrong, feel free to let me know.
- dpl
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dpl
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Ok, now it works.
It wasn't a problem with samba, which I had thought it was. It ended up being a problem with CUPS, and fairly easy to fix. Since I didn't read the directions fully, and just assumed that since it would print but not print usefully, it was a problem with samba. I think what made it work was me putting the ppd file in the right place. Although, it could have also been the hosts allow section of samba, because when I changed that the printer appeared at 127.0.0.1:631 (cups config page) without me needing to add it.
At any rate, it works now.
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