Thanks that got me started, now I just have to get the other computers to work. > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of cajun > Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 3:16 AM > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Linux Printer Sharing Woes with Linux and > Windows XP Workgroup Clients.... > > > Edward Dekkers wrote: > > > Graham wrote: > > > >> I am really new to Linux so if anyone could help it would > be greatly > >> appreciated. > >> > >> My setup is three Windows XP Pro computers and one Linux > 9.0 computer > >> which > >> has an HP 845c printer attached to it via USB all on the same > >> Workgroup. I > >> setup up the SAMBA Server on the Linux box according to the > >> instructions in > >> the "Customization Guide" section 17.2. After doing that > I could see > >> the > >> Linux box in the network neighborhood section of all three > Windows XP > >> computers (but of course I didn't have access to it). > Then I added a > >> samba > >> user and a share to the Linux samba server. > >> > >> At first when I tried to access the Linux box to see if the share > >> worked I > >> got the access denied message ("\\Localhost is not > accessible. You > >> might > >> not have permission....etc."). So I rebooted all the > computers and > >> then it > >> seemed to work, but not all the time. Sometimes I still > get the access > >> denied message from the network neighborhood section (When double > >> clicking > >> on the Linux box.) usually right after a reboot. But if I > wait a little > >> while (like 10-30 minutes) the share works and I can > transfer files > >> back and > >> forth just fine, but the kicker is, I can only do it from > one of the > >> Windows > >> XP machines the rest of them all get the access denied message (I > >> don't even > >> get a chance to enter a username/password). > >> > >> So on the Windows XP box that does seem to work I set up a Printer > >> Share according to the "Customization Guide" section 27.13. I can > >> "see" the printer from the one Windows XP machine and > installed it. > >> Everything seemed just fine and even the installed > printer's status > >> (XP side) on "localhost" > >> was Ready. But when I try to print or do a test print nothing > >> happens (most > >> of the time). Once the printer queue on the XP side came > up but it > >> never > >> made it to the Linux box. It just sat there like it didn't know > >> where to > >> go. Most of the time when I try to print nothing happens. Once > >> while using > >> NotePad for a test I got the error "A StartDocPrinter call was not > >> issued". > >> > >> I can print just fine from the Linux box to the printer using CUP. > >> > >> If anyone can help shed some light I would appreciate it. > >> > >> > > > > I *THINK* this is not a samba issue - rather a CUPS one. You do not > > specify which printing system you use, but if it is CUPS, I've come > > across this before. > > > > The access denied happens to a lot of people. I've tried a > few things > > to get it to go, sometimes they work, sometimes they don't, but it > > gets better. I can safely ignore the messages, as it only has to do > > with administrating the printer, nothing with the actual > printing itself. > > > > To get my system here to print, I had to go to one of the CUPS > > configuration files. From memory it wasn't the main one but > something > > like mime.types or something, it was in /etc/cups. > > > > You have to comment out some line to allow for RAW printing - it's > > commented from memory. > > > > Sorry can't be more specific. I'm not at a Linux server location to > > confirm. > > > > Regards, > > Ed. > > > > > > > Hi Graham, > > Know what you mean about being new to Linux, I am also. I just went > through what you are going thru. Here is what I had to do to get my > Windoze 2000 and ME printing to my Linux printer. > > Ed is right about there being a file that you have to edit > and uncomment > out a line in, but it is two (2) files that I found. Since you are > using Cups, and that is what I am using, here is what I did: > > In /etc/cups goto the file mime.types, look toward the bottom of the > file and you will find a line that says: > > application/octet-stream > > uncomment this line out if it is commented. The next file is > mime.convs. Also towards the bottom of the file you will find the > following line: > > application/octet-stream application/vnd.cups-raw > 0 - > > If it is commented out, uncomment it. Now the next thing in > the Printer > configuration utility I had to setup another printer. This > one instead > of using the actual printer driver I used the Generic driver and used > the Raw Print Queue. Try this, it should get you going. > > HTH!!! > > Lee Perez > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
