Thanks i came right i used the following command: lpoptions -o raw The funny thing tho is when i check the details of the printer in winxp it says access denied.How come? But since i enabled raw i can print to the cups printer. Regards On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 12:19:23 -0600 cajun <cajunlee@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > IT Clown wrote: > > >Hi all > > > >i am having trouble printing to my linux shared printer > >from winxp. I can print from command prompt to the linux > >shared printer but when i want to print from with in > winxp > >i cannot. The error_logg is as follows: > > > >print_job:unsupported format 'application/octet-stream'! > >hint: do you have the raw file printing rules enabled? > > > >Where do i enable the raw printing rule? > > > >Regards > >___________________________________________ > > Look Good, Feel Good www.healthiest.co.za > > > > > > > > > Hi IT, > > I'm using cups with printing from wk2 and ME. Look under > /etc/cups directory. You need to edit both the > mime.convs and mime.types file. You will find the lines > that you need to uncomment toward the bottom of > both these files. After uncommenting both restart cups > and everything should work. > > HTH. > > Lee > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ___________________________________________ Look Good, Feel Good www.healthiest.co.za -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
