hi antonio , please move me to the shrike list coz i have the redhat linux 9 , ... i have already subscribed to that & posted, but i am not getting any replies , just worried wether i have added or not , i have posted the same question in the shrike list also but so far no replies from anyone , can you raise my question there in that list. i sam sure there is some problem in the configuration , its something to do with CUPS i guess ..can you please check on this & forward the same to the right person , thanx for ur support. regards valeed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Antonio Montagnani" <anto.montagnani@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 10:01 AM & GMT Subject: Re: how to make a print server on linux / share printer connected to linux pc on windows > valeed wrote: > > >hi antonio, > >i tried to do as you said but still cant print anything > > > >the error message > >each time i add the printer thru the gui , & try to print the test page it > >saus > > > >There was a problem sending CUPS test page to printer que. > >lpr: unable to print file : server-error-service-unavailable > > > > > >please help me to configure a basic printing . > > > > > >regads > > > >valeed > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Antonio Montagnani" <anto.montagnani@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >To: <psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 6:38 PM > >Subject: Re: how to make a print server on linux / share printer connected > >to linux pc on windows > > > > > > > > > >>Antonio Montagnani wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>valeed wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>hi all, > >>>>I have installed redhat 9 on my pentium 4 , attached to this pc is an > >>>>HP Laserjet 5L printer & this pc is on network. > >>>>i dont have a hardware printserver device , is there anything to make > >>>>this printer available as network printer ( having an IP ) > >>>>if not than how can i share this printer , so that everyone on the > >>>>network ( all windows clients 98/2000/xp) can print directly to this > >>>>printer. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>regards > >>>> > >>>>valeed mulla > >>>> > >>>> > >>>three steps: > >>> > >>>a) Install and configure Samba (quite easy) n your Linux machine > >>>b) Install the printer locally on your Windows PC (even if it is not > >>>phisically connected) > >>>c) change the port from LPT1: to //name_LinuxPC/name_ofprint_queue > >>> > >>>e) if you have CUPS installed for printng, there is some extra work on > >>>two files in order to make CUPS print from the network, you have to > >>>uncomment two lines that are clearly stated in two files in the > >>>directory /ETC/CUPS : I do not remember the names of the files as I am > >>>at work where I have no CUPS running, in order to have RAW printing work > >>> > >>>Hope that can help you > >>> > >>>Antonio > >>> > >>> > >>I have found the instructions (TNX Doug!!): > >> > >>In /etc/cups/mime.convs (near end of file) > >> I had to uncomment: > >>application/octet-stream application/vnd.cups-raw 0 - > >> > >>And in /etc/cups/mime.types (near end of file) I had to uncomment: > >>application/octet-streamto enable raw print file support. > >> > >>Antonio > >> > >>-- > >> > >> > >> ================================================ > >> Written with Mozilla 1.4 on Linux RedHat 8.0 > >> ================================================ > >> > >> > >> > >>-- > >>Psyche-list mailing list > >>Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > Shall we move to the shrike list?? it is for RH9... > A silly question: is CUPS started at boot?? > > Let me know if you intend to move to the shrikelist.. > > Antonio > > -- > > > ================================================ > Written with Mozilla 1.4 on Linux RedHat 8.0 > ================================================ > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > > -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
