Re: help configure my printer

[Antonio Montagnani <anto.montagnani@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Price Technology wrote:

> On Thursday 11 September 2003 00:39, valeed wrote:
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> > please help me to configure a basic printing .
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> >    
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> Joebewan
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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
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> > Antonio Montagnani wrote:
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> >    
> >
> > > 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
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I have forwarded this thread from psyche-list as Valeed seems not to be able to do it.
I hope that some printing Guru can help him

Antonio

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