txs for the hint; I got it to work. I did the config below and then edited out the print command lines with "-o raw" etc in smb.conf
************************************************************************** Near the bottom of /etc/cups/mime.types find and uncomment the line as below: # # Raw print file support... # # Uncomment the following type and the application/octet-stream # filter line in mime.convs to allow raw file printing without the # -oraw option. # application/octet-stream # # End of .... Then in /etc/cups/mime.convs find and uncomment as shown: # # Raw filter... # # Uncomment the following filter and the application/octet-stream type # in mime.types to allow printing of arbitrary files without the -oraw # option. # application/octet-stream application/vnd.cups-raw 0 - # # End of .... restart cups *************************************************************************** Regards, George On Sat, 2003-08-23 at 18:41, Jason Staudenmayer wrote: > OH I know what that it but I can't remember where to fix it. The back of my > brain is corrupt. > Try Google for cups octet stream > > -----Original Message----- > From: George Nicholls [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 12:26 PM > To: redhat List > Subject: Re: Samba Issues > > > Txs for the advice; I have followed it and now the win printer dialog > box shows "ready", however, no pages are spooling. > > My error log shows the following > > ************************************************************* > print_job: Unsupport format 'application/octet-stream' > Hint: Do you have the raw file printing rules enabled? > ************************************************************* > > My access_log does not show the remote machine connecting, however, > should it? > > I then edited my smb.conf file to allow raw drivers as follows > > ************************************************************** > > comment = All Printers > path = /var/spool/samba > browseable = no > # Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print > printable = yes > guest ok = yes > writeable = no > create mode = 700 > print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r > lpq command = lpstat -o %p > lprm command = cancel %p-%j > ************************************************************** > > I can get the system printing on Mandrake 9.1 with these settings but > not on RH9. I am assuming that the RH9 has some different configuration > somewhere to Mandrake. > > Any suggestions on how to get this going? > > Regards, > > G > On Sat, 2003-08-23 at 16:30, Jason Dixon wrote: > > On Sat, 2003-08-23 at 10:11, George Nicholls wrote: > > > Dear List, > > > > > > I have a RH9 server running samba. I wish to use it for printing > > > requests from win 2000 clients and also as a simple directory share. > > > > > > I have set a printer up and can connect and print to it from a RH9 > > > client so I know that cups is running fine. > > > > > > I have configured my smb.conf file and can write to and read from the > > > simple share directory on the samba server using a win 2000 client. > > > > Make sure you have reviewed the steps in the CUPS manual for setting up > > CUPS/Samba for sharing printers with Windows clients: > > > > http://www.cups.org/sam.html#8_8 > > > > > > -- > > Jason Dixon, RHCE > > DixonGroup Consulting > > http://www.dixongroup.net > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- Regards, ______________________________________________________________________ George Nicholls +27 (0) 833 272 995 Fax +27(0) 11 462 5868 Pasco Risk Consultants (Pty) Ltd P.O. Box 789 Douglasdale 2165 South Africa -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
