samba - Mar 2005 - Remote Downlevel Document Hangs in XP Pro Print Queue

I used SAMBA, CUPS, hplip, and linuxprinting.org documentation to made all 
configuration changes necessary to successfully print from FC3 print server 
using samba-3.0.10-1.fc3 for a HP PSC 1350 SAMBA windoww share on a XPPro SP2 
PC. 

I created the FC3 print queue using the CUPS web interface->Device=Windows
Printer via 
SAMBA->URI=smb/DOMAIN/HOST/Sharename->Mode/Driver=raw->Model/Driver=raw.

Under CUPS only configuration, when testing, the test file enters the XP print 
queue as "remote downlevel document", the printer goes into
maintenance mode
and the print queue hangs while displaying "refreshing"
intermittently. The
only way to clear the document is to turn the printer off and reboot the 
XPPro PC.

Under CUPS+HPLIP configuration using 
Mode/Driver=HP->Model/Driver=HP_DeskJet3320 and 
URI=hp:/net/deskjet_3320?ip=<XP Host IP address> or URI=socket://XP
Host:9100
the system  complaints "Open device failed".

How do I resolve the SAMBA Window Share printing problem?

Flash

Flash Love <flashl <at> cox.net> writes:
> 
> I used SAMBA, CUPS, hplip, and linuxprinting.org documentation to made all 
> configuration changes necessary to successfully print from FC3 print server
> using samba-3.0.10-1.fc3 for a HP PSC 1350 SAMBA windoww share on a XPPro
SP2
> PC. 
> 
> I created the FC3 print queue using the CUPS web
interface->Device=Windows
> Printer via 
>
SAMBA->URI=smb/DOMAIN/HOST/Sharename->Mode/Driver=raw->Model/Driver=raw.
> 
> Under CUPS only configuration, when testing, the test file enters the XP
print
> queue as "remote downlevel document", the printer goes into
maintenance mode
> and the print queue hangs while displaying "refreshing"
intermittently. The
> only way to clear the document is to turn the printer off and reboot the 
> XPPro PC.
> 
> Under CUPS+HPLIP configuration using 
> Mode/Driver=HP->Model/Driver=HP_DeskJet3320 and 
> URI=hp:/net/deskjet_3320?ip=<XP Host IP address> or URI=socket://XP
Host:9100
> the system  complaints "Open device failed".
> 
> How do I resolve the SAMBA Window Share printing problem?
> 
> Flash

On the Win XP machine, open printers and faxes, right click the icon for the
shared printer, select properties.  On the ports tab of the properties dialogue
, select the port with the shared printer and deselect "Enable
bi-directional
support".  That should fix it.

Cheers,

Peter