Hi folks:
AIX Samba server: 4.3.3
Samba v: 2.2.1a
Windows NT sp6a
printer: various HP: 4500, 8150
I have set up the print queues the long way, by copying all the .dll's to
unix, etc. All the config's look work, in fact I can print, but it print the
'control characters'. I actually see the: '@PJL .......' which I
believe is the PCL control code. I could really use some help.
Thanks Miles
Config file:
[global]
workgroup = DATABASE
netbios name = CWS
server string = cws
interfaces = 11.255.50.254/255.0.0.0 192.168.16.31/255.255.255.0
encrypt passwords = Yes
update encrypted = Yes
log level = 3
syslog = 2
log file = /var/samba/log/samba_log.%m
socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_THROUGHPUT SO_SNDBUF=8192
os level = 34
preferred master = True
dns proxy = No
hosts allow = ALL
printer driver file = /usr/local/lib/samba-2.2.1a/print/printers.def
[Q6BLU_1]
comment = Q6BLU_1
path = /tmp
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
print command = /usr/bin/lpr -r -P%p %s
;print command = /usr/bin/enq -B nn -P %p %s
lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq -P%p
printer driver = HP LaserJet 8150 PCL 6
printer driver location = \\%L\PRINTER$
[PRINTER$]
path = /usr/local/lib/samba-2.2.1a/print
read only = yes
browsable = no
guest ok = yes
Sample output:
^[%-12345X@PJL JOB NAME="boot.ini - Notepad"^M
@PJL SET OUTBINPROCESS =1 ^M
@PJL SET RET=ON^M
@PJL SET DUPLEX=ON^M
@PJL SET BINDING=LONGEDGE^M
@PJL SET ECONOMODE=OFF^M
@PJL SET OUTBIN=UPPER^M
@PJL SET FINISH=NONE^M
@PJL SET PAGEPROTECT=AUTO^M
@PJL SET PAPER=LETTER^M
@PJL SET HOLD=OFF^M
@PJL SET RESOLUTION=600^M
@PJL SET BITSPERPIXEL=2^M
@PJL SET EDGETOEDGE=NO^M
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE=PCLXL^M
) HP-PCL XL;2;0;Comment Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 1989-1998. Version
4.2.1.8
<snip>
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Miles Purdy
System Manager
Farm Income Programs Directorate
Winnipeg, MB, CA
purdym@fipd.gc.ca
ph: (204) 984-1602 fax: (204) 983-7557
"If you hold a UNIX shell up to your ear, can you hear the C?"
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Knowing nothing about AIX or the printers your are using: This looks like a print filter problem. You are getting control codes printed which should be stripped out somewhere along the way. If your only problem are the two control codes in your output below, that should be simple to solve, but, you must have a more general filter problem which needs fixing. Joel On Mon, Dec 31, 2001 at 01:27:31PM -0600, Miles Purdy wrote:> Hi folks: > > AIX Samba server: 4.3.3 > printer: various HP: 4500, 8150 > > I have set up the print queues the long way, by copying all the .dll's to unix, etc. All the config's look work, in fact I can print, but it print the 'control characters'. I actually see the: '@PJL .......' which I believe is the PCL control code. I could really use some help. > > @PJL SET OUTBINPROCESS =1 ^M > @PJL SET RET=ON^M > @PJL SET DUPLEX=ON^M > @PJL SET BINDING=LONGEDGE^M > @PJL SET ECONOMODE=OFF^M > @PJL SET OUTBIN=UPPER^M > @PJL SET FINISH=NONE^M > @PJL SET PAGEPROTECT=AUTO^M > @PJL SET PAPER=LETTER^M > @PJL SET HOLD=OFF^M > @PJL SET RESOLUTION=600^M > @PJL SET BITSPERPIXEL=2^M > @PJL SET EDGETOEDGE=NO^M > @PJL ENTER LANGUAGE=PCLXL^M > ) HP-PCL XL;2;0;Comment Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 1989-1998. Version 4.2.1.8 > <snip>