Replace -P %p in the print command with the absolute
path to the printer. Possible bug in Samba.
--- Eric Keeley <e-keeley@uiuc.edu> skrev: >
Hi,>
> I've been using Samba 2.0.5 successfully for a long
> time and am now trying
> to configure 2.2.3a under Debian GNU/Linux 3.0.
> I've succeeded with the
> exception of one printer share. What makes this
> frustrating is that the
> share is mostly functional, but I haven't been able
> to find my problem
> described anywhere else.
>
> We have two HP printers, a LaserJet 4000N and a
> LaserJet 5N, which I'd like
> to share using the new SPOOLSS printer
> functionality. Following the
> instructions in the Printing How-to, I was able to
> upload drivers for both
> printers to the Samba server from an NT4 (SP6a)
> Workstation. Printing to
> the 4000N now works flawlessly. My problems are
> with the 5N. When I try
> to print a test page with "Print Test Page" button,
> NT4 WS (SP6a) responds
> with
>
> "Test page failed to print. Would you like to view
> the print trouble
> shooter for assistance? The data area passed to a
> system call is too small."
>
> Also, several of the settings on the "Device" tab
> are
> unavailable. Strangely, I am able to print to this
> printer with my other
> application programs with no apparent problem.
>
> In an attempt to fix this problem, I uninstalled its
> driver according MS
> Knowledge Base article
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q135406&> and
> deleted its driver files in print$/W32X86/2. When I
> subsequently attempted
> to upload the driver, I received a copy error.
> Apparently, this is
> because NT4 was attempting to copy the files to
> $print/W32X86 instead of
> print$/W32X86/2.
>
> Here are my questions:
>
> 1. Does anyone know what caused the original
> problem with the failed
> printing of the test page and the unavailable
> options in the device tab?
>
> 2. What's the right way to remove printer drivers
> after they've been uploaded?
>
> 3. How does one give NT4 WS amnesia about a print
> driver? For example,
> even after I deleted the files and registry settings
> for the HP5N as
> specified in Q13506, its driver was still listed as
> an option on the
> General tab. Are there other registry settings that
> need to be altered?
>
> Here are the share definitions for print$ and the
> LaserJet 5N:
>
> [print$]
> path = /usr/local/windows/printers
> read only = yes
> write list = @respgms
> browseable = no
>
> [hp5n]
> printer name = hp5npcl
> printable = yes
> printing = BSD
> print command = /usr/bin/lpr -P%p %s
> browseable = yes
> path = /tmp
>
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Eric
>
>
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