Hi,
I'm running samba-3.0.5 on OpenBSD 3.5.
I'm trying out using samba as a print server for the first time, and it
works ok, but I have this problem where everytime I print anything, a
additional blank page comes out of the printer at the end of what was
just printed.
It's an old HP Laserjet 4 connected to the parallel port of the samba
server.
/etc/printcap
lp|HP4|HP Laserjet 4:\
:sh:lp=/dev/lpt0:sd=/var/spool/output:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:
smb.conf
[global]
printing = bsd
load printers = yes
disable spoolss = yes
[printers]
path = /tmp
printable = yes
public = yes
writable = no
use client driver = no
Any ideas....
Thanks,
Craig
On 7 Sep 2004 , Craig Hammond entreated about
"[Samba] Printing an extra blank page all the time":
} Hi,
} I'm trying out using samba as a print server for the first time, and it
} works ok, but I have this problem where everytime I print anything, a
} additional blank page comes out of the printer at the end of what was
} just printed.
yup, same here, 3 print servers and they all do it.... and I was just
asking myself the question when i found your query, so I did a web
search
} It's an old HP Laserjet 4 connected to the parallel port of the samba
} server.
I've got a IIp, and 4000/4100/2200, and they'll all do it.
} /etc/printcap
} lp|HP4|HP Laserjet 4:\
} :sh:lp=/dev/lpt0:sd=/var/spool/output:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:
add to that
ff=:
This tell LPD that the FormFeed string is null. It 'always' sends a
formfeed after a job, but if the formfeed is null, the printer won't
feed. So it is in effect a LPD/BSD printing 'feature'
I found this answer at
http://www.vttoth.com/sambaff.htm
and have just tested it and it works just fine now.
} smb.conf
not a smb problem...
--
DA Fo rsyth Network Supervisor
Principal Technical Officer -- Institute for Water Research
http://www.ru.ac.za/institutes/iwr/
Sensational.
This fixed it up nicely.
Thanks,
Craig.
-----Original Message-----
From: DA Forsyth [mailto:iwrTech@iwr.ru.ac.za]
Sent: Thursday, 9 September 2004 12:25 AM
To: samba@lists.samba.org
Subject: Re: [Samba] Printing an extra blank page all the time.
On 7 Sep 2004 , Craig Hammond entreated about
"[Samba] Printing an extra blank page all the time":
} Hi,
} I'm trying out using samba as a print server for the first time, and
it
} works ok, but I have this problem where everytime I print anything, a
} additional blank page comes out of the printer at the end of what was
} just printed.
yup, same here, 3 print servers and they all do it.... and I was just
asking myself the question when i found your query, so I did a web
search
} It's an old HP Laserjet 4 connected to the parallel port of the samba
} server.
I've got a IIp, and 4000/4100/2200, and they'll all do it.
} /etc/printcap
} lp|HP4|HP Laserjet 4:\
} :sh:lp=/dev/lpt0:sd=/var/spool/output:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:
add to that
ff=:
This tell LPD that the FormFeed string is null. It 'always' sends a
formfeed after a job, but if the formfeed is null, the printer won't
feed. So it is in effect a LPD/BSD printing 'feature'
I found this answer at
http://www.vttoth.com/sambaff.htm
and have just tested it and it works just fine now.
} smb.conf
not a smb problem...
--
DA Fo rsyth Network Supervisor
Principal Technical Officer -- Institute for Water Research
http://www.ru.ac.za/institutes/iwr/
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