Hi there, I own a domestic lan with two computers, mine and my mother's one. Mine is called GREENDEMON and the other one is called BLUEDEMON and they both are configured to run on the REDLOCAL workgroup. I've Debian Woody running on GREENDEMON and Windows 98 running on BLUDEMON, with an attached Nec Silentwriter Superscript 610 printer. This printer is only compatible with Windows 9x systems, and I want to set up samba so I can print jobs from my computer (GREENDEMON). The printer is shared in the Windows 98 System. Here it is a little description GREENDEMON - IP 192.168.1.2 O.S. Debian BLUEDEMON - IP 192.168.1.3 O.S. Windows 98 with a Nec Silenwriter Superscript 610 How can I print jobs from GREENDEMON using the shared printer? I've set up Debian quite good, so the only thing I really need is to use the printers. Any replies could help. Thank you very much. P.S. Sorry if my English isn't quite good, but I'm from Spain :-)
Alfonso A. webmaster at open-code.net> Sat May 24 19:18:24 GMT 2003 > > > Hi there, > > I own a domestic lan with two computers, mine and my mother's one.> Mine is called GREENDEMON and the other one is called BLUEDEMON and > they both are configured to run on the REDLOCAL workgroup. I've Debian > Woody running on GREENDEMON and Windows 98 running on BLUDEMON, with > an attached Nec Silentwriter Superscript 610 printer. This printer > is only compatible with Windows 9x systems, If that is true, you can't print from Linux, unfortunately, even if you hook the printer to the Win98 box. Win 98 won't convert the data automatically for you. Check at http://www.linuxprinting.org/printer_list.cgi if that printer really is a GDI/Winprinter. In that case you could only do one thing. Transfer the file to the Win98 box (using Samba), in a format that can be read on Win98 (possibly PDF). Then print it using the Win98 driver (possibly from Acrobat Reader)> and I want to set up> samba so I can print jobs from my computer (GREENDEMON). The printer > is shared in the Windows 98 System. Here it is a little description> > GREENDEMON - IP 192.168.1.2 O.S. Debian > BLUEDEMON - IP 192.168.1.3 O.S. Windows 98 with a Nec Silenwriter Superscript 610 > > How can I print jobs from GREENDEMON using the shared printer? I've> set up Debian quite good, so the only thing I really need is to use the printers.> > Any replies could help. Thank you very much. > > P.S. Sorry if my English isn't quite good, but I'm from Spain :-)
You will have to look around for a driver in linux which will be compatible with this printer. I know from experience that at least some winprinters work with linux. There is some hope, it seems. http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/mailing-lists/tetex/9603/msg00034.html Joel On Sat, May 24, 2003 at 07:18:24PM +0200, Alfonso A. wrote:> Hi there, > > I own a domestic lan with two computers, mine and my mother's one. Mine is called GREENDEMON and the other one is called BLUEDEMON and they both are configured to run on the REDLOCAL workgroup. I've Debian Woody running on GREENDEMON and Windows 98 running on BLUDEMON, with an attached Nec Silentwriter Superscript 610 printer. This printer is only compatible with Windows 9x systems, and I want to set up samba so I can print jobs from my computer (GREENDEMON). The printer is shared in the Windows 98 System. Here it is a little description > > GREENDEMON - IP 192.168.1.2 O.S. Debian > BLUEDEMON - IP 192.168.1.3 O.S. Windows 98 with a Nec Silenwriter Superscript 610 > > How can I print jobs from GREENDEMON using the shared printer? I've set up Debian quite good, so the only thing I really need is to use the printers. > > Any replies could help. Thank you very much. > > P.S. Sorry if my English isn't quite good, but I'm from Spain :-) > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
> Message: 22 > Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 12:00:19 +0200 > From: Alfonso A. <webmaster@open-code.net> > Subject: Re: [Samba] Doubts about sharing a winprinter > To: samba@lists.samba.org > > I know that my printer is compatible with the HP Laserjet II printer,In this case it is *not* purely what is commonly called a Winprinter. You say you "know" it is compatible. Well, then first make it print when it is hooked (at the parallel port, I suppose?) directly to the Debian box (as root): lpadmin -p sscript610 -v parallel:/dev/null -E -m laserjet.ppd Test if it prints with that PPD.... Then check if the "smb://" backend is available on your Debian: lpinfo -v | grep smb If it is not there, create it: ln -s `which smbspool` /usr/lib/cups/backend/smb (I suppose you get an answer to the question "which smbspool"....) Then you should hook it back at your Win98 box. Supposing you have "shared" it, install it on the Debian with this command: lpadmin -p ss610w98 -v smb://[Win98netbiosname]/[superscriptsharename] -E -P /etc/cups/ppd/sscript610.ppd Check if it is installed: lpstat -t Print. Oh, and don't forget to read up at http://localhost:631/sam.html http://localhost:631/sum.html next time you sit in fron of your Debian box....> which is PCL. The only thing I want to do is to send jobs to the > other machine from my Debian system, so they can be automatically > printed in the Windows machine. How can I do it? > > Thanks
Alfonso A. webmaster at open-code.net wrote on Samba-Digest> Mon May 26 21:40:49 GMT 2003 > > > With the NEC Silentwriter Supercript 610 printer hooked in my Debian box, I get this error: > > GREENDEMON:~# lpadmin -p sscript610 -v parallel:/dev/null -E -m laserjet.ppd > lpadmin: add-printer (set device) failed: client-error-not-possibleIt means the lpadmin command couldn't find the parallel port. CUPS lists all "devices" it can use, if you submit the "lpinfo -v" command: lpinfo -v lpinfo -v | grep parallel You can also start the parallel backend with no additional arguments. Then you should see this: kde-bitshop:~> /usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel direct parallel:/dev/lp0 "Unknown" "Parallel Port #1" CUPS does the same at each startup (run all backends once with no arguments). This provides the basis to know what device-URIs are available. If the parallel port was not available when cupsd started, you can't install a printer on it.> I don't know if the list of modules that I have loaded will help quite much, but here they are: > > GREENDEMON:~# lsmod > Module Size Used by Tainted: P > gamecon 5512 0 (unused) > joydev 6752 0 (unused) > lp 6048 0 (autoclean) > agpgart 26720 3 (autoclean) > nvidia 1467712 10 (autoclean) > parport_pc 14984 1 (autoclean) > parport 13824 1 [gamecon lp parport_pc] > mod_quickcam 39524 0 (unused) > uhci 24552 0 (unused) > usbcore 61600 0 [mod_quickcam uhci] > ide-scsi 7456 0 > via82cxxx_audio 17824 0 > es1371 26752 0 > soundcore 3492 6 [via82cxxx_audio es1371] > ac97_codec 10048 0 [via82cxxx_audio es1371] > gameport 1452 0 [es1371] > 3c59x 25096 1 > input 3296 0 [gamecon joydev]Did you try "insmod printer", "lsmod | grep printer", re-start cupsd, and try "lpinfo -v | grep parallel" again?
Alfonso A. webmaster at open-code.net> Tue May 27 13:36:08 GMT 2003 > > > I think I got the same problem again, > > GREENDEMON:/home/alfonso# lpadmin -p sscript610 -v parallel:/dev/lp0 -E -P /usr/share/cups/model/laserjet.ppd > lpadmin: add-printer (set device) failed: client-error-not-possibleCan't bind to the "parallel:/" device-URI...> The lpinfo command shows: > > GREENDEMON:/home/alfonso# lpinfo -v > network socket > network http > network ipp > network lpd > direct scsi > serial serial:/dev/ttyS0?baud=115200 > serial serial:/dev/ttyS1?baud=115200 > serial serial:/dev/ttyS2?baud=115200 > serial serial:/dev/ttyS3?baud=115200 > direct usb:/dev/usb/lp0 > direct usb:/dev/usb/lp1 > direct usb:/dev/usb/lp2 > direct usb:/dev/usb/lp3 > direct usb:/dev/usb/lp4 > direct usb:/dev/usb/lp5 > direct usb:/dev/usb/lp6 > direct usb:/dev/usb/lp7 > direct usb:/dev/usb/lp8 > direct usb:/dev/usb/lp9 > direct usb:/dev/usb/lp10 > direct usb:/dev/usb/lp11 > direct usb:/dev/usb/lp12 > direct usb:/dev/usb/lp13 > direct usb:/dev/usb/lp14 > direct usb:/dev/usb/lp15...no "paralllel:/" backend recognized...> And, > > GREENDEMON:/home/alfonso# /usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel > doesn't do anything. I tried to install the module printer but,Is "parallel" there at all? Is it world executable? What gives ls -l /usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel ? If there are no 3 "x" you should do a chmod a+x /usr/lib/cups/backend/parallel