samba - Aug 2005 - printing problems upgrading samba from 2.2.4 to 3.0.14

Ok. Hi everybody. It's my first posting here. If I make something wrong, 
please notice me . And excuse me for my evil english  (I will improve :-)  ) 
.


I'm trying to upgrade samba from 2.2.4 to 3.0.14 version and I would like to
use the same smb.conf that I had. But something looks wrong in printing 
system , there are a lot of new options and I don't know why my old 
parameters don't work ..

I use samba through Windows XP/98/2000 and a MS-DOS program that sends print 
works to a linux machine with samba. With version 2.2.4 all seemed OK and 
worked fine. With version 3.0.14 printers don't work. I need raw printing.

For example, this line (print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r)
doesn't work in new version. Do I replace this with printing=cups and cups 
options=raw ? I did it and printing system doesn't work OK ..

I write here my old options :

[Global]
 printcap name = lpstat

[printers]
        comment = All Printers
        path = /var/spool/samba
        create mask = 0700
        guest ok = Yes
        printable = Yes
        use client driver = Yes
        print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r
        lpq command = lpstat -o %p
        lprm command = cancel %p-%j
        browseable = No

This config doesn't work anyway. Cups doesn't receive works.


Now I write the new options I'm trying to use with 3.0.14 version:

[Global]
 printcap name = cups
       printing = cups
       printcap = cups

[printers]
        comment = All Printers
        path = /var/spool/samba
        create mask = 0700
        guest ok = Yes
        printable = Yes
        use client driver = Yes
        ;printing = cups
        lpq command = lpstat.cups -o %p
        lprm command = cancel %p-%j
        browseable = No

And edit mime.types and mime.convs in cups config for application/octet-....

Printing works with this config, but some of them are printed unformatted, 
with fonts bigger than old config . I send the work via (i.e.) cat work.txt 
 > lp0 and cups prints it OK . Works sended via Word, Excel, etc. are OK too.
There is something wrong with some works sended via MS-DOS programs (like 
edit program) but I don't know what is the problem .

Any suggestions ??

On Saturday 27 August 2005 05:55, mhbeyle@gmail.com
wrote:
> I'm trying to upgrade samba from 2.2.4 to 3.0.14 version and I would
like
> to use the same smb.conf that I had. But something looks wrong in printing
> system , there are a lot of new options and I don't know why my old
> parameters don't work ..
The changes are documented in a chapter called "Upgrading Samba" in
the book
"The Official Samba3 HOWTO". Upgrade issues are discussed in the book 
"Samba-3 By Example", chapter 8.

See http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba3-HOWTO.pdf and
http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba3-ByExample.pdf
> I use samba through Windows XP/98/2000 and a MS-DOS program that sends
> print works to a linux machine with samba. With version 2.2.4 all seemed OK
> and worked fine. With version 3.0.14 printers don't work. I need raw
> printing.
When Samba-3 has been compiled with the CUPS libraries, printing goes direct 
via the CUPS library API. To enable raw printing add the parameter "cups 
options = raw".
> For example, this line (print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r)
> doesn't work in new version. Do I replace this with printing=cups and
cups
> options=raw ? I did it and printing system doesn't work OK ..
>
> I write here my old options :
>
> [Global]
>  printcap name = lpstat
>
> [printers]
>         comment = All Printers
>         path = /var/spool/samba
>         create mask = 0700
>         guest ok = Yes
>         printable = Yes
>         use client driver = Yes
>         print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r
>         lpq command = lpstat -o %p
>         lprm command = cancel %p-%j
>         browseable = No
Look at the worked example smb.conf files in the book "Samba-3 By
Example" -
it might help you.
> This config doesn't work anyway. Cups doesn't receive works.
>
> Now I write the new options I'm trying to use with 3.0.14 version:
>
> [Global]
>  printcap name = cups
>        printing = cups
>        printcap = cups
>
> [printers]
>         comment = All Printers
>         path = /var/spool/samba
>         create mask = 0700
>         guest ok = Yes
>         printable = Yes
>         use client driver = Yes
>         ;printing = cups
>         lpq command = lpstat.cups -o %p
>         lprm command = cancel %p-%j
>         browseable = No
>
> And edit mime.types and mime.convs in cups config for
> application/octet-....
>
> Printing works with this config, but some of them are printed unformatted,
> with fonts bigger than old config . I send the work via (i.e.) cat work.txt
>
>  > lp0 and cups prints it OK . Works sended via Word, Excel, etc. are OK
>  > too.
>
> There is something wrong with some works sended via MS-DOS programs (like
> edit program) but I don't know what is the problem .
>
> Any suggestions ??
Read the CUPS chapters in the book "The Official Samba3 HOWTO and Reference
Guide."


Cheers,
John T.
-- 
John H Terpstra
Samba-Team Member
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