Printing Problems

[Rick Stevens]

Ronald Hahm wrote:
>>> ><.. Stuff snipped..>
>>> >> ERROR: timeout
>>> >> OFFENDING COMMAND: timeout
>>> >>
>>> >> STACK:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >Uh, is it being offered to the Windows environment via Samba?
>>>
>>>Yes I am using Samba that comes with Fedora.
>>
>>Hmmm.  Those error messages (particularly the "STACK:" message) usually
>>indicate some problem with Postscript output or interpretation.  My
> 
> guess is 
> 
>>that the Windows driver is handling the postscript incorrectly.
>>
>>Could you send the appropriate bit of /etc/samba/smb.conf and also
> 
> which driver >on the Windows side is being used?
> 
> The driver on the Windows side is Digital DEClaser 1152 43 fonts.
> 
> Here is a snippet from the smb.conf file.
> 
> [DECLaser]
>         path = /tmp
>         printer admin = ryh
>         guest ok = Yes
>         printable = Yes
>         printing = cups
>         use client driver = Yes
>         default devmode = Yes

Either delete the "use client driver = Yes" line or set it to
"use clent driver = No".  I quote from the smb.conf man page:

"...
If this parameter is enabled for a printer, then any attempt  to
open  the  printer  with  the PRINTER_ACCESS_ADMINISTER right is
mapped to PRINTER_ACCESS_USE instead. Thus  allowing  the  Open-
PrinterEx() call to succeed.  This parameter MUST not be enabled
on a print share which has a valid print driver installed on the
Samba server."

The last sentence is the important bit.  If you have a valid driver
on the Linux system that talks to the printer correctly, you MUST NOT
have "user client driver" enabled.
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