samba printing format-not-supported

[Roger Grosswiler]

check your /var/log/cups/error_log if you find an entry equal to something like application/x-octet-stream or so...


try this workaround:

in /etc/cups:
change in mime.types:

from : #application/octet-stream
to:    application/octet-stream


change in mime.convs:

from  : #application/octet-stream       application/vnd.cups-raw        0       -
to:     application/octet-stream       application/vnd.cups-raw        0       -

insert in your smb.conf at your printers section the following: (marked with -->):

[printers]
   comment = All Printers
   path = /var/spool/samba
-->print command = lpr -r -o raw -P %p %s
-->lpq command = lpstat -o %p
-->lprm command = cancel %p-%j
   browseable = no
   public = yes
   guest ok = yes
   writable = no
   printable = yes


HTH
Roger