samba printing format-not-supported
Bob Chiodini
chiodr at kscems.ksc.nasa.gov
Fri Jun 4 11:47:11 UTC 2004
On Fri, 2004-06-04 at 02:35, Roger Grosswiler wrote:
> 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
>
There was a discussion about this on the fedora-test-list a while back.
Unfortunately, I can't find it, but I think the conclusion, at least for
FC2 was to only add
cups options = raw
to the [printers] section of smb.conf. I think it accomplishes the
highlighted items above and does not require changes to mime.convs or
mime.types.
Bob...
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