USB Printer

[Edwin Humphries]

On 31 Mar 2004 at 8:58, Edward Dekkers wrote:

> Edwin Humphries wrote:
> > We're trying to share an Epson USB printer via Samba on our new Fedora server.

> > The share is set up OK, and can be seen and opened from Windows clients.
> > However, although the Fedora box can print to the Epson, the Windows boxes can.

> I'm assuming this is a typo, I'm sure you wouldn't be posting if they 
> can both print OK.

Yes, sorry: should read "can't".

> > All other Samba shares, including a laser printer connected to the parallel
> > port, work fine.
> > 
> > Does anyone have a clue how to fix this?

> Please tell us EXACTLY what's happening. Just saying something doesn't 
> work really isn't good enough to guess what is going wrong.

I've checked the port settings on the Epson driver: if I install it from the Epson 
CD, it's set to LPT1: and can't be changed, so that doesn't work. If I install it 
from the Add Printer "wizard", the job (usually print test from windows) shows up on 
the Epson Status Monitor showing a connection error.

This is in contrast to the laser printer, which works every time.

> Also, anything in the samba logs about it?

Nothing at all; it seems the job isn't getting to Samba.

> Regards,
> Ed.

Edwin Humphries,
Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd
edwin at ironstone.com.au
www.ironstone.com.au
Phone: 02 4233 2285
Fax: 02 4233 2299
Mobile: 0419 233 051