cups windows driver v6 and printer properties

Benoit SCHWINDEN benoit.schwinden at pharma.uhp-nancy.fr
Wed Jun 7 23:57:54 PDT 2006


W. Engelhart a écrit :
> Unfortunately, the problem persists.
> 
> I've double-checked the configuration on the Windows side. The driver has been copied and registered completely. Unfortunately, Windows does not give any hint how to analyse that problem.
> 
> Could anybody give me a hint on how to analyse this? It must be a small, weird problem. But without any clue what goes wrong this is impossible to solve.
> 
> Thanks & best, Wol.
> 
> 
> 
>>Benoit SCHWINDEN a �crit :
>>
>>>Benoit SCHWINDEN a �crit :
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hello,
>>>>
>>>>I am trying to set up a print server using cups 1.2.0 and samba 3.0.22.
>>>>
>>>>I managed to have my printer drivers (cups v6) automatically installed
>>>>on my clients (winXP sp2), but when I try to see the properties of my
>>>>printer, Windows tells me that it cannot find any driver. I can print,
>>>>but I can't edit the properties.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Have you got an idea ?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have a part of the solution :
>>>
>>>I've just used cupsaddsmb from cups 1.1.23, and I am now able to access
>>>settings (recto/back, color, landscape...) of my printer.
>>>
>>>Best regards,
>>>
>>>BS.
>>
>>Hello,
>>
>>now, I can see options of my printer, but it doesn't want to do double
>>side printing :( . I can set the double side option on my clients. If I
>>print directly on the server, all works perfectly !
>>
>>What can be the problem : cups ? samba ? clients ? rights ?
>>
>>Greets,
>>
>>BS.
> 
> 
Hello,

on a old test server (debian 3.1, samba 3.0.22 and cups 1.1.23), 
everything works fine ! color, landscape, double siding...

I will test today cups 1.1.23 on my other server (ubuntu 6.06).

best regards,

BS.




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