page formats are missing in windows printer dialog for cups printer

[Mario Minati]

Thank you Franz and Michael,

that was the solution for this problem.

I wish you a nice weekend,
Mario



Franz Pfoertsch schrieb:
> You are right!
> They are missing, you have to fill in the pagesize at the samba server.
> Only standardsizes of formulars are knows. You have to add the neccessary
> sizes by hand. 
> 
> 
> connect to the server \\<SambaServer?>> 
> navigate to the  printer → Server Propertes → Forms 
> Add the forms ...
> 
> I try to write a article about it at the samba wiki wiki.samba.org
> 
> regards
> Franz 
> 
> Mario Minati wrote:
> 
>> Hi @all,
>>
>> I set up a cups server (1.1.23-12 from Debian Etch) which serves the jobs
>> for our HP Designjet 750C+ DIN A0 plotter which works fine. The cups
>> server is connected to samba (3.0.22) which also works fine. The printers
>> have been successfully setup with the new (v6) CUPS windows postscript
>> driver and cupsaddsmb as described in the Samba-Howto-Collection and are
>> working almost perfect.
>>
>> You know it already a *but* is comming:
>> In the windows printer settings dialog I am missing most of the page
>> formats which are defined in the PPD (on the cups server in /etc/cups/ppd
>> and even on the client in the drivers directory and the bpd-file on the
>> client). Do you have any idea, why this happens?
>>
>> I thought it might have something to do with the interaction between Win2K
>> Postscript driver, Cups PS driver extension and the four cups backed
>> printers on that client that all use this driver, but I have no idea where
>> to start with my investigations.
>>
>> Greets,
>> Mario
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