FC5 CUPS to Win XP problems

[Helge Blischke]

Londoh wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I am trying to print from Win XP to a HP PSC 2210 multi function via cups 1.2.3 on FC5
> 
> Printing from the server works fine no problems
> 
> I am not any kind of Linux expert and this is my first stab at network printing with CUPS. It me quite a while (days) to even get the WIN XP client to acklowledge the printer.
> 
> Anyway after a fair bit of messing about:
> 
> * I can browse to the printer from a client.
> * The latest cups drivers and PS drivers are on the server in /etc/cups/drivers
> * WIN XP can see the printer but on setting up a new printer it says the server has no drivers. I have got round this by installing the printer on the clients first but this defeats the object of network printing a bit.
> * I have tried several drivers on the client including MS Imagesetter driver which only issues forth what looks like {{garbage}{more garbage}}
> * I have tried connecting as \\server\printer and http://server:631\printers\printer
> 
> The number of config options are considerable and I may have crossed wires a bit.
> 
> The main problems are:
> Sporadically there is a "quota limit reached" error.
> Strangely, printing is OK from IE, PDFs and MS Office apps etc, but doesnt work at all from Firefox (and we really need this)
> 
> Specifically with getting the client to get drivers from srv: Is there a "left foot, right foot" howto anywhere? as I really need to get printing working now.
> 
> thnx
> 
> L.

As you use CUPS 1.2.3, you could prepare the point & klick using cupsaddsmb
with SAMBA. Or ou use the .inf file supplied with the cups for windows stuff
(after any necessary modifications, espeically exchanging the PPD
you want to use).

Helge

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Helge Blischke
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