Using Cups and Samba for Kyocera - A4 doesn't work

[Helge Blischke]

Tobias wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> we want to use cups as a printerserver for our classrooms with our Kyocera-printers.
> So we have installed cups and samba and downloaded the drivers from the Kyocera-Homepage (Postscript PPD).
> Then we configured the printers and make them visible in Samba.
> We can connect from our Windowsmachines and so we think, everything is fine.
> The problem is, that we are in germany, so we have a4 as paperformat instead of letter.
> In the PPD A4 is selected but when we send an printjob from our windowsmachine, the printers waits for letter.
> When we look at the printersettings, there is letter selected in paperformat. When we change this to A4 all works fine. But we want to bring out the printers via script and so thats not a good way. So I want to ask who knows this problem and a solution?
> 
> Thank you...
> 
> Here is our lpoptions:
> printserv-cp1:~/bin/PPD# lpoptions -p Kyocera-FS1920-LO113-Support -l
> JCLEconomode/EcoPrint: *Off On
> Option01/Optional Feeder: None *MF1 EF1
> Option20/Paper Feeders: *None One Two Three
> Option16/Duplex Unit: False *True
> Option17/Output Device: *None SO60
> Option18/Optional Disk: *None MicroDrive RAMDisk
> InstalledMemory/Memory: *32MB 48MB 64MB 96MB 160MB 288MB
> Resolution/Resolution: 300dpi *600dpi 800dpi
> Smoothing/KIR: *True False
> PageSize/Media Size: *A4 A5 A6 B5 ISOB5 B6 OficioII Folio Statement P16K Letter Legal Executive EnvPersonal Env9 Env10 EnvMonarch EnvDL EnvC5 Custom
> PageRegion/PageRegion: A4 A5 A6 B5 ISOB5 B6 Letter Legal Executive EnvPersonal Env9 Env10 EnvMonarch EnvDL EnvC5 OficioII Folio Statement P16K
> InputSlot/Media Source: *Internal PF60A PF60B PF60C EF1 MF1 MF
> MediaType/Media Type: *PrnDef Plain Transparency Labels Letterhead Bond Color Preprinted Prepunched Recycled Rough Cardstock Vellum Envelope User1 User2 User3 User4 User5 User6 User7 User8
> OutputBin/Output Bin: *FDTop FDSorter FDCollator FDMB01 FDMB02 FDMB03 FDMB04 FDMB05
> Duplex/Duplexing: *None DuplexTumble DuplexNoTumble
> KCCollate/Job Settings: *None Temp0 Temp Perm VMBAdmin VMBUser01 VMBUser02 VMBUser03 VMBUser04 VMBUser05 VMBUser06 VMBUser07 VMBUser08 VMBUser09 VMBUser10 QuickCopy ProofHold JobStorage
> TraySwitch/Auto Tray Switch: *PrnDef
> KMVersion/PPD Version: *Default
> 

For the Windows boxes, you need to set the *default* paper size to A4.
You probably need admin rights (at least in WinXP) to modify the
default settings. Details how to avoid the possible pitfalls you may
see on the CUPS printing howto on 
http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/Database/Documentation

The better way is to first configure your PPD in CUPS and then use
cupsaddsmb to install the printers on the Win boxes. But be aware the
cupsaddsmb *must* conform to the cups version you use.

A 3rd alternate would be to set up an INF file based installation
folder (contact me off the NG for details).

Helge


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Helge Blischke
Softwareentwicklung

H.Blischke at acm.org