[cups] Unable to select a workstation printer driver for network raw printer

Fri Aug 8 02:11:20 PDT 2014

Hi Gene,

here is the printers.conf file on my workstation:

# Printer configuration file for CUPS 
v1.7.2 

# Written by 
cupsd 

# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE WHEN CUPSD IS 
RUNNING 

<DefaultPrinter 
Dell-Color-Laser-1320c> 

UUID 
urn:uuid:9686509f-b1ef-3f4c-4532-9ef49c8ecc4c 

AuthInfoRequired 
none 

Info Dell Color Laser 
1320c 

Location 
192.168.0.100 

DeviceURI 
ipp://192.168.0.100:631/printers/Dell_Color_Laser_1320c 

PPDTimeStamp 
* 

State 
Idle 

StateTime 
1407409902 

Type 
6 

Accepting 
Yes 

Shared 
No 

ColorManaged 
Yes 

JobSheets none 
none 

QuotaPeriod 
0 

PageLimit 
0 

KLimit 
0 

OpPolicy 
default 

ErrorPolicy 
retry-job 

Option cups-browsed 
true 

</Printer>

What I need to do is make this workstation use a PPD driver file when 
sending to this Samba printer. At the moment it sends raw data, so it 
fails to work.

John

At 00:59 08/08/2014, you wrote:
>On Thursday 07 August 2014 19:03:59 John Lawton did opine
>And Gene did reply:
> > Hi Gene,
> >
> > thanks for your reply. I don't know about FQDN access, but it seems
> > to me my current server setup must be fine as it has worked for
> > literally years with Windows XP and Windows 7 workstations and my
> > previous Kubuntu workstation.
> >
> > It's the new workstation that doesn't work with my network, (sadly
> > the old workstation linux SSD is unreadable so I can't copy the
> > settings).
> >
> > When I try and configure a printer on my local machine using the GUI
> > tool it autodetects the server raw printer and I think tries to
> > install a driver on the server, which doesn't work of course.
> >
> > John
>If the printer works on the server, it should Just Work(TM)
>
>I regularly print to either of the 2 printers connected to this box, so
>here is my local cupsd.conf:
>LogLevel warn
>SystemGroup lpadmin root your_login_name
>Group sys your_login_name
>User lp your_login_name
># Allow remote access
>Port 631
>Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock
># Enable printer sharing and shared printers.
>Browsing On <-this is defaulted to off
>
>There is more but the above line should be all you need to change.  From
>the looks of it, just that on all machines would seem to be sufficient as
>I just noted I don't have a client.conf on any of these machines.
>
>You might have to sudo to edit that
>
>I can see, and use both printers from either of the shops machines.  And I
>don't have an FQDN in use except in the individual machines /etc/hosts
>file.
>
>FWIW in the host file, localhost is confined to the usual 127.0.0.1
>address, all the machines have an identical hosts file that contains a
>several line listing in the form of:
>127.0.0.1       localhost
>192.168.xx.3    coyote.coyote.den       coyote
>192.168.xx.1    router.coyote.den       router
>192.168.xx.4    shop.coyote.den         shop
>192.168.xx.5    lathe.coyote.den        lathe
>192.168.xx.6    lappy.coyote.den        lappy
>
>where the xx is the local subnet in use.
>No ipv6 within 200 miles of me.
>
>
>No clue if this will help John, but it is working here with 3 boxes
>running 10.04.4 LTS.
>
> > At 22:56 07/08/2014, you wrote:
> > >On Thursday 07 August 2014 09:25:00 John Lawton did opine
> > >
> > >And Gene did reply:
> > > > I have a small office with a Linux server which has a USB printer
> > > > installed and a new workstation with a fresh install of Kubuntu
> > > > 14.04. The server is configured using Samba as a Windows printer
> > > > with a RAW driver. My Windows clients work fine using their local
> > > > printer driver for this printer (a Dell 1320c).
> > > >
> > > > The workstation detects the raw printer on my Linux server, calling
> > > > it a 'Remote Printer'
> > > > The problem is that the workstation Settings, Printer GUI tool,
> > > > Configure button won't allow a printer driver to be added when
> > > > using the Remote Printer on the server - the Driver selection is
> > > > greyed out.
> > > >
> > > > I have managed to install a suitable Linux printer driver on my
> > > > workstation which works if I test it by plugging the printer in as
> > > > a local USB printer.
> > > >
> > > > (BTW, I've tried using http://localhost:631 the local CUPS server
> > > > which doesn't help either, sending me off to the Linux server CUPS
> > > > server, aargh!).
> > > >
> > > > So how should I configure my workstation to use its driver PPD file
> > > > with the network printer? Currently it 'thinks' the network printer
> > > > has a driver on the server, but as it is a RAW printer, printing
> > > > fails.  A command line method might be required unless the GUI tool
> > > > functionality can be unlocked :)
> > > >
> > > > John
> > >
> > >You will need a client.conf file on the server that allows your
> > >workstations IP or FQDN access to that printer, and you will need to
> > >look at the local cups.conf and enable browsing, which will enable
> > >localhost:631 to find and use that printer.
>
>I now believe the above to be bogus.  It was required at one time, but
>apparently not any more.
>
>
>Cheers, Gene Heskett
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