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On 10-11-18 11:03 AM, Bryan J. Maupin wrote:
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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">1. If to add a raw print
queue I simply need to not specify a PPD, what is the "-m raw"
option
of lpadmin for?<br>
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My guess is that supplying '-m raw' removes a PPD from a queue, if
one exists. You can create a queue without supplying a PPD, create
another one with '-m raw', and compare the two.<br>
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</font><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">2. How do I set
up
Windows printers to be able to print raw? The document I
mentioned (</font><a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/CUPS-printing.html#id2634124">http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/CUPS-printing.html#id2634124</a><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">)</font> says:<br>
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"In the <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> file <code
class="constant">[printers]</code> section add <a
moz-do-not-send="true" class="link"
href="http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/smb.conf.5.html#USECLIENTDRIVER"
target="_top">use client driver = Yes</a>"<br>
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However in my smb.conf file, I have this line commented out:<br>
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"; cups options = raw"<br>
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Which is correct?<br>
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I suggest you consult the man pages on 'use client driver' and 'cups
options = raw' options for smb.conf. Each have a different
purpose. As I said, if you create a cups queue without a PPD (or
specify '-m raw') then the "cups options = raw" in smb.conf is no
longer necessary.<br>
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3. The above approaches to raw printing via Samba seem to be all
or
nothing. Is it possible for me to set up some print queues so
that
Windows will use the CUPS drivers and others so that Windows will
use
standard print drivers (raw)?<br>
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Consulting the man page for smb.conf will show that 'use client
driver' and 'cups options' can be set per (printer) share. It is
not all or nothing. <br>
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afaik, if you have a cups queue with a PPD then that job will be
filtered. A job that passes through a cups queue without a PPD will
print raw.<br>
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