[ydl-gen] Problem sharing printer via Samba

[Derick Centeno]

Hi Matt:

Your question got me thinking and I realized that it's been a long  
while since I worked with this kind of detail.  So I found a link to  
a reference which provides the information which I felt was as  
complete as it should be.  There are links from there to other  
resources regarding Webmin, Cups, etc which should be useful in  
helping you spot your errors; that is, you'll see your errors as you  
go through the references.  Here's the link:

http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/1625.html

I have no use for Windows but even instructions for how to get it to  
see the same thing linux does is also included.

All the best...

On Jun 14, 2008, at 2:05 PM, Matt Smith wrote:

> I'm sorry if this is the wrong list.  Hopefully someone can help  
> me, or point me in the right direction.  I've used Linux/Unix for a  
> long time, but I'm rather new at administering one.  So you'll have  
> to forgive me if this comes across a bit newbie-ish.
>
> I have Samba sharing my hard drive, but I'm having a rather  
> difficult time sharing my HP PhotoSmart 7150, and I'm stuck.
>
> I was able to configure the printer via CUPS, print a test page and  
> all that just fine.
>
> I have verified that my printer shows up in my /etc/cups/ 
> printers.conf:
>
> [/etc/cups]
> # more printers.conf
> # Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.2.8
> # Written by cupsd on 2008-06-07 20:55
> <DefaultPrinter hp_photosmart_7150>
> Info hp photosmart 7150
> Location Local Printer
> DeviceURI hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/ 
> usb_device_ffffffff_ffffffff_noserial_printer_MY2693229
> S2F
> State Idle
> StateTime 1212891471
> Accepting Yes
> Shared Yes
> JobSheets none none
> QuotaPeriod 0
> PageLimit 0
> KLimit 0
> OpPolicy default
> ErrorPolicy stop-printer
> </Printer>
> I added a printer section to my smb.conf:
>
> [global]
> workgroup = MSHOME
> server string = Matt's Server
> security = share
> hosts allow = 192.168.1. 127.
> load printers = yes
> printcap name = /etc/printcap
> printing = cups
> cups options = raw
> guest account = nobody
> log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
> max log size = 50
> passdb backend = tdbsam
> dns proxy = no
>
> [Pictures]
> comment = Pictures
> path = /home/share/pictures
> guest ok = yes
> writable = yes
> public = yes
> read only = no
>
> [Music]
> comment = Music
> path = /home/share/music
> guest ok = yes
> writable = yes
> public = yes
> read only = no
>
> [Temp]
> comment = Temporary stuff
> path = /home/share/Temp
> guest ok = yes
> writable = yes
> public = yes
> read only = no
>
> [printers]
> comment = All Printers
> path = /var/spool/samba
> printer admin = root
> browseable = no
> public = yes
> guest ok = yes
> writable = no
> printable = yes
> use client driver = yes
>
> Here's the versions of the relevant systems:
>
> # yum list installed | grep -i samba
> samba-client.ppc                         3.0.24-6.fc5            
> installed
> samba-common.ppc                         3.0.24-6.fc5            
> installed
> [/boot/etc]
> # yum list installed | grep -i cups
> cups.ppc                                 1:1.2.8-1               
> installed
> cups-libs.ppc                            1:1.2.8-1               
> installed
> hal-cups-utils.ppc                       0.5.5-1.2.fc5.2         
> installed
> libgnomecups.ppc                         0.2.2-3.2.1             
> installed
> I have restarted Samba (/etc/init.d/smb restart), but I can't see  
> the printer listed when I try to browse to it from my Windows XP  
> box.  I even tried connecting to it directly from Windows by using \ 
> \hostname\hp_photosmart_7150, but it still can't find it.
>
> As a side note, when I configured the printer via CUPS, I had 4  
> variants to add, and I just selected the first one.  The other 3  
> show up as "hp photosmart 7150 USB #1", "HP photosmart 7150 USB  
> MY2693229S2F HPLIP", and "HPLIP Fax".  What is that all about?
>
> Thanks for any help you can give me in advance.
>
> - Matt
>
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