samba printing to hplaserjet

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From: "Brian K. White" <linut@squonk.net>
Subject: Re: Samba and HP Laserjet III's
References: <slrn94fe2c.bmu.dpuryear@localhost.localdomain> <3A487CB1.4A544942@aplawrence.com> <slrn94qpa6.12l.dpuryear@localhost.localdomain> <G6E166.G7F@wjv.com> <slrn96bpbd.187.dpuryear@localhost.localdomain> 
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 21:04:01 GMT

Dustin Puryear wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 30 Dec 2000 15:46:54 GMT, Bill Vermillion <bill@wjv.com> wrote:
> >>My question: if the "dumb" print filter doesn't add or remove any
> >>formatting codes to the print job why is this not working?
> >
> >How about using the HP Laserjet III 'filter' and use the -o raw
> >option?   Since you say it's a graphics printing problem, that's
> >what you typically use  'raw' for.
> 
> I am not sure how to do this. I ran 'scoadmin printer' and didn't see the
> option to use "raw" printing. I also viewed /etc/printcap and viewed it's
> manpage for any OSR5-specific extensions.

all you do in scoadmin is select the model "HPLaserJet" (or whatever other
model you see there that you want to try out)

to use the "-oraw" (not "raw", and not "-raw", do not presume we made
typos until you try it exactly as stated and it doesn't work) in smb.conf
where it says "lp <some stuff>" insert "-oraw" into the <some stuff>

here is a sample from my smb.conf on my linux box...
[global]
        ...
        print command = lpr -r -P%p %s
        ...

here is the equivalent for osr5
[global]
        ...
        print command = lp -d%p -oraw %s
        ...


note 2 things:
 this print command can be added to to indavidual shares sections too, so
you can have something like:

[NEC P1200]
        comment = NEC PinWriter P1200
        path = /var/spool/samba
        writeable = Yes
        guest ok = Yes
        printable = Yes
        printer = nec
        print command = lp -d%p -oraw,nff,b,12cpi,lq %s

 and also the "print command =" line doesn't even show up by default
anywhere in smb.conf in some cases unless you want to modify it from it's
default behaviour.


I highly recommend enabling swat.
I've already regurgitated enough stuff that you could have read for
yourself by typing in "samba configuration" into any search engine, so I
leave it to you to do that and find out how one enables and uses swat.

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