Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[mpierrat25]

@guerry

unziping is OK however I suppose, I have to execute the file cupswrapperMFC210C-1.0.2

if I try that I got a bad interpreter error
if I try sh cups.... I got an exit(0)

in fact the script is supposed to use /bin/csh

what can we do?

mpierrat25

[gerry]

Sorry- you are beyond anything that I know about. I'll probably get expelled from the forum for this- but it might be easier with a Debian based distro, so that installing your driver just comes naturally.

Gerry

[mpierrat25]

@gerry,

Do not mind, the script problem is now fixed. I needed unrpm and csh to
install properly. see :


http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=31949


Now that I'm sure the cups print correctly, I will work on smb.

To be follows

[gerry]

Just in case anyone with Puppy 3.01 feels like trying it- don't. Easy problem: smbspool is in /usr/bin/, not /opt/samba/bin.

Insuperable problem (for my expertise) is that cups keeps asking for authentication, and never gets as far as printing anything. This is the version of cups that needs a password to do anything- someone on another thread asked why BK changed back to an older cups for 4.0- maybe this is why??

Gerry

[Béèm]

Pretty complicated as procedure. Didn't imagine this.
But a question tho.
My XP printer is defined as shared.
When I look for shares with pnethood for shares on my XP machine, it finds the printer as print$. I can mount that printer. And a directory is made containing exe's end dll's in subdirectories.

Can the printer be addressed through this way?

If not, and seeing this thread, it looks to me it's simpler to unplug the printer from the desktop (MD8818) and plug it into the laptop (USB connection) and define the printer in CUPS. Well in my case maybe.
(P.S. wanted to upload a picture, but got a msg max filesize is reached. Have to sort that out first)

[gerry]

Well, I'm giving up! It worked fine when I set it up a month ago, but then, after a couple of weeks, suddenly stopped. I think I've checked just about everything, and it won't work. What changed, I can't imagine, but it's at the Puppy end, not Windows, as I have the same setup with Debian, and that still works.

Gerry

EDIT: my problem has morphed into one that has plagued me through all versions of Puppy: my printer is not supported by Gutenprint, so I use a driver from Canon. When I first tried Dingo, the problem had gone away- my printer worked. Now, something happened, and it doesn't.

Ah well...

What I have found out is that the full URI for a samba printer should be:

smb://user-name-on-windows:password@workgroup/network-name-of-windows-pc/shared-printer-name

[gerry]

Go to topic t=32508 for how to do it in Puppy 301.

Gerry

[Phoebe's_Dad]

What if I don't see "Windows Printer Via Samba" despite 'following orders'?

[rcrsn51]

Here are some things to check.

1. What version of Puppy are you using?

2. Go into the folder /usr/lib/cups/backend. Do you see an icon named "smb" with an arrow on it? Is it a shortcut to the file /opt/samba/bin/smbspool?

3. Run the CUPS admin interface. Start adding a new printer. Under Device, scroll down to the very bottom of the list. Is "Windows Printer via Samba" there?

[Phoebe's_Dad]

[shri]

Hi rcrsn51
I am tring to install windows share printer from puppy.i tried all instrution as per your command.
I am sucessefully installed windows share printer in minisys.
But when i am tring to installing windows share printer in pcpuppyos using kernal (Linux pcpuppyos 2.6.21.7 #1 Sun Sep 9 02:29:54 GMT-8 2007 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.26GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux)
The printer was set when i click on (Printer Test Page) its give me an error ("/usr/lib/cups/backend/smb failed")
why should happend whether i am doing wrong or any other else.
plese give me solution of it for windos shared printing.
thanks
shri

[cptncatholic]

Phoebe's Dad:

If you're not seeing the smb icon in /usr/lib/cups/backend , then SAMBA won't be included in the Device list in cups. Just fixed that myself.

So, open up ROX, navigate to /usr/lib/cups/backend, right-click on some whitespace in that directory, choose "Window" and then "Terminal Here" from the submenu.

Type: ln -s /opt/samba/bin/smbspool smb

An icon for 'smb' with an arrow on it should appear in the ROX window. If it doesn't, then /opt/samba/bin/smbspool may not exist. We'll have to fix that.

If you have the 'smb' icon, then go back to the terminal window and type:

/etc/init.d/cups restart

then type exit.

If you have the CUPS manager open already, close it and re-open it using the wizard. "Windows Printing using SAMBA" should be listed as the *last* option in the device list...

Keep us posted


Okay now, I have a problem of my own, and it's the same one exProphecy had.

[gerry]

Have you tried turning off ALL firewalls on your Windows machine?

Gerry

[stevetimar]

I start puppy 4.00 with a boot disk and then switch to a multisession disk at the boot prompt.
I can connect my Brother HL-2040 printer to a usb port and it works fine. I've tried several different ways when it is connected to a windows print server.
I followed the instructions of rcrsn51 posted on May 8,2008 regarding "Windows Printer via Samba."
When I click print test page nothing happens. I click the printer name and Cups states: (Printer State:stopped, accepting jobs,
Device URI:SMB//LK97EA63/Brother HL-2040 series)
Each time I click start printer and print test page, I get this same result.
Is my device uri incorrect? LK97EA63 is the print server connected to the router. The printer name is as it is listed under properties in windows.
I won't want to have to connect the printer to a usb port every time I boot puppy. Any suffestions would be appreciated.

[gerry]

Have you checked the "share" tab of the printer properties? On my windows machine the printer's "sharename" is different from its installed name (ie, the name under its icon).

Gerry