Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 17:24:02 -0700 From: aksis <aksis@idea-anvil.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Printing to a Win XP LPD Server from FreeBSD 5.4 Message-ID: <200509201724.04001.aksis@idea-anvil.net>
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Hi,
I am having a problem printing to a WinXP (home edition) LPD Server. The
command:
lptest | lpr -P lp-test
print's to the printer successfuly.
lpr -P lp test.ps
doesn't print anything, but it is sending to the server (see below).
I have tried cups. I have the exact ppd file (ML-1740spl2.ppd)
for the samsung ML-1740 printer, and on the web admin page it shows the
printer is idle and accepting jobs, the jobs get sent, and it even sounds
like its getting ready to print...... yet nothing gets printed. :-(
Also kprint (the goal of the whole thing) won't print anything, not even using
the working 'lp-test' printcap entry. Nor do any of the "test printer" pages
get printed, though they are getting spooled on the XP server.
I spent 20+ hours yesterday trying to get this working, but am in need of some
guidance on this.
Is anyone successfuly printing to a XP LPD server?
No I can't hang the printer off the freebsd box. I wish....
Here is the system info (if more is need let me know):
FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE-p7 #1: Fri Sep 16 21:17:44 MST 2005
#################### /etc/printcap ##################
# APS1_BEGIN:printer1
# - don't delete start label for apsfilter printer1
# - no other printer defines between BEGIN and END LABEL
lp|PSgs;r=600x600;q=high;c=gray;p=letter;m=auto:\
:lp=:\
:rm=10.0.0.80:\
:rp=printer:\
:if=/usr/local/etc/apsfilter/basedir/bin/apsfilter:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/lp/log:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/lp/acct:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:
# APS1_END - don't delete this
# working entry
lp-test:\
:sh:\
:rm=10.0.0.80:\
:rp=printer:\
:sd=/var/spool/output/10.0.0.80:\
:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:
############### command output ########################
[aksis@vaio.idea-anvil.net:~/Desktop]:$ lpr test.ps
[aksis@vaio.idea-anvil.net:~/Desktop]:$ lpq
vaio.idea-anvil.net: sending to 10.0.0.80
Rank Owner Job Files Total Size
1st aksis 15 test.ps 57293 bytes
Windows XP LPD Server
Printer \\10.0.0.80\printer
Owner Status Jobname Job-Id Size Pages Priority
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[aksis@vaio.idea-anvil.net:~/Desktop]:$ lpq
Windows XP LPD Server
Printer \\10.0.0.80\printer
Owner Status Jobname Job-Id Size Pages Priority
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
aksis (10.0 Printing test.ps 45 2663885 0 1
##################### end #############################
But nothing gets printed.
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