Re: [Sheflug] Mandrake 9.0 Printing Aggro

[Neil R Porter <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 2002-10-15 at 15:47, Steve Tickle wrote:
> On Tuesday 15 October 2002 3:26 pm, James Wallbank wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I'm having problems setting up printing under the (otherwise very
> > impressive) Mandrake 9.0.
> >
> > Oh, and before you ask, let me just get this straight. I don't
> > understand printing! The Linux print system seems absurdly complex and
> > involved to me... if someone can explain it to me in words that even I
> > can understand, then that would be great!
> >
> > Here's what I've done on my "problem" Mandrake 9.0 box...
> >
> > (1) I've set the print queue up using the CUPS interface
> > http://localhost:631 as a remote LPD:
> >
> > lpd://192.168.1.49/lp
> >
> > (2) I've used the same printer Type as I did under Mandrake 8.2:
> >
> > HP LaserJet III Series CUPS+GIMP-print v4.2.0 (en)
> >
> > (3) I've doctored /etc/hosts and /etc/hosts.lpd on the remote host
> > 192.168.1.49 to be aware of the new client, and accept print jobs.
> >
> > (4) I've set the BrowseInterval on the client to 0 (which sorts out
> > various complexities with CUPS seeing every print client as a print
> > server...)
> >
> > (5) In short, I *think* I've done absolutely everything that I'd
> > normally do with a Mandrake 8.2 client.
> >
> > But when I try to print I get the message:
> >
> > "Remote host did not accept control file (115)"
> >
> > Have you any idea what's going on here? I'm beginning to suspect that
> > I've left out some completely obvious step... or have I?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help,
> >
> Well firstly let me say I'm no linux guru, nor am I a print guru. However, and 
> whether this is a red herring and completely of no use to you, I recently 
> tried to set up printing under CUPs on several SuSE 8.0 bxes, using YaST.
> 
> The bottom line was that I could print locally but couldn't get the boxes to 
> "share" their printers with other boxes. I finally gave up in disgust and 
> re-installed BSD printing, suspecting that CUPS is in some way fubar in this 
> respect.
> 
> Others may tell you differently.

I will be among their number then.  I setup my server to also act as a
print server using Mandrake 8.2 and CUPS.  Can't recall exactly what I
did now, so it must have been straight forward.  All my machines
(Mandrake/RH/WinXP) can simply add the 'network printer' connected
locally to my server and print on it no problems whatsoever.

Sorry I can't be of any specific help.  Although if their are any
settings in any files that I can share to help just let me know.

Neil

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