[vox-tech] printer config: hp2100 on Red Hat 8 + samba

[bret bassemier]

redhat-config-printer is a text configuration tool. If
you don't have it on your system I belive the rpm is
of the same name.

I didn't see the driver for the hp2100M.  A google
search came up with a reference to using the laserjet
4 driver as working.

-bret
 
--- David Siedband <david@calteg.org> wrote:
> I'm moving a printer (hp2100M) from a RH5 server to
> one running RH8, to 
> be shared over samba with some windows boxes.  The
> workstations see the 
> printer, but when they print to it, I get pages of
> gibberish (text and 
> characters).
> 
> I copied the config from /etc/printcap on the RH5
> box to 
> /etc/printcap.local on the RH8 server.  It looks
> like this entry was 
> generated with Printtool.  This new server doesn't
> have X installed, is 
> there a command line equivalent to Printtool or is
> editing the config 
> files by hand the way to go?  I edited printcap and
> moved the contents 
> of /var/spool/lpd/lp0 to the RH8
> 
> Here is my entry from /etc/printcap.local
> 
> ##PRINTTOOL3## REMOTE POSTSCRIPT 1200X1200 letter {}
> PostScript Default 1
> lp0:\
>        :sd=/var/spool/samba/hp2100:\
>        :mx#0:\
>        ::\
>        :192.168.0.253:\
>        ::\
>        :/var/spool/lpd/lp0/filter:\
> 
> I thought this should show up in /etc/printcap
> verbatim, but the 
> following line is different
> 
>         :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp0
> 
> Here are the relevant parts of my
> /etc/samba/smb.conf
> 
> # Global Parameters
> [global]
>        workgroup = TEAM7
>        netbios name = epic
>        server string = The Server
>        max log size = 1200
>        timeserver = no
>        load printers = yes
>        printing = lprng
>        printcap name = /etc/printcap
>        logon script = logon.bat
>        domain logons = yes
>        os level = 65
>        domain master = yes
>        local master = yes
>        preferred master = yes
>        wins support = yes
>        create mask = 0777
>        force create mode = 0664
>        force directory mode = 0777
>        hosts allow = 192.168.0.
>        dos filetimes = yes
>        encrypt passwords = yes
> 
> [hp2100]
>        printable = yes
>        printer name = lp0
>        comment = HP LaserJet 2100M
>        print command = /usr/bin/lpr -r -Plp0 -h %s
>        browseable = yes
>        path = /var/spool/samba/hp2100
> 
> Thanks for any ideas on how to fix this.
> --
> David
> 
> 
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