Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3261 mails)

[Rick Green <rtg@xxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 21 Apr 2001, Mark Daglish wrote:

> Tim,
> 
> > I'm having trouble getting my Laserjet 1100 (using the ljet4 driver) to
> > print a test page from Windows 95.  Printing from Linux is normal.  I am
> > using standard lpr, not lprng or cups.  I am using Samba 2.0.7.
> >
> > I got Windows to see the printer through the network, but it prints
> > gibberish.  Actually it doesn't print straight gibberish but the bytes
> > sent to the printer as ascii characters. I can recognize the text mixed
> > among the other characters.
> >
 What has worked for me, is to install the normal windows printer driver
on the windows machine.  Then set up samba to share the 'raw' print
queue.  That way the windows box generates the PCL, and all samba has to
do is pass it on, without any further filtering.

-- 
Rick Green

"I have the heart of a little child, and the brain of a genius.
   ... and I keep them in a jar under my bed"