Strange problem with cups

[Carlos Barros]

I was suspecting about this, but didnt tried..
I'll check it out!
Thanks

Carlos Barros

On 11/8/06, Alistair Crust <alistair at skegnessgrammar.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-11-07 at 16:15 -0200, Carlos Barros wrote:
> > PS: Sorry posting a Kubuntu question here, but I tried there and got no
> > response, and I think this issue can affect Ubuntu as well..
> >
> > Regards
> > -----
> >
> > HI all..
> > Yesterday I found out a very strange behavior in cups..
> > I have a kubuntu machine conected localy to a printer (okipage 4w).
> > It works just fine... Then, I have another machine (a notebook) running
> > kubuntu too, and I wanted to print using a remote cups server, located in the
> > first machine..
> > So, I edite /etc/cups/cups.d/ports.conf and changed it in order to cups listen
> > in my local network. In the notebook, I opened the printer wizard and selected
> > remove print server (CUPS/IPP), entered my server IP. Now, it showed me the
> > printer attached in my server, so I selected it, then selected the
> > correct driver.
> > Well, everything has gone well, but...
> > When I print something from the notebook, I get some strange lines printed,
> > looks like some printer commands, but not the page itself.
> > I made some tests using a mandriva as cups server, and get the same problem..
> > In my work, I have the same configuration (the print server is running madriva)
> > but the client is a slackware configured via cups web interface.. it
> > works like a
> > charm, but when I setup a kubuntu to print to the same printer, again
> > I get some
> > commands printed..
> > A interesting thing, is that if I use SMB to print, it works just fine!
> >
> > anyone got this problem??
> > regards
> >
> > Carlos Barros
> >
>
> When adding a remote printer you need to make sure that it uses the raw
> driver. I'm not sure how you do this with kubuntu.
>
> On my ubuntu box after typing the uri of the printer you specify the
> make and model of the printer, this is where you select raw (Make) and
> queue (Model).
>
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