XP + samba + CUPS = MESS

[Akemi Yagi]

On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:42:24 +0000, Anne Wilson wrote:

> I rarely, but occasionally, need to print from XP.  One printer is installed 
> on an FC4 box and serves two other FC boxes plus a dual-boot laptop.
> 
> Following Tim's instructions I used system-config-printer to install a raw 
> queue.  Now, if I print direct to the raw queue I get a basic, one-sided 
> print, with few options.  If I attempt to print to the other print-queues set 
> up, which XP can see, the file leaves the laptop and is somehow diverted to 
> the raw queue.  Unfortunately, unlike the direct print, it just sits there, 
> doing nothing and bunging up the works.

You might have already done this, but just in case... 
In /etc/cups/mimes.convs and /etc/cups/mimes.types, you may need to
uncomment the lines related to raw printing.

Akemi