If smbclient works w/the current user and password, then you should be able to print, or at least communicate w/the printer. When you connect to

http://localhost:631

does the smb option show up? It's probably the last one on the list. Another thing to check is during the walk thru of the cups configuration, you'll be asked for a "device uri" that should look some thing like this

smb://username:password@workgroup/server/printer

good luck.

but the problem is that when i try to use localhost:631, it opened up, but then when you do something like try to add a printer, it asks for a password, and when i put in root, and the root password, it says that it is incorrect.

thanks for your help

Try http://localhost:631/admin use root, and the root password. If that is still not working, try uninstalling, then reinstalling cups.
good luck.

nope that didnt work

thanks anyway

Are you certain that the root password is correct, capitol letters, etc.? ound this

here

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...+root+password

good luck.

i only have /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and even inside that only the line #SystemGroup lp exists.

thanks so much

Sorry it took so long to get back, I've been scouring the forums, and, the net for some answers. I believe we may find some here.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ight=suse+cups

http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2003/0...ichten-90.html

Hope that helps.
good luck.

okay i got localhost:631 to work
i tried to configure a printer with that, but it didn't work

thanks for all of your time

Okay, cups interface is working, see post 31 for the device uri. You're really close, hang in there. If you get past the device uri step and get to the device for printername step, you should see a drop down menu, at the bottom of this menu you should see windows printer via samba. If you don't see that then you don't have the backend. I'm sure I posted the link in this thread, but anyway, do this.

ln -s `which smbspool` /usr/lib/cups/backend/smb

Restart the cups server, and try configuring again. Stay w/me, we'll get it working.
good luck.

i know, i already tried the device uri and selected windows printer via samba

thanks for your help

Did you get to the Model/Driver for printername step? If so, did you get to the driver step? Tell me what is failing, post any errors, please post what exactly you used for the device uri. The more info you post, the easier it wil be for others and myself to troubleshoot. Are you certain you have the right driver, and, ppd file, in the proper locations? Does your printer show up in the list when you get to the driver step? We will get this working, I'm that determined.
good luck.

there were no errors or anything. i got through all of the steps for installing a printer. but when i try to print something, it says that it is printing, but when i go downstairs, the printer still isn't printing anything.
the uri that i used was smb://print:monsters@quox/aqua-q/zorex

thanks for your help

Rereading the thread, it seems as if your workgroup and machine names have changed judging from the output of smbclient. Please post the output of.

smbclient -L aqua-q

If that is the windows machine name. From an earlier post your workgroup name was.

xar

If that holds true, the uri you should be using would look more like this.

smb://username:password@xar/aqua-q/zorex

If quox, is the machine name of the linux box, it has no place in the uri. Equally important are the username and password. For each of those use your currently logged in usename and password. Don't give up.
good luck.

Dafty suggestion but it seems that you're so close and very patient and determind, but on my system when I set up to print and it doesn't, one thing I have to check is that I have set the Linux app to print using the right paper size i.e. A4 instead of Letter.

It's probably nothing to do with it but thats what happens on my big old HP laserjet 4si postcript beast.

Good Luck

the default size is already A4 and it doesn't work

my linux computer: xar
my windows computer: aqua-q
my workgroup: quox
my printer: zorex

this is the output of smbclient -L aqua-q

Password:
Domain=[AQUA-Q] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager]

Sharename Type Comment
--------- ---- -------
IPC$ IPC Remote IPC
print$ Disk Printer Drivers
SharedDocs Disk
zorex Printer HP DeskJet 722C
Domain=[AQUA-Q] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager]

Server Comment
--------- -------

Workgroup Master
--------- -------

(by the way i pressed the return key for the password)

thanks for your time