Re: lpd/samba printing with usb

["Jeremy C. Reed" <reed%reedmedia.net@localhost>]

On Fri, 17 Jan 2014, pierre-philipp braun wrote:

> When I try to print a job from a windows client, with the printer 
> configured and looking good, the printer spins on however nothing 
> happens, the jobs stays in the queue (saying it is still printing), no 
> page comes out and there is no log in /var/log/lpd-errs.  I can also 
> see the waiting jobs with lpq from the lpd and samba server,

Have you been able to print successfully to your Samsung SCX-4200 
printer via ulpt0 directly (without using samba)?

I think it uses a proprietary format. Some open source driver is at 
http://splix.ap2c.org/  but for CUPS. I didn't look at it, but maybe you 
can make that work so you can test locally.

Anyways, I have had ongoing problems trying to print via some ulpt0 
printers. There are a few threads about it.  I do have good success 
using a Brother HL 5150D Postscript printer over ulpt0 using lpd for 
several years now.  You may find that using a printer with a 
non-proprietary format may be easier.