Here i go again, Linux what flavour?

[LeperousDust]

Basically see where i go wrong (a lot) and avoid that. Yeah sure, it'll all be in here probably anyways! As and when (all the time) i need the help!

[Stan_Lite]

Originally Posted by LeperousDust

Basically see where i go wrong (a lot) and avoid that.

I would never even dream about saying something like that

Thanks dude. I've set up a few Ubuntu rigs and am forcing myself to use the Ubuntu laptop at work so that I learn so I know the basics but some tips about raid set-ups and Samba and the like would be useful.

[LeperousDust]

Asking me for tips is like the blind leading the blind, but you can sure learn from my horrendous mistakes.... I may have a go tonight depending on if i go out or not haha

[Mark]

You do know I'm (semi)-blind, don't you? This could get interesting.

[Stan_Lite]

Originally Posted by Mark

You do know I'm (semi)-blind, don't you? This could get interesting.

The (semi) blind leading the blind leading the blind - as it were

Could indeed be interesting

[LeperousDust]

Do no browse two threads at once
Reposted:
Sharing folders is a little trickier than windows, since i've got to add my windows username and password too. I found this works:

for password protected shares, you will have to add both the ubuntu username, and the username for the computer you want to connect with. (password protected shares in windows work the same way).

to add yourself as a samba user:
Code:
sudo smbpasswd -L -a ubuntu_username
sudo smbpasswd -L -e ubuntu_username
to add your remote computer as a samba user:
Code:
sudo useradd -s /bin/true windows_user
sudo smbpasswd -L -a windows_user
sudo smbpasswd -L -e windows_user

*where "ubuntu_username" and "windows_user" need to be replaced with your actual usernames for the respective machines.

but I can't install the printer (major reason we need this PC) the printer isn't in the database, its an PiXMA iP1500, and i can't find a "PPD" file anywhere so far, checked the canon website just in case, they've got stuff for SuSE but nothing else. Am i bummed? I want *decent* printer support...

//Edit: Things are kinda different now anyways, spent the last hour installing the printer, it's seen by ubuntu now, and i managed to get the drivers converted with alien via the wiki but i although the printer "prints" its confused, doesn't actually print ink, and completes jobs when it doesn't even do anything so the drivers are on some kind of drugs. Nevermind that, i can see my folder and printer (woohoo!) from my windows laptop, i can copy files accross and edit etc... all good good, but i can't use the printer, or at least i don't think i can send jobs accross notepad isn't liking it, status is access denied unable to access (cheer notepad) but that doesnt matter cause even if i *could* send a job, at present best effort would be a blank page with what the printer though was ink...

I know the ink is low but not empty because i was only just using it on windows to be certain i may plug it into my lappy in a bit though...

Sooooo any ideas?

//Edit: i feel generally its one step forward two back, i was so impressed i managed to get an unsupported printer working and managed to share it, but now i'm thrown no actual ink, nor access to print via samba or whatever...

[Mark]

Quickest way to fix the access denied, find and edit the smb.conf file (should be in /etc/samba), and look for the [printers] section. Here's my (working) configuration...

# NOTE: If you have a CUPS print system there is no need to
# specifically define each individual printer.
# You must configure the samba printers with the appropriate Windows
# drivers on your Windows clients. On the Samba server no filtering is
# done. If you wish that the server provides the driver and the clients
# send PostScript ("Generic PostScript Printer" under Windows), you have
# to swap the 'print command' line below with the commented one.
[printers]
   comment = All Printers
   path = /var/spool/samba
   browseable = no
# to allow user 'guest account' to print.
   guest ok = yes
   writable = no
   printable = yes
   create mode = 0700
# =====================================
# print command: see above for details.
# =====================================
   print command = lpr -P %p -o raw %s -r   # using client side printer drivers.
;   print command = lpr -P %p %s # using cups own drivers (use generic PostScrip
t on clients).
# The following two commands are the samba defaults for printing=cups
# change them only if you need different options:
;   lpq command = lpq -P %p
;   lprm command = cancel %p-%j

You can get Samba to store the printer drivers too, but let's keep that for some other time (if you even need to do it, which is doubtful).

[LeperousDust]

Right, after more arsing around it's printing locally, which is great, as long as it stays like this. I'm happy with that, i'll give your advice a shout sometime soon Mark and get it shared proeprly over the network with samba. Then i need to set it so it defaults into greyscale but can be over ridden via windows drivers to colour (I don't see this happening but i wont nay say yet )

[Mark]

Depends on how the driver works. I'd say that with the configuration above there's a good chance it'll work.

[LeperousDust]

Cool sounds good, ive got some free time tonight, so i may give this a go soon