Fedora 16: How to add a Samba-networkprinter

input · #1 8th December 2011, 06:56 PM

In Fedora 14 there was an option in system-config-printer for the device Samba.
But in Fedora 16 there is no such device.

Have someone any ideas

Thanks

Dutchy · #2 8th December 2011, 11:53 PM

I configured mine with this option, or I believe so, so the option to use a samba network printer is certainly there, or do you mean something else by Samba device?

input · #3 9th December 2011, 11:16 AM

Thanks for the reply. But I do not have the option Samba in system-config-printer.
Do you use Fedora 16 ?

EFakles · #4 9th December 2011, 12:56 PM

I'm using F16 and have the menu entry for adding printer with samba in system-config-printer.

Are all the samba services running (nmb, smb) running? Have you installed all required samba packages? My guess is the 'samba-client' package is missing.

CronoCloud · #5 9th December 2011, 01:30 PM

There's been a few threads here that mention that even if you had samba enabled in F15, if you upgrade as a precaution, F16 turns it off. so do a:

systemctl enable smb.service nmb.service

systemctl restart cups.service

as root and that should do the trick.

CronoCloud

input · #6 9th December 2011, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EFakles

I'm using F16 and have the menu entry for adding printer with samba in system-config-printer.

Are all the samba services running (nmb, smb) running? Have you installed all required samba packages? My guess is the 'samba-client' package is missing.

Thanks, Sambaclient was missing. But when I select MYGROUP to browse in the window the windows is disappear.

EFakles · #7 9th December 2011, 02:19 PM

Well, on my system the system-config-printer also crashes, if i start to 'browse' my network.

The logfiles shows "system-config-p[6628]: segfault ... in libsmbclient.so.0", which is maybe related to a bug described in https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=754525

I hope an update of the package will fix the issue.

Have you tried the 'printer setup' from 'System Settings' instead of system-settings-printer?

input · #8 9th December 2011, 03:13 PM

Thanks for the reply.
Is there already a patch for ?

flyingfsck · #9 9th December 2011, 04:43 PM

Well, Samba doesn't really have to have anything to do with printing, since CUPS is sufficient.

Just use the system-config-printer wizard and point it at the IP address and printer name.

EFakles · #10 9th December 2011, 05:30 PM

You're right, but using the samba option in the menu and browsing your network for printers still shouldn't crash

.

And don't forget to open the cups port 631 on the firewall.

input · #11 14th December 2011, 02:09 PM

Is there some news when the patch is coming out ?

Thanks

EFakles · #12 14th December 2011, 02:24 PM

Hi,
on the Fedora Update System (Bohdi) an new version is listed under Testing https://admin.fedoraproject.org/upda...ab237970ebab08

It lists the bug fix about crashing while browsing samba printers.

input · #13 14th December 2011, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EFakles

Hi,
on the Fedora Update System (Bohdi) an new version is listed under Testing https://admin.fedoraproject.org/upda...ab237970ebab08

It lists the bug fix about crashing while browsing samba printers.

Thanks very much. I tried to install /home/loek/Downloads/samba-3.6.1-77.fc16.src.rpm but is says:

Backend will not install a src rpm file. So how can I install an src.rpm.

EFakles · #14 14th December 2011, 04:37 PM

If you aren't patient enough

you could try
"sudo yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update samba* libsmbclient"

This also updates the other samba packages to the new version and solves possible dependencies.

Or just wait till the update is available in the normal update repository.