Problems installing a Networked Windows SMB printer

[john.ennew]

Hello,

I am trying to add a networked printer to my Fedora Core 5 system using the printconf-gui utility. The printer is a HP LaserJet 5100.

I can specify the domain and add the login detials for the printer, but when I get to the end of the "Add a new Print Queue" wizard and click Finish, nothing happens. The last page of the wizard does not disappear. If I run the printcon-gui from the command line, the following messages appear in the terminal window:


[root@localhost ~]# printconf-gui
Domain=[MYDOM] OS=[Windows 5.0] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager]
Domain=[MYDOM] OS=[Windows 5.0] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/printconf/util/addQueue.py", line 559, in validate_type_page
if self.validate_smb_type ():
File "/usr/share/printconf/util/addQueue.py", line 776, in validate_smb_type
dict['GROUP'] = group
TypeError: object does not support item assignment
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/printconf/util/addQueue.py", line 1162, in prepare_finish_page
text += self.pull ()
File "/usr/share/printconf/util/addQueue.py", line 1210, in pull
text = self.pull_smb (data)
File "/usr/share/printconf/util/addQueue.py", line 1269, in pull_smb
if h.has_key('IP'):
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'has_key'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/printconf/util/addQueue.py", line 1304, in finish
driver, id = self.driver_tuple
AttributeError: addQueue instance has no attribute 'driver_tuple'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/printconf/util/addQueue.py", line 1304, in finish
driver, id = self.driver_tuple
AttributeError: addQueue instance has no attribute 'driver_tuple'


Any help is greatly appriciated.

Thanks,
John

[john.ennew]

Anyone know how to create whatever it is that comes out of the printconf-gui by hand?

[john.ennew]

I still can't do this, just in case someone new comes along :(

[joanie_abalone]

I still can't do this, just in case someone new comes along :(
I had the same problem at first. Just now fixed it.

- wrong way:

after selecting SMB queue type, and then double clicking on the either the windows domain name, or the samba workgroup name, or the printer hostname (forget which, and can't recreate now that it's been done right) the authentication window came up with the 'Server' field filled out with the windows domain name. i added 'Workgroup', 'Share', 'User name' & 'Password'. This authenticates, but then after selecting 'Finish', nothing happens.

- right way

same as above, but remove the domain name from 'Server' field ... the one item that fedora had provided. fedora linux is, after all, only privileged up to the workgroup level.

hope it helps