one printer ok, other one no output
 

Running a RH9 server with samba shares. All the networking seems to be fine. My test XP workstations access the shares fine and can see and connect to the shared printers on the linux box. The default printer (for testing) is an epson fx880 which works fine locally and from the xp workstations. My problem is, I have added a second printer, a usb connected epson sp820. It prints fine from the linux box, but the xp machines can't print to it. They ACT like they're printing, but no print job ever appears, and nothing ever prints. However, no errors are displayed. I installed a third printer on the same usb connection, an epson sp7600. It test prints fine from the linux computer, but again, no print job from the xp machines.
My printers are setup in samba.conf as follows:

[SP7600];tests ok, won't print from windows, no errors returned
printer = sp7600
comment = Epson SP 7600
path = /var/spool/samba
guest ok = yes
print ok = yes
use client driver = yes
[SP820];tests ok, won't print from windows, no errors returned
printer = sp820
comment = Epson SP 820
path = /var/spool/samba
guest ok = yes
print ok = yes
use client driver = yes
[FX880];test prints ok, prints fine from windows
printer = ep880
comment = Epson FX 880
path = /var/spool/samba
guest ok = yes
print ok = yes
use client driver = yes

This is a section of my printers.conf

<DefaultPrinter ep880>
Info Created by redhat-config-printer 0.6.x
DeviceURI parallel:/dev/lp0
Location Epson FX880
State Idle
Accepting Yes
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
</Printer>
<Printer sp820>
Info Created by redhat-config-printer 0.6.x
DeviceURI usb:/dev/usb/lp0
Location Stylus Photo 820
State Idle
Accepting Yes
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
</Printer>
<Printer sp7600>
Info Created by redhat-config-printer 0.6.x
DeviceURI usb:/dev/usb/lp0
Location Stylus Pro 7600
State Idle
Accepting Yes
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
</Printer>

Has anyone seen/experienced this? Thanks for your help!!

Jack

Did you install the epson drivers on the XP machines?

Yes. I'm not aware that you can print in windows without drivers, maybe I'm missing something.

Have a look at this howto http://www.start-linux.com/articles/article_184.php

Thanks anyway. I finally found the problem. Somehow cups was not accepting raw input, set it back to accept raw, and all is well.