Error Printing with CUPS and new printer

[the-hogg]

I consider myself a moderate linux user...hehe. I have been running ubuntu server 8.04.1 for a while. It is a web server, samba server, and cups server.

I have successfully installed and printed through a cups-server before. All the pc's on my network can print to it, even my Dell laptop (Vista 32-bit) via wireless. Printer was an Epson Stylus CX 3800.

My printer broke and I just bought an Epson Stylus NX 400. I cannot print from my Dell laptop anymore (using Vista 32-bit).

I got all my other pc's working correctly on the new printer.
I can access the cups web interface from my laptop.
I can print a test page from the cups web page from my laptop.
Vista can "see" and connect to the new printer from my laptop.
But I cannnot print a test page from the printer area from the laptop and I cannot print any document from the laptop.


I know the terminal fairly well. But I am stumped. I am doing something wrong or I don't have a driver correctly installed or something.

Any ideas? I would appreciate the help.

[Thirtysixway]

It looks like an issue with vista, possibly drivers for the new printer. Try re adding the printer on your vista machine. Also try looking online for vista-specific drivers.

This could be one of the driver issues that vista is famous for.

[the-hogg]

Thanks for the feedback ThirtySix. I have tried to install from scratch a couple of times. My gut is that it is a driver issue.

For clarification - I installed drivers on my Vista laptop that were appropriate for the printer...plus I have the installation CD.

However, should I try to install Vista drivers in CUPS or on the server itself? Seems like I have read about people doing that somehow.

Thanks again for the reply.

[Thirtysixway]

However, should I try to install Vista drivers in CUPS or on the server itself? Seems like I have read about people doing that somehow.


If you can find info on it you can try. I've never heard of doing that though.