samba - Mar 2001 - IMPRINTS: mkprintpkg.pl unable to expand microsoft cab file

Jerry,

Perhaps you could help me with a problem building a Samba print package.
I've downloaded the drivers files I need from HP. I run the appropriate
mkprintpkg.pl command, but it dies with the following output:
	[root@tux designjet]# /usr/local/imprints/bin/mkprintpkg.pl
--name="hp1050c" --version=1.00  
	--display-name="HP   DesignJet 1050c" -d "HP DesignJet 1050C by
HP"
pl132en.exe
	Package: hp1050c-1.00.tar.gz
	Display Name: HP DesignJet 1050c

	Using archive pl132en.exe for files.
	Using file OEMSETUP.INF for INF information.
	Architecture: Windows NT X86 (detected from INF)
	Manufacturer: HP (detected from INF)
	Model: HP DesignJet 1050C by HP
	magic1 = 4643534d
	/tmp/file4TJ9Cj/hpltcol1.ex_: not a MS-compressed file
	ERROR: Unable to expand `/tmp/file4TJ9Cj/hpltcol1.ex_' to package.

The "magic1 = 4643534d" was some debugging output I added. If I expand
pl132.exe to a directory and do a "file hpltcol1.ex_" it appears to be
a
"Microsoft CAB file". 

Errol Fouquet - UNIX SysAdmin
Minerals Management Service, DOI
1201 Elmwood Park Blvd.
New Orleans,  LA  70123
Phone: (504) 736-3255
Fax:   (504) 736-2464
email: errol.fouquet@mms.gov
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-----Original Message-----
From: Gerald Carter [mailto:gcarter@valinux.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 9:08 AM
To: Fouquet, Errol
Cc: 'Jeremy Allison'; 'samba-ntdom'; 'samba'
Subject: Re: Samba 2.2 print driver setup


On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Fouquet, Errol wrote:
> Will there be any methodology available in 2.2 for installing print
> drivers without browsing to the PRINT$ share from a W2K/NT box? I've
> got about 180 printers (at least 30 different models) shared and I'm
> encountering some difficulties in installing drivers.
You can automate print driver installs using smbclient and 
rpcclient.  See http://imprints.sourceforge.net for examples.  
The installation client here is simply a perl script wrapper 
for [smb|rpc]client.  

I'm also planning on working on a setdriver command for 
rpcclient to set the printer driver for an existing printer
(using a previously installed driver).  

However, as of yet I have not designed an automated way of
migrating printers.def into the new setup for 2.2.





Cheers, jerry
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On Tue, 27 Mar 2001 14:14:03 "Fouquet, Errol"
wrote:
>
> Perhaps you could help me with a problem building a 
> Samba print package. I've downloaded the drivers files I 
> need from HP. I run the appropriate mkprintpkg.pl command, 
> but it dies with the following output:
Can you send me a copy of these drivers?
> The "magic1 = 4643534d" was some debugging output I added. 
> If I expand pl132.exe to a directory and do a "file 
> hpltcol1.ex_" it appears to be a "Microsoft CAB file". 
This would be a good guess.

btw...I've added a 'setdriver' command to rpcclient so you
can add a driver once and then lop over a list to set the
driver for installed printers.  It's a little rough around 
the edges right now.  I think it corrupts the comment field
currently :)

You'll need to grab the latest SAMBA_2_2 CVS code.  Also
see the updated .../docs/htmldocs/printer_driver2.html





Cheers, jerry
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On Thu, 29 Mar 2001 10:15:15 "Fouquet, Errol"
wrote:
>
> Here's a copy of the driver file from HP. It's for the 
> DesignJet series (W2K/NT).
Ooopss..  I meant to send it to me personally.  Not the list :-)
Sorry everyone.

Tim, I thought the list would reject large attachments.
> Also, the "setdriver" command you mention, is that only 
> available in the current CVS version?
Yes.  And there are some memory leaks in rpcclient I need 
to clean up.  But you should be able to use it for testing.





Cheers, jerry
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