Hello all, Attempting to setup print server. OS: Ubuntu 14.04 Samba: 2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.3 Setup basic server following: https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Samba_as_a_print_server Works as expected (i.e. must manually specify driver when installing via Windows, but the share works). Setup point'n'click Windows drivers: https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Configuring_Point_n_Click_Automatic_Printer_Driver_Deployment Worked perfectly for drivers that could be selected from the pre-populated Windows menu. However, for any drivers which I try to install via "Have Disk", I get the error message: "The folder you specified doesn't contain a compatible software driver for your device. If the folder contains a driver, make sure it is designed to work with Windows for x64-based systems." I know the driver works because if I manually install the printer to a computer and use that driver, everything is peachy. Thinking foul play from Windows, I attempted to follow this: https://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/classicalprinting.html#id2627627 However, 'adddriver' is not provided in the current packaged version of samba (based on the age of the document, my guess is it has long since been deprecated). Anyone have insight on the matter or had better luck? Mike Ray
Marc Muehlfeld
2015-Jan-22 20:10 UTC
[Samba] CUPS Windows point'n'click driver installation
Hello Mike, Am 22.01.2015 um 20:11 schrieb Mike Ray:> However, for any drivers which I try to install via > "Have Disk", I get the error message: > > "The folder you specified doesn't contain a compatible > software driver for your device. If the folder contains > a driver, make sure it is designed to work with Windows > for x64-based systems."Let me check this. What driver are you using (vendor, model, platform, version)? Or better post a link to the download. Then I'll try this to reproduce in my test environment. Please also let us know, which OS/platform you've tried this on. Regards, Marc
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marc Muehlfeld" <mmuehlfeld at samba.org> > To: "Mike Ray" <mray at xes-inc.com>, samba at lists.samba.org > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 2:10:41 PM > Subject: Re: [Samba] CUPS Windows point'n'click driver installation > > Hello Mike, > > Am 22.01.2015 um 20:11 schrieb Mike Ray: > > However, for any drivers which I try to install via > > "Have Disk", I get the error message: > > > > "The folder you specified doesn't contain a compatible > > software driver for your device. If the folder contains > > a driver, make sure it is designed to work with Windows > > for x64-based systems." > > > Let me check this. What driver are you using (vendor, model, platform, > version)? Or better post a link to the download. Then I'll try this to > reproduce in my test environment. Please also let us know, which > OS/platform you've tried this on. > > Regards, > Marc > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/sambaThat failure has reproduced itself with 3 different print drivers, for the following: Lexmark cx510de, Lexmark ms510d, and Hewlett-Packard 5100 dtn. Links: cx510de: http://support.lexmark.com/index?locale=EN&page=product&userlocale=EN_US&productCode=LEXMARK_CX510&focusedTab=DOWNLOADS#1 ms510dn: http://support.lexmark.com/index?locale=EN&page=product&userlocale=EN_US&productCode=LEXMARK_MS510#1 hp5100dtn: http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/readIndex?sp4ts.oid=74342&swLangOid=8&swEnvOid=4063 (chose PCL6) Note that the Lexmark downloads are executables; however, when run, you have an option to just extract their contents, allowing you to get access to the driver without installing bloatware. I have tried to install the drivers using the "Print Management" snap-in available in Windows; I have tried from several different computers, all Windows 7 64-bit. As mentioned before, CUPS server is 14.04 running samba 2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.3 (installed via APT). It would take a little bit of time, but if you are so inclined, I could give you a disk image of the CUPS server -- send me an off list email and we can discuss that more. Thanks, Mike