Hi... I got this new server at work that I have to get 100% up and running by tomorrow. It's running Samba 2.2.1a on SuSE 7.3 Pro It's supposed to be VPN - File and Printer Server The printers are: One OCE 700C / CS90 color copier and One OCE 3165 And there is only one problem left. I can install the printer drivers for Win9x & NT on the samba server. But I can't figure out how to install Win2000/XP drivers. When trying to use a Win2k pro client to install the drivers it just complains about the driver not being compatible with my windows version when I press ok in the "Additional Drivers" requester. After selecting Win2000 driver for installation but BEFORE I get any file requester. Do I need another directory below print$ for the win2000 driver?? Hope somebody can help me here.. -Arve Emil Myr?s NOrWAY
Gerald (Jerry) Carter
2001-Nov-28 08:20 UTC
Problem with printer driver sharing Win2k klients.
On Wed, 28 Nov 2001, Arve Emil Myr?s wrote:> Hi... > I got this new server at work that I have to get 100% up and running by > tomorrow. > It's running Samba 2.2.1a on SuSE 7.3 Pro > It's supposed to be VPN - File and Printer Server > The printers are: > One OCE 700C / CS90 color copier and One OCE 3165 > And there is only one problem left. > I can install the printer drivers for Win9x & NT on the samba server. > But I can't figure out how to install Win2000/XP drivers. > When trying to use a Win2k pro client to install the drivers it just > complains about the driver not being compatible with my windows version > when I press ok in the "Additional Drivers" requester. After selecting > Win2000 driver for installation but BEFORE I get any file requester.I would suggest getting the WIN2K client ot use the NT drivers. Debugging printer driver remote installation problems is a full time job. But if you are really interested, start by trying to install the driver from a win2k client onto another win2k server (win2k prof is fine) remotely.> > Do I need another directory below print$ for the win2000 driver??No. Win2k drivers are stored in [print$]/W32X86/3. chau, jerry --------------------------------------------------------------------- www.samba.org SAMBA Team jerry_at_samba.org www.plainjoe.org jerry_at_plainjoe.org http://www.hp.com Hewlett-Packard gerald_carter_at_hp.com --"I never saved anything for the swim back." Ethan Hawk in Gattaca--
-> On Wed, 28 Nov 2001, Arve Emil Myr?s wrote: -> -> > Hi... -> > I got this new server at work that I have to get 100% up and running by -> > tomorrow. -> > It's running Samba 2.2.1a on SuSE 7.3 Pro -> > It's supposed to be VPN - File and Printer Server -> > The printers are: -> > One OCE 700C / CS90 color copier and One OCE 3165 -> > And there is only one problem left. -> > I can install the printer drivers for Win9x & NT on the samba server. -> > But I can't figure out how to install Win2000/XP drivers. -> > When trying to use a Win2k pro client to install the drivers it just -> > complains about the driver not being compatible with my windows version -> > when I press ok in the "Additional Drivers" requester. After selecting -> > Win2000 driver for installation but BEFORE I get any file requester. -> -> I would suggest getting the WIN2K client ot use the NT drivers. -> Debugging printer driver remote installation problems is a full -> time job. -> -> But if you are really interested, start by trying to install the driver -> from a win2k client onto another win2k server (win2k prof is fine) -> remotely. -> -> -> > -> > Do I need another directory below print$ for the win2000 driver?? -> -> No. Win2k drivers are stored in [print$]/W32X86/3. -> -> -> -> -> -> -> chau, jerry I am happy this identical problem, with these adjustments-- Samba 2.2.2 on Solaris 7. The printer driver in question is HP 4550DN. I installed successfully about five other drivers, but they were Win9X versions..the only one that won't install is the Win2k one. Jerry--are you saying that this is a configuration issue rather than a problem with Samba itself? Just checking...I was unclear. Thanks, Bunny Pfau --- Bunny Pfau National Center for Atmospheric Research bunny@ucar.edu High Altitude Observatory Boulder, CO