samba - May 2002 - Adding Printer Drivers for existing Printers (Win2000, WinNT x86)

Hi List!

I've got a problem that I've read about on the web several times now,
regarding the uploading of printer drivers to the samba [print$] share.

When I try to set the printer driver for an existing printer (HP
LaserJet 6L enabled with CUPS) the W2K wizard let me select the driver
*.inf file but when finishing I get the well known error message:

"Unable to install Intel, Windows 2000 printer drivers. Operation unable
to be completed."

(in fact I get this in german since I use an german W2K)

I've gone trough the Samba documentation, especially the printing with
2.2.x section several times and can't see any errors.
The user I'm working with has all rights for printers and is in the
printer admin group. I know this is working because if i remove the user
from the admin list he has -NO- rights for the printer anyway.
The subdirectories of [print$] (W32X86) meanwhile are world-writeable
(777) as is the print-share itself (for testing/debugging purpose:-)

If anyone already has a solution for this or any hint's, I would
apreciate!

kind regards,
Reinhard

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Wohaaa...!!
I finally managed it!

I had to use the correct driver for this model. HP offers 2 different
drivers for this printer model which work fine when using in native,
local printing. but when i tried the "HP LaserJet 6L PCL5e Driver" it
worked. The other driver refused uploading...don't know why but it does.

Maybe anyone can tell me....

So just for any others I used this driver:
http://www.hp.com/cgi-bin/cposupport/swdl.pl?c=lj372&i=lj372ge&p=lj6l&n=hp+LaserJet+6L

kr,
Reinhard


Am Mon, 2002-05-13 um 12.09 schrieb Reinhard
Brandst?dter:
> Hi List!
> 
> I've got a problem that I've read about on the web several times
now,
> regarding the uploading of printer drivers to the samba [print$] share.
> 
> When I try to set the printer driver for an existing printer (HP
> LaserJet 6L enabled with CUPS) the W2K wizard let me select the driver
> *.inf file but when finishing I get the well known error message:
> 
> "Unable to install Intel, Windows 2000 printer drivers. Operation
unable
> to be completed."
> 
> (in fact I get this in german since I use an german W2K)
> 
> I've gone trough the Samba documentation, especially the printing with
> 2.2.x section several times and can't see any errors.
> The user I'm working with has all rights for printers and is in the
> printer admin group. I know this is working because if i remove the user
> >from the admin list he has -NO- rights for the printer anyway.
> The subdirectories of [print$] (W32X86) meanwhile are world-writeable
> (777) as is the print-share itself (for testing/debugging purpose:-)
> 
> If anyone already has a solution for this or any hint's, I would
> apreciate!
> 
> kind regards,
> Reinhard
> 
> -- 
> Reinhard Brandstaedter   r.brandstaedter@gmx.at  GPG: 0x8C75C7CC
> -    Student of Computer Science - J.K. University of Linz     -
> -        <ICQ: 73059068>    <Mobile: +43 699 12419541>        
-
> 
> 
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