Brian Wiese
2003-Apr-05 23:15 UTC
[Samba] Samba 2.2 + CUPS driver download work for anyone?
I have tried everything I could possibly think of to get printer driver
download working with Samba 2.2.3a-6 and CUPS 1.1.15-4 (latest Debian
unstable packages). I am wondering if anyone else has go this to work at
all (with newer versions of samba or cups?) -- if so please let me know to
give me some hope. Or else I am thinking this is officially 'broken'.
CUPS is working perfectly with the printers installed, even Win98 clients
can print using the shared network HP8100N printer via Samba with their own
locally installed printer drivers (from manufacture disks). I would simply
like to automated the printer driver selection and installation for the
Win98 clients. (right click on printer -> install should "just
work"). What
else do I need to do? Can I just place some actual drivers files in the
[print$] share manually??
Thanks in advance! ...
I've setup the [print$] share:
http://us2.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection.html#AEN798
and am trying to setup CUPS for driver download:
http://us2.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection.html#AEN1050
// These printers work fine, from UNIX and Win98 clients
root@WS-072:/var/log/samba# lpstat -v
device for HP8100N: socket://192.168.2.27:9100/
device for HP8100Nps: socket://192.168.2.27:9100/
// PPD files used for CUPS Printers, both work
root@WS-072:/etc/cups/ppd# ls -l
total 248
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 122039 Apr 6 14:19 HP8100N.ppd
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 122039 Apr 6 14:23 HP8100Nps.ppd
// ADOBE Postscript drivers
root@WS-072:/usr/share/cups/drivers# ls -l
total 2232
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 575573 Mar 30 12:38 ADFONTS.MFM
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 1295840 Mar 30 12:38 ADOBEPS4.DRV
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 196460 Mar 30 12:38 ADOBEPS4.HLP
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 13492 Mar 30 12:39 DEFPRTR2.PPD
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 118128 Mar 30 12:38 ICONLIB.DLL
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 57344 Mar 30 12:39 PSMON.DLL
/* ADOBEPS5.DLL, ADOBEPSU.DLL, ADOBEPSU.HLP were not found on the
/* adobe.com website for either their Universal 1.0.6 drivers
/* (winsteng.exe) or their Postscript 4.2.6 drivers for Win9x
/* (aps426eng.exe). These files where copied over from a Windows 98
/* machine, are the missing files necessary for CUPS driver download??
// Running the cupsaddsmb program to copy the CUPS printer drivers
// to the samba [print$] share -- unsuccessfully.
root@WS-072:~# cupsaddsmb -U root -a
Warning: No PPD file for printer "HP8100N"!
/* Why is it giving this error? The proper PPD files are in
/* /etc/cups/ppd/ as shown above and placed there by the CUPS
/* web-based install and command line "lpadmin -p HP8100N -v \
/* socket://192.168.2.27:9100 -E -P /usr/share/cups/model/HP8100N.PPD"
/* printer install process.
// PPD files of course not added to the [print$] share
root@WS-072:/etc/samba/drivers# ls -lR
.:
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 6 15:37 W32X86
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 6 15:37 WIN40
./W32X86:
total 0
./WIN40:
total 0
------------------------ relevant pieces of smb.conf file -------------
[global]
workgroup = linuxtest
netbios name = WS-072
## lines here snipped for brevity
load printers = yes
printing = cups
printcap name = cups
[printers]
comment = All Printers
browseable = yes
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = yes
public = no
writable = no
create mode = 0700
printer admin = root
[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /etc/samba/drivers
browseable = yes
guest ok = no
read only = yes
write list = root,usertest
Kurt Pfeifle
2003-Apr-06 17:22 UTC
[Samba] Samba 2.2 + CUPS driver download work for anyone?
Brian Wiese bwiese at hms4emc.com wrote on Samba-Digest:> Sat Apr 5 17:15:22 GMT 2003 > > I have tried everything I could possibly think of to get printer driver > download working with Samba 2.2.3a-6 and CUPS 1.1.15-4 (latest Debian > unstable packages). I am wondering if anyone else has go this to work at > all (with newer versions of samba or cups?)Yes. But it may be a special problem of the Debian package(s). Due to Debian's policy of no upgrading any "stable" package (apart from patching security fixes into it), you are stuck with Samba-2.2.3a -- unless you compile yourself or find some unofficial debs.> -- if so please let me know to > give me some hope.It works if done right.> Or else I am thinking this is officially 'broken'. > > CUPS is working perfectly with the printers installed, even Win98 clients > can print using the shared network HP8100N printer via Samba with their own > locally installed printer drivers (from manufacture disks). I would simply > like to automated the printer driver selection and installation for the > Win98 clients. (right click on printer -> install should "just work"). What > else do I need to do? Can I just place some actual drivers files in the > [print$] share manually??No. While it *can* be done manually, it's not enough to simply copy it over -- -- you also need to successfully run the "rpcclient setdriver" and "rpcclient adddriver" commands. Too little time to explain now here. (The upcoming Samba-HOWTO-Collection for 3.0 should have the steps written down, though....)> Thanks in advance! ... > > I've setup the [print$] share: > http://us2.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection.html#AEN798 > and am trying to setup CUPS for driver download: > http://us2.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection.html#AEN1050 > > // These printers work fine, from UNIX and Win98 clients > > root at WS-072:/var/log/samba# lpstat -v > device for HP8100N: socket://192.168.2.27:9100/ > device for HP8100Nps: socket://192.168.2.27:9100/ > > // PPD files used for CUPS Printers, both work > > root at WS-072:/etc/cups/ppd# ls -l > total 248 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 122039 Apr 6 14:19 HP8100N.ppd > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 122039 Apr 6 14:23 HP8100Nps.ppdWhat's the supposed difference between the to printers, if they use the same PPD?> // ADOBE Postscript drivers > > root at WS-072:/usr/share/cups/drivers# ls -l > total 2232 > -rwxr--r-- 1 root root 575573 Mar 30 12:38 ADFONTS.MFM > -rwxr--r-- 1 root root 1295840 Mar 30 12:38 ADOBEPS4.DRV > -rwxr--r-- 1 root root 196460 Mar 30 12:38 ADOBEPS4.HLP > -rwxr--r-- 1 root root 13492 Mar 30 12:39 DEFPRTR2.PPD > -rwxr--r-- 1 root root 118128 Mar 30 12:38 ICONLIB.DLL > -rwxr--r-- 1 root root 57344 Mar 30 12:39 PSMON.DLL > > /* ADOBEPS5.DLL, ADOBEPSU.DLL, ADOBEPSU.HLP were not found on the > /* adobe.com website for either their Universal 1.0.6 drivers > /* (winsteng.exe) or their Postscript 4.2.6 drivers for Win9x > /* (aps426eng.exe). These files where copied over from a Windows 98 > /* machine, are the missing files necessary for CUPS driver download??No. You just need to have the files listed in "man cupsaddsmb". (BTW -- more recent versions of CUPS also work with the "CUPS PostScript Driver for WinNT4/2K/XP", available as "cups-samba.tar.gz" from the CUPS download area... "man cupsaddsmb" mentions it, if your version is recent enough.)> // Running the cupsaddsmb program to copy the CUPS printer drivers > // to the samba [print$] share -- unsuccessfully. > > root at WS-072:~# cupsaddsmb -U root -a > Warning: No PPD file for printer "HP8100N"!Do you get (long) output to the commands lpoptions -p HP8100N -l lpoptions -p HP8100Nps -l ?? If not, your "TempDir" varible (as set in cupsd.conf) is probably not writeable. It defaults to /var/spool/cups/tmp/ ...> /* Why is it giving this error?Check for the access rights to "TEMPDIR". Use "strace cupsaddsmb -v HP9100N" to see if you find out more then.> The proper PPD files are in > /* /etc/cups/ppd/ as shown above and placed there by the CUPS > /* web-based install and command line "lpadmin -p HP8100N -v \ > /* socket://192.168.2.27:9100 -E -P /usr/share/cups/model/HP8100N.PPD" > /* printer install process. > > // PPD files of course not added to the [print$] share[....] Cheers, Kurt