samba - Jan 2015 - CUPS Windows point'n'click driver installation

----- Original Message -----
> Hello Mike,
> 
> Am 22.01.2015 um 21:24 schrieb Mike Ray:
> > 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
> 
> These drivers seem not to support to be uploaded via the Add Printer
> Wizzard. This isn't related to Samba. If you try uploading the driver
to
> a Windows host by pointing to the ntprint.inf, the list of drivers stays
> also empty.
> 
> You should ask Lexmark, if they have a driver supporting
point'n'print
> upload.
> 
> 
> 
> Or you can try to integrate the drivers manually:
> 
> * If I installed the driver locally on a Win7 computer, all neccessary
> files are copied to %Windir%\System32\spool\drivers\x64\3\ (do this on a
> host, that never has a driver installed. Otherwise there may be other
> files from other drivers in there too).
> 
> * See
>
http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/network_administration_guides/samba_reference_guide/29_CUPS-printing_105.html.
> Start with step 4. You can copying the files from the Windows host
> (location see above) to the print$ share, too, of course.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  and 
> 
> 
> > hp5100dtn:
> >
http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/readIndex?sp4ts.oid=74342&swLangOid=8&swEnvOid=4063
> > (chose PCL6)
> 
> This link doesn't work. I searched for the printer on the HP download
> area, but it only provides me the hp univeral driver. This one I could
> upload successfully (tried PCL5 + PCL6 64bit). At work I use the HP
> univeral driver PS, which works also with Samba.
> 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Marc
> 
Marc-

Thanks for the help Marc. 

I gave that link you mentioned a shot and had to change things for the 64-bit
install, but I was able to successfully install the driver, associate it with a
printer, and print a few documents. I have only done this for the Lexmark cx510,
but I imagine with just a little work, the others will turn out too.

Thank you!

-Mike

Am 22.01.2015 um 23:35 schrieb Mike Ray:
> I gave that link you mentioned a shot and had to change things
> for the 64-bit install, but I was able to successfully install
> the driver, associate it with a printer, and print a few documents.
> I have only done this for the Lexmark cx510, but I imagine with just
> a little work, the others will turn out too.
It's sad that it need such workarounds for some printers, because of bad
driver setup programs.

But it would be great, if you could post a short guide of the steps, to
document this for the future. I'm sure, this will work with other
drivers, too. And this would be helpful for others.


Regards,
Marc

On 15-01-23 10:51 AM, Marc Muehlfeld wrote:
> Am 22.01.2015 um 23:35 schrieb Mike Ray:
>> I gave that link you mentioned a shot and had to change things
>> for the 64-bit install, but I was able to successfully install
>> the driver, associate it with a printer, and print a few documents.
>> I have only done this for the Lexmark cx510, but I imagine with just
>> a little work, the others will turn out too.
> But it would be great, if you could post a short guide of the steps, to
> document this for the future. I'm sure, this will work with other
> drivers, too. And this would be helpful for others.
>
YES, please!

d.