samba - Mar 2024 - Almost all print driver uploads fail

Hi,

I might have an idea: Can you have a look in the printer mangement of 
your print server from the Windows side?

In the driver section there should be a column "package". I presume
the
Kyocera driver has there a "true" present and all other printer
drivers
a "false"?

Then this should help you:
https://community.spiceworks.com/t/do-you-trust-this-printer-print-driver-message/1011602

I have another link, too, but it is in German:
https://www.windows-faq.de/2017/05/19/point-and-print-probleme-bei-installation-von-druckertreibern-unter-windows-10/

Regards
Ingo
https://github.com/WAdama

Egerv?ry Gergely via samba schrieb am 04.03.2024 um
20:21:
> Hi,
>
> I'm working on a minimal print server setup for Windows 10/11 x64 
> clients.
> No domain, no Kerberos, no LDAP, only a few local users on a 
> standalone server with some shared CUPS printers.
> Printing works well.
>
> After setting 'spoolss: os_major = 6' and 'spoolss: os_minor =
1' The
> *Kyocera KX Universal Driver* has uploaded well. But, that's all.
>
> No success uploading other print drivers, like *HP Universal Printing 
> PCL6* and *Canon Generic Plus PCL6
> *All of them are failing with messages like:
>
> ?? "Unable to install HP Universal Printing PCL 6, Type 3 - User Mode,
> ?? x64 driver."
> ?? This operation is not supported
>
> and
>
> ?? "Unable to install Canon Generic Plus PCL6, Type 3 - User Mode, x64
> ?? driver."
> ?? This operation is not supported
>
> The print$ share is writable, the files are copying to the temporary 
> upload folder. And note that the Kyocera driver uploads well. It's 
> 100% reproducible.
>
> Increased logging produces tons of logs, but no decodable error 
> messages in them, at least for me.
>
> Server side: Debian 12 (bookworm) with stock 4.17.x and 
> bookworm-backports (4.19.4), but tried with old SLES 12 server with 4.6.x
> Client side: Windows 10 22H2 x64 and Windows 11 23H2 x64, "Print 
> Management" with app.
> See my smb.conf below.
>
> Do you have any ideas? Is print driver uploading known to be broken? 
> Is these Canon and HP drivers are known to be broken?
> Do you have working print servers with print drivers uploaded? What 
> drivers are you using?
>
> Thanks!
>
> [global]
> ?? ?netbios name = SANDBOX
> ?? ?workgroup = POLI
> ?? ?server role = standalone
> ?? ?server string = SANDBOX Samba
>
> ?? ?printing = cups
> ?? ?printcap name = cups
> ?? ?printcap cache time = 750
> ?? ?cups options = raw
>
> ?? ?spoolss: architecture = Windows x64
> ?? ?spoolss: os_major = 6
> ?? ?spoolss: os_minor = 1
> ?? ?rpcd_spoolss: num_workers = 10
> ?? ?rpcd_spoolss: idle_seconds = 300
>
> ?? ?log level = 2 auth:3
> ?? ?username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
>
> [print$]
> ?? ?comment = Printer Driver Store
> ?? ?path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
> ?? ?read only = No
>
> [printers]
> ?? ?comment = All Printers
> ?? ?path = /var/lib/samba/printers
> ?? ?browsable = Yes
> ?? ?printable = Yes
>

Hi,
> I might have an idea: Can you have a look in the printer mangement of 
> your print server from the Windows side?
> In the driver section there should be a column "package". I
presume
> the Kyocera driver has there a "true" present and all other
printer
> drivers a "false"?
Unfortunately, the problem is that I cannot upload the drivers to the 
print server, so there's nothing there - except the Kyocera KX driver.

FYI, all these drivers successfully upload via Print Management to a 
"real" Windows Server 2019.

All of these drivers have "PackageAware=TRUE" in the .inf files.
> Then this should help you:
>
https://community.spiceworks.com/t/do-you-trust-this-printer-print-driver-message/1011602
>
>
> I have another link, too, but it is in German:
>
https://www.windows-faq.de/2017/05/19/point-and-print-probleme-bei-installation-von-druckertreibern-unter-windows-10/

These are about the trouble installing the driver on the client.

Thanks.