Forrest,
First you will need a [print$] share (which is where the drivers reside)
as described here:
http://us4.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/classicalprinting.html#id358044
/var/spool/samba is for the print jobs, not the drivers.
Move "printing = cups" to global. Add to global "printcap name = cups".
There are other options that you may want to set like "load printers" or
"use client driver"
For installation, perhaps this is what you need:
http://us4.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/classicalprinting.html#inst-rpc
It is quite involved. I hope I never have to use it. All our printers
have Windows inf files for the "add printer wizard", or ppd files for CUPS.
If this doesn't work, consider foomatic/HPLIP packages.
Your printer is supported
here: http://hplip.sourceforge.net/supported_devices/inkjet_aio.html
Setting up printing through Samba can be quite daunting/frustrating the
1st time.
Dale
Forrest D wrote:
I'm trying to share my HP 5610 on my Samba (3.0.24-1 fc6 x86_64)
machine and
am running into a typical HP related SANFU. The XP drivers supplied only
install through the installation program. (ie. I can't use device
manager
to point XP to the driver and install it) So I installed the printer
on my
XP machine, used the installation program to install the drivers and then
shared the printer out and copied the folders and files in the print$
share
to my samba machine /var/spool/samba/ (rwxrwxrwt) . I then restarted
samba
and when I connect to the printer on my XP machine it still asks me
for the
driver. I read somewhere that you have to force samba to recognize
drivers
installed this way and think this is what I have to do, but I can't
figure
out how to do it. Any help would be most appreciated.
Here is my smb.conf
[global]
workgroup = MOYA
realm = MOYA.FARSCAPE.LOCAL
server string =
security = ADS
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
max log size = 50
preferred master = No
local master = No
domain master = No
dns proxy = No
wins server = #########
ldap ssl = no
cups options = raw
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
read only = No
browseable = yes
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = Yes
browseable = no
printing = cups
public = yes
TIA,
-Forrest
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