add printer driver, failing

Marc Muehlfeld samba at marc-muehlfeld.de
Thu Aug 15 12:50:04 MDT 2013


Am 15.08.2013 20:32, schrieb Tristan Marler:
 > Perhaps I came off not how I meant. I wasn't asking for you
 > to look on my behalf, I was more seeking your success stories,
 > which you just outlined with the universal drivers.


This are the drivers I successfully use at work:

# rpcclient genome -U administrator -c 'enumdrivers'
Enter administrator's password:

[Windows NT x86]
Printer Driver Info 1:
         Driver Name: [HP LaserJet 2420 PS]

Printer Driver Info 1:
         Driver Name: [HP Color LaserJet CP1510 Series PS]

Printer Driver Info 1:
         Driver Name: [HP LaserJet 2300 Series PCL 6]

Printer Driver Info 1:
         Driver Name: [Kyocera Classic Universaldriver (A4 models)]

Printer Driver Info 1:
         Driver Name: [HP LaserJet 2300 Series PS]

Printer Driver Info 1:
         Driver Name: [HP LaserJet 4250 PS]

Printer Driver Info 1:
         Driver Name: [Kyocera FS-1300D KX]

Printer Driver Info 1:
         Driver Name: [HP Universal Printing PS]

Printer Driver Info 1:
         Driver Name: [hp LaserJet 1320 PS]

Printer Driver Info 1:
         Driver Name: [SHARP MX-2600N PS]

Printer Driver Info 1:
         Driver Name: [Kyocera FS-3920DN KX]

Printer Driver Info 1:
         Driver Name: [ZDesigner GX430t]

Printer Driver Info 1:
         Driver Name: [ZDesigner TLP 2844]


[Windows x64]
Printer Driver Info 1:
         Driver Name: [Kyocera FS-3920DN KX]

Printer Driver Info 1:
         Driver Name: [Kyocera Classic Universaldriver (A4 models)]

Printer Driver Info 1:
         Driver Name: [HP Universal Printing PS]

Printer Driver Info 1:
         Driver Name: [SHARP MX-2600N PS]

Printer Driver Info 1:
         Driver Name: [ZDesigner GX430t]

Printer Driver Info 1:
         Driver Name: [ZDesigner TLP 2844]





 > Thanks for your help. I wonder why the drivers are so picky like this.

I had problems in the past with the Sharp drivers. Also I had some 
version of older HP printers that made problems (for some an older 
driver worked. For others I switched to the universal driver).

I guess that the device vendors are using stuff that isn't implemented 
yet in Samba or it's a bug. Maybe Guenther Deschner or Andreas Schneider 
can give some more information, what are the typical pitfall.




But don't forget to update the bugreport. Help to get bugs fixed or 
missing functions implemented is always welcome.



Regards,
Marc


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