Uploading W9x drivers to Print$

[Joel Barnett]

To:             	"Joel Barnett" <joel at allegro-music.com>, <samba at lists.samba.org>
From:           	Martyn Ranyard <ranyardm at lineone.net>
Subject:        	Re: Uploading W9x drivers to Print$
Date sent:      	Thu, 24 Jan 2002 12:12:31 +0000

> 
> A. Apologies if this is blind leading...
> B. I have to admit I haven't got as far as you, and I am formulating now a 
> question to the list, but from the printing howto 
> (http://ftp.easynet.be/samba/docs/man/printer_driver2.html)...
> 
> Next create the directory tree below the [print$] share for each 
> architecture you wish to support.
> [print$]-----
>          |-W32X86           ; "Windows NT x86"
>          |-WIN40            ; "Windows 95/98"
> 
> So is this your problem, you need to create the WIN40 directory and upload 
> the drivers then.

Unfortunately, I did create the WIN40 dir. Even made it 
writeable for everyone.

> 
> 
> At 05:42 PM 1/21/02 -0800, Joel Barnett wrote:
> >I'm using Samba 2.2.1a with Cups. I have a printer attached to
> >a W95 box, shared and set up in Cups. I have uploaded the W2k
> >driver, (Epson FX-80), to the W32X86 dir under the Print$
> >share and all is well. When I try to add the W9x driver via
> >properties->sharing->add additional drivers, I select Win95/98
> >on intel. When I click OK, the hour glass appears and nothing
> >happens. When I try to get out of this, "explorer.exe has
> >generated errors" appears, and I have to restart.
> >
> >Any ideas what I'm doing wrong ?
> >
> >Joel Barnett
> >Systems Administrator
> >Allegro Corporation
> >503-257-8480 x2059
> >
> >
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Joel Barnett
Systems Administrator
Allegro Corporation
503-257-8480 x2059