[Samba] Different Printer Model for different Arch

[Ryan Novosielski]

But I guess the real question is, is there any way to modify the driver
distribution that won't cause any trouble that will get the names to be
the same, or must I wait for HP to repair the problem?

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On Tue, 12 Aug 2003, Gerald (Jerry) Carter wrote:

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> On Mon, 11 Aug 2003, Ryan Novosielski wrote:
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> > When installing drivers on a remote Samba server (ie. Windows NT
> > emulation, and perhaps real NT as well), you are able to install printer
> > drivers for a printer for various architectures. The requirement,
> > however, is that the model string for each driver be the same. However,
> > HP has "HP DesignJet 755CM (3198B)" for the Windows 9x driver, and "HP
> > DesignJet 755CM(3198B)by HP" for the Windows 2000 model string. I hacked
> > the OEMSETUP.INF to make the Win2k model string identical to the '9x
> > model string, but apparently this broke the paper sources in your
> > driver. I removed the driver, restored the stock Win2k model string
> > (with the "by HP") and the driver started working again.
> >
> > The problem, then, that remains unresolved is that HP has improperly
> > labeled one of their drivers. To work properly in an NT environment, one
> > needs to be changed and re-released.
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> Same thing here.  This is a design limitation in the printing system.
> there is a single namespace for drivers across all architectures. :-(
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> cheers, jerry
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