[Samba] downloading printer drivers from W98 client

[Kurt Pfeifle]

> Norbert Gomes norbert.gomes at orleans-tours.iufm.fr
> Thu Mar 11 16:06:56 GMT 2004
> 
> 
> Hi
> 
> I've got some problems with the download of Adobe PostScript printer 
> drivers on a Windows 98 client :
> 
> On the server side (Red Hat 9  / Samba 3.0.1 / Cups 1.1.17) :
> 
> I installed succesfully my printers with Cups and they work fine on Linux
> I ran cupsaddsmb tool to copy the Adobe files in the [print$] directory 
> which gives this result :
> 
> ...../W32X86/2 : cupsdrvr.dll    cups.hlp    cupsui.dll    hp2200.ppd    
> hp2300.ppd
> ...../WIN40 : ADFONTS.DLL    DEFPRTR2.PPD    ICONLIB.DLL    PSMON.DLL
> ...../WIN40/0 : ADOBEPS4.DRV    ADOBEPS4.HLP    hp2200.PPD    hp2300.PPD
> 
> On the client side (Windows 98) :
> 
> I install the printer via the Network Neighbourhood but only the 
> ADOBEPS4.DRV file is copied from the server and Windows can't print the 
> Test Page.
> If I manually install the Adobe Drivers on the client, I can use the 
> printer.
> 

Could you post the complete output of "cupsaddsmb -v", please? (Remember
to replace that root or other password that shows up there....)

Cheers,
Kurt