[Samba] Trying to share HP Officejet 5610 Multi-function

[Forrest D]

Thanks Dale.  I'll give it a try.  This isn't the first time I've done
this.  I had no problems setting up my workstation at work to be a printer
server for an HP9000, or HP5050.  I just installed the printer via cups.  I
enabled printer sharing in CUPS, it showed up in the shares listed, so I
installed it on my XP workstation and it worked, easy-peasy, plane and
easy.

I kind of thought that wasn't the correct location for printer drivers.
Also, I'm not sure how I ended up with a SWAT-made smb.conf.  Must have been
drinking...

On 2/27/07, Dale Schroeder <dale at briannassaladdressing.com> wrote:
>
> 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
>