Cupsaddsmb No Drivers

steve_d555 · Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 1:27 am Post subject: Cupsaddsmb No Drivers

Hi,
I am trying to follow the CUPS+SAMBA documentation, but whenever i get to the cupsaddsmb part the only output is it running a command then saying it was successful. I does not have the complicated/long output the writer of the docs has.

Riftwing · Apprentice Joined: 06 Oct 2002 Posts: 293

I am having the exact same issue... any help would be great.
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steve_d555 · Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 4:27 am Post subject:

I dont know, I never got an answer, but I was able to use just CUPS to print from windows. You just have to add the ip address then the printer name and it should work. But help would be great anyways.

--Steve

Riftwing · Apprentice Joined: 06 Oct 2002 Posts: 293

Of course it will still print but you won't be able to install the drivers from the server which is the whole point of the cupsaddsmb stuff.
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chtof · n00b Joined: 29 Aug 2003 Posts: 62 Location: France

Hi,

I have exactly the same problem too...

steve_d555 · Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:31 pm Post subject:

What printers do you guys have?

chtof · n00b Joined: 29 Aug 2003 Posts: 62 Location: France

Hi ! I have this problem with several common printers like HP LaserJet 4000, HP LaserJet 4050 or HP LaserJet 5si.

j79zlr · Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:41 pm Post subject:

I was having the same problem as everyone else. I solved it by running the rpcclient command manually:

rpcclient localhost -N -U'root%PASSWORD' -c 'adddriver "Windows NT x86" "hp845c:cupsdrv5.dll:hp845c.ppd:cupsui5.dll:cups5.hlp:NULL:RAW:NULL"'

Obviously change the PASSWORD to your password, and use your printer share name where mine is hp845c

Thunrida · n00b Joined: 14 Jul 2004 Posts: 24

I found solution in this topic https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-110931-postdays-0-postorder-asc-start-175.html
poster: monkey89
Worked perfectly.

korngerd · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 104

j79zlr · Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 7:40 pm Post subject:

I extracted the driver manually. Running that command is not really necessary. You just have to create the print$ share and place the cups dll's and the ppd file in it. You would also have to create the directory as well, relevant smb.conf section:

chovy · Guru Joined: 03 Dec 2004 Posts: 453

would somebody like to post the commands to get cups drivers to work (not PS)? That's what I used, since that's what the manual has.

I can't seem to figure it out.
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