Norman Zhang wrote: > Hi Buchan and Everyone, > > I'm not sure if I have tracked this down or not? I setup my printer in CUPS > as raw device, as it is a HP LaserJet 5P (no postscript).
In most cases you don't want to use a postscript driver on a non-postscript printer. > I tried putting > the the PPD, Adobe Postscript Printer Drivers and CUPS drivers in > /usr/share/samba/drivers. Ensure the names are correct, AFAICR, you need to ensure they are all in upper case. > But can't seem to transferred them to > /var/lib/samba/printers as cupsaddsmb keeps on complaining that no PPD found > for HP5P. I'm pretty sure the right PPDs are there. I tried the ones come > with /usr/share/cups/model/ and the ones on HP's site. But none works. Would > someone please give me some advice here? Thanks. > HP wouldn't have PPDs for your printer if it's not postscript ... Buchan -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7
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