Chris Douglass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have used an XP Pro machine to add the other drivers, which seems to > work just fine. > -Chris > > On Mon, 2003-08-11 at 19:17, Ryan Novosielski wrote: > > > Here is a problem I posted to HP's forum on the DesignJet drivers for the > > 755cm, but something tells me someone clever here has already hacked > > around this or a similar printer and might know how to solve my problem: > > > > --- > > 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. > > --- > > > > Anyone have a workaround -- I'm not holding my breath for a driver > > re-write.
Ryan is using the "old" method for printer driver installation. That only works for Win9X. Chris is recommending the "new" method, which works for Win9X and NT+ and allows for different driver names per Client OS. See the doc's of Samba 2.2.X. Johannes Nie� -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
