Also, be aware that Windows formats documents _before_ sending them to the printer, so when you have CUPS serving up a printer with Samba to Windows machines you need to tell the CUPS server to expect preformatted data: in /etc/cups/mime.types uncomment this line: #application/octet-stream in /etc/cups/mime.convs uncomment this line: #application/octet-stream application/vnd.cups-raw 0 - As for the INF file, you might just have to run the HP install program on one machine and try to figure out which INF file it installed for the printer. If you can find out which one is correct, you should be able to either copy it to the other Windows machines or configure CUPS/Samba to push the driver to the Windows clients when they add the printer. -James
On Mon, 2005-01-31 at 16:59 -0500, Chuck Haines wrote:
I just recently decided to put my PSC1210 on my linux server so I could share it with other people. I installed it using cups just fine, it's prints beautiful from the linux machine. However when I try and install the printer from Windows, it asks me for the INF file to install the driver. Not unfortunately HP doesn't include this INF, as they want you to install all their crap. I was curious if anyone else had any experience with this.
I am not sure whether this is the proper way to do it(ideologically and practically) but I remember installing ESP print pro on win machine to make it capable of printing via Internet Printing Protocol, IPP.
Of course, do not forget to specify a list of allowed clients in /etc/cupsd.conf
Baris
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