How to add Adobe PostScript drivers with cupsaddsmb?

Wed Jun 15 09:56:39 PDT 2005

mangoo wrote:
> 
> I just downloaded Adobe PostScript Version 1.0.6 drivers for Windows XP, as CUPS drivers version 5 do not seem to be supported anymore (although they work and print well).
> 
> I have extracted these four files from System32/Spool/Drivers/W32x86/3 folder: ps5ui.dll, pscript.dll, pscript.hlp, pscript.ntf - but cupsaddsmb doesn't seem to recognize these files.
> 
> It seems to be expecting the names like ADOBEPS5.DLL, ADOBEPSU.DLL and ADOBEPSU.HLP.
> 
> Is there a trick I should make to make cupsaddsmb work with Adobe PostScript Version 1.0.6 drivers?

Get the chapter 20 (CUPS printing) from the SAMBA howto. 20.11 describes in detail what cupsaddsmb
does behind the scenes. Following these rules, you may install any set of winxx printing drivers.

Helge

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