Windows cannot install the cups drivers

[Brian White]

> Anonymous wrote:
> > Hello!
> > I'm running Slackware 10.2 + cups 1.1.23
> > ...
> > But when I try to install the exported printer under Windows XP SP2, Windoze says that it cannot find a suitable driver for my printer, if I press OK it ask for a .INF file What's wrong ??
>
> The new CUPS driver is not compatible with cupsaddsmb from CUPS
> 1.1.23...

I'm having the same problem.  I built myself cupsaddsmb v1.2 from source and successfully installed the driver.  At least, everything looks fine:

$ rpcclient -Ubcwhite%secret -c 'getdriver Doyle' share

[Windows NT x86]
Printer Driver Info 3:
        Version: [3]
        Driver Name: [Doyle]
        Architecture: [Windows NT x86]
        Driver Path: [\\SHARE\print$\W32X86\3\pscript5.dll]
        Datafile: [\\SHARE\print$\W32X86\3\Doyle.ppd]
        Configfile: [\\SHARE\print$\W32X86\3\ps5ui.dll]
        Helpfile: [\\SHARE\print$\W32X86\3\pscript.hlp]

        Dependentfiles: [\\SHARE\print$\W32X86\3\cupsui6.dll]
        Dependentfiles: [\\SHARE\print$\W32X86\3\cupsps6.dll]
        Dependentfiles: [\\SHARE\print$\W32X86\3\cups6.ini]
        Dependentfiles: [\\SHARE\print$\W32X86\3\pscript.ntf]
        Dependentfiles: [\\SHARE\print$\W32X86\3\pscript.hlp]
        Dependentfiles: [\\SHARE\print$\W32X86\3\ps5ui.dll]
        Dependentfiles: [\\SHARE\print$\W32X86\3\Doyle.ppd]
        Dependentfiles: [\\SHARE\print$\W32X86\3\pscript5.dll]

        Monitorname: []
        Defaultdatatype: [RAW]

However, WinXP and Win2K both complain about not having the driver.  When I double-click to install, it connects and gives me a queue window.  But when I try to open the "properties", it then tells me I don't have the driver installed and asks if I want to search for one.

If I hit "no", I'll get the properties dialog but with only the queue settings (no printer configuration).  Print Test Page is successful, though!  So...  What am I doing wrong?

-- Brian <bcwhite at precidia.com>