From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 30 00:52:45 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B40916A416 for ; Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:52:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derrick@uniquestrength.net) Received: from sccrmhc14.comcast.net (sccrmhc14.comcast.net [204.127.200.84]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 158B143D45 for ; Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:52:44 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from derrick@uniquestrength.net) Received: from mail.uniquestrength.net ([68.55.97.199]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc14) with ESMTP id <2006103000524401400qgfhne>; Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:52:44 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost.uniquestrength.net [127.0.0.1]) by mail.uniquestrength.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 368635CBF; Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:53:33 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at uniquestrength.net Received: from mail.uniquestrength.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.uniquestrength.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id MV0zfoCEP8MF; Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:53:28 -0500 (EST) Received: from [192.168.1.109] (unknown [10.10.1.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.uniquestrength.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7E595C7F; Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:53:27 -0500 (EST) From: Derrick Edwards To: Jeremy Gransden Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 21:01:13 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.4 References: <200610291136.58643.derrick@uniquestrength.net> <1162141950.5657.9.camel@localhost> In-Reply-To: <1162141950.5657.9.camel@localhost> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200610292001.14858.derrick@uniquestrength.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to Print from WIN XP to Samba X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:52:45 -0000 On Sunday 29 October 2006 12:12, Jeremy Gransden wrote: > On Sun, 2006-10-29 at 12:36 -0400, Derrick Edwards wrote: > >I downloaded the Windows Driver for the printer (rw2_021_w02_enu.exe), and > > printed fine from the XP box so I know that the driver is there and > > works. > > > >When prompted for path of driver, I browse and select the executlable > > (rw2_021_w02_enu.exe) however, it onlys wants the .inf file. > > > >I dont know that .inf file that XP wants. Can someone help me out on this. > > Thanks in advance. > > Hi derrick, > > When you ran the .exe for the windows driver, It would have copied > the .inf to the local hd. That .exe is probably just an archive, like a > tar or a .zip. It seems to me that it should have created a HP directory > off of c:\. but i am not sure on that. You could re-run the installer > and see where it is putting the .inf file. > > thanks, > jeremy I searched the HP directory where the files are stored and found several .inf files but none worked... v/r Derrick