Canon pixma printer drivers

[rcrsn51]

Here are drivers for the MP280, MP495 and MG5100 series.

The MG5100 has never been tested. Please provide feedback.

[joelh]

with this .pet it works fine, now i just got to test the scanner, thanks a lot : great job !

[joelh]

# sane-find-scanner

# sane-find-scanner will now attempt to detect your scanner. If the
# result is different from what you expected, first make sure your
# scanner is powered up and properly connected to your computer.

# No SCSI scanners found. If you expected something different, make sure that
# you have loaded a kernel SCSI driver for your SCSI adapter.

found USB scanner (vendor=0x04a9 [Canon], product=0x1747 [MP495 series]) at libusb:002:002
found USB scanner (vendor=0x041e [Creative], product=0x401d [Creative WebCam NX Ultra]) at libusb:001:002
# Your USB scanner was (probably) detected. It may or may not be supported by
# SANE. Try scanimage -L and read the backend's manpage.

# Not checking for parallel port scanners.

# Most Scanners connected to the parallel port or other proprietary ports
# can't be detected by this program.
#
The scanner doesn't work yet but it's detected, did i miss something?? thanks a lot for guide me

[rcrsn51]

For Canon scanning, read here.

Your first choice should be the pixma-backend-qrky-1.0.21.pet. Test it with Xsane in the Graphic menu.

[joelh]

still the "no devices avaible" message with pixma-backend-qrky-1.0.21.pet

[rcrsn51]

Read here;

[joelh]

WELL DONE. It works fine but it makes a png file, no other choice? pdf for example ? i didn't see how to change it in the preference menu.

[rcrsn51]

Glad to help.

but it makes a png file, no other choice? pdf for example

IIRC, Scangearmp doesn't offer many choices. If you really want a PDF file, you could do it manually as follows

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pngtopnm scan.png > scan.pnm
pnmtops scan.pnm > scan.ps
ps2pdf scan.ps scan.pdf

[joelh]

ok, works with puppyPDF in document/document utilities menu but very very ugly definition when zoom is used (no problem with the png file when zooming)

[steve_s]

Using cups 1.3.1.1, trying to get a canon i550 to work...suggestions? As it stands I don't even have Canon listed as an available make even though it does see it when I search for printers...

[rcrsn51]

Using cups 1.3.1.1, trying to get a canon i550 to work...suggestions?

What Puppy are you using?

As it stands I don't even have Canon listed as an available make even though it does see it when I search for printers...

All Puppies have the Gutenprint driver package, so you should definitely be seeing SOME Canon printers.

[steve_s]

Using cups 1.3.1.1, trying to get a canon i550 to work...suggestions?

What Puppy are you using?

As it stands I don't even have Canon listed as an available make even though it does see it when I search for printers...

All Puppies have the Gutenprint driver package, so you should definitely be seeing SOME Canon printers.

In this case, Puppy 4.0 (it's the only one that works with this Linksys usb wireless, another baffling mystery). And no, the word "Canon" is not even listed at all.

[rcrsn51]

IIRC, Puppy 4.0 had CUPS 1.1.23. Did you attempt to upgrade CUPS?

[steve_s]

IIRC, Puppy 4.0 had CUPS 1.1.23. Did you attempt to upgrade CUPS?

I have! As mentioned before, I'm using 1.3.1.1 Per one of your other posts/threads. (thanks by the way!)

[rcrsn51]

Then you also need to install the Gutenprint driver package as described in the other thread here.

[steve_s]

Then you also need to install the Gutenprint driver package as described in the other thread here.

Sweet! Will do then I'll post back...thanks!

[steve_s]

Thanks, rcrsn51! Worked like a champ...you the man once again!

[rcrsn51]

Which Gutenprint model did you pick - the i560?

[steve_s]

Which Gutenprint model did you pick - the i560?

I did, it defaulted to that...that ok?

[rcrsn51]

Canon uses a driver called CAPT for some of its laser printers. This is a larger and more complicated driver than those for ink-jets. The most recent version is

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CAPT_Printer_Driver_for_Linux_V220_uk_EN.tar.gz

Look for it in the Canon Europe site. Or just Google it!

Download and extract the package. Locate the two files cndrvcups-common_2.20-1_i386.deb and cndrvcups-capt_2.20-1_i386.deb. In most Puppies, you can install these by clicking on them.

Then open a console and type:

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mkdir -p /etc/cngplp/account
chmod 777 /etc/cngplp/account

mkdir /var/captmon
chmod 777 /var/captmon

/etc/init.d/cups restart

Run the CUPS web interface.
Install the printer in CUPS as a CAPT device.
Enter the URI as: ccp://localhost:59687
Give it the same name as the printer model. For example, "LBP6000".

Open a console and type:

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ccpdadmin -p LBP6000 -o /dev/usb/lp0  (this name must match the CUPS name)

/etc/init.d/ccpd start

Do a test print.

If your printer is networked and has an IP address, you can add it with:

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ccpdadmin -p LBP6000 -o net:/aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd

If you have problems, here are some trouble-shooting tips:

1. Reboot your computer and printer.
The ccpd daemon should automatically start running again.
Check this with the "ps" command.

2. Run: captstatusui -P LBP6000
Does it see a connection to your printer?

3. Run: ccpdadmin
You can delete a printer from the list with: ccpdadmin -x LBP6000
Then restart the daemon with: /etc/init.d/ccpd restart

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Some Canon printers use a driver named UFRII. . This one is easier to install. Download and extract the package

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linux-UFRII-drv-vxxx-uken

Locate the two files cndrvcups-common_xxx.deb and cndrvcups-ufr2-uk_xxx.deb. In most Puppies, you can install these by clicking on them.

Make sure that you pick the correct 32/64bit versions for your Puppy.

Run the CUPS web interface. USB printers should install with the usual procedure. Networked printers will require a URI something like the following, which may be auto-detected by CUPS.

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lpd://aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd/CANON-iRC5180

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