Canon lbp2900 and linux problems

databox · 07-06-2010, 11:41 PM

I was installed Ubuntu 10.04, then now OpenSuse 11.2, but failed to make this Canon LB-2900 work with it!

I followed every steps taken from the Canon Manual (comes with the downloaded driver) and guides from various Linux users from various webpages but still failed.

I'm stucked here, and don't know what to do next. Is there any helps out there pls...

KDE, GNOME & YAST was built for Linux to make it more user-friendly, easy to use & configure, but its nothing compared to Windows in terms of user-friendliness. This printer stuff already took me a week to make it out while Windows will settle it in less than a minute!

What these GUI use if we still have to use text-based command? Well..i know its an OSS but at least work-out something that will make users love it.

Really need helps here. HELPPPPPP!!!!

camorri · 07-07-2010, 09:20 AM

Well, according to Linuxprinting.org you printer is a paper weight. See this link.

http://www.openprinting.org/printer/...Canon-LBP_2900

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I followed every steps taken from the Canon Manual (comes with the downloaded driver)

Are you saying Canon supplied a linux driver? If yes, what steps did you follow to install the driver, and the printer?

Have you got Cups installed on your linux system?

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KDE, GNOME & YAST was built for Linux to make it more user-friendly, easy to use & configure, but its nothing compared to Windows in terms of user-friendliness. This printer stuff already took me a week to make it out while Windows will settle it in less than a minute!

The problem here is you have a printer that is not supported in linux. It is up to the manufacturer ( or should be ) to produce a working linux driver. Some manufacturers are better than others. There is a lesson to be learned, and that is research the product before you buy it. I fought with Lexmark printer for a long time. Only a very few have linux drivers. I bought a laser printer, it is a Brother, and it is supported. The store did some checking for me before I bought it. If you want an ink jet, look at HP printers. Almost all of their printers, and even some of their multi function machines have linux drivers.

Uers friendly? I installed my printer through the cups gui. You run it from any web browser. Enter http://localhost:631 in the location box, log in as root user, and follow the "Add a Printer" button. Some distro like Ubuntu have created their own gui's to add printers. However none will work if there is no driver for the printer.

I hope this sheds some light on the problem.

databox · 07-07-2010, 11:37 PM

1. Start Linux after installation, and log in as 'root'.
$ su

2. Install the common module for CUPS driver.

3. Install the CAPT printer driver module.

4. Restart CUPS.

# sudo /etc/init.d/cupsys restart

5. Register the printer (PPD) with the print spooler.

# /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p LBP2900 -p CNCUPSLBP2900CAPTK.ppd -v ccp:/var/ccpd/fifo0 -E

6. Register the printer in the ccpd daemon setup file.

sudo /usr/sbin/ccpdadmin -p LBP2900 -o /dev/usb/lp0

7. Start ccpd daemon.

# sudo /etc/init.d/ccpd start

8. Start ccpd automatically

<For a distribution with a /etc/rc.local file>
Log in as 'root' and add the '/etc/init.d/ccpd start' command to the
/etc/rc.local file.

I CAN'T FIND THAT /etc/rc.local FILE.

camorri · 07-08-2010, 04:51 AM

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I CAN'T FIND THAT /etc/rc.local FILE.

To find any file on the system, as root ( or sudo ) run the command 'updatedb' ( without the quotes ). This command may take a some time to complete the first time. It builds a data base of all files on the system.

To find a file type 'locate rc.local' If the file exists, the system will return the full path and file name of all matches on the system. In this case you might get 2 or 3 lines of output. Here is what it looked like on my system.

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locate rc.local
/etc/rc.local
/etc/rc.d/rc.local
/etc/rc.d/rc.local~
/home/cliff/etc/rc.local
/home/cliff/etc/rc.d/rc.local
/home/cliff/etc/rc.d/rc.local~

The second line of output is the file to edit. Anything in my /home directory is a backup ( I back things up ).

The first line is a symlink to the second line, the real file. How did I know that? I went to the directory, /etc and ran a command 'file rc.local' and the system told me it is a symlink to the real file in /etc/rc.d/

If the file does not exist on your system, you can create it with an editor. On most system rc.local is a script file that gets executed during the boot process. It is intended for the user to add things the user need running after the system boots. Something like the autoecec.bat files we used to use on dos systems.

Most distros supply a file with little more than a comment in the file to tell the user what can be added. The location of the file may vary from distro to distro.

Hope this helps.

smanimdu · 02-14-2011, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by camorri

To find any file on the system, as root ( or sudo ) run the command 'updatedb' ( without the quotes ). This command may take a some time to complete the first time. It builds a data base of all files on the system.

To find a file type 'locate rc.local' If the file exists, the system will return the full path and file name of all matches on the system. In this case you might get 2 or 3 lines of output. Here is what it looked like on my system.

The second line of output is the file to edit. Anything in my /home directory is a backup ( I back things up ).

The first line is a symlink to the second line, the real file. How did I know that? I went to the directory, /etc and ran a command 'file rc.local' and the system told me it is a symlink to the real file in /etc/rc.d/

If the file does not exist on your system, you can create it with an editor. On most system rc.local is a script file that gets executed during the boot process. It is intended for the user to add things the user need running after the system boots. Something like the autoecec.bat files we used to use on dos systems.

Most distros supply a file with little more than a comment in the file to tell the user what can be added. The location of the file may vary from distro to distro.

Hope this helps.

go to this page: http://radu.cotescu.com/how-to-insta...ers-in-ubuntu/

I think it will help you as I installed the canon LBP2900 driver from this page successfully after one week of googling.

smanimdu