How to install canon printer driver in Suse 11

sorvad · 11-25-2008, 05:43 AM

I am trying to get a Canon IP1600 printer to work under Suse 11.
I have downloaded (from http://www.canon-europe.com/Support/software/linux/) the ip2200 driver which is supposed to work, but I am struggling to actually get the driver installed.
Has anyone done this or something similar?
Any help would be appreciated.

pixellany · 11-25-2008, 06:27 AM

There have been similar threads here at LQ, so a search might be in order.

On my system (CUPS + Gutenprint), there are drivers for the ip series, starting with ip2000. Have you tried to install using the existing tools/drivers? (I favor using the CUPS interface directly--enter "localhost:631" in a browser.

To use a downloaded driver, you would specify it (as a ppd file) during the normal install process. For the driver you downloaded, what form is it in?

sorvad · 11-25-2008, 07:13 AM

When I untar the download I get files:
cnijfilter-common-2.60-1.i386.rpm
cnijfilter-common-2.60-1.src.rpm
cnijfilter-ip2200-2.60-1.i386.rpm
cnijfilter-ip2200-lprng-2.60-1.i386.rpm

if I click on one, YAST software loader starts but I get an error like:

"
Subprocess failed. Error: RPM failed: error: Failed dependencies:
gtk+ is needed by cnijfilter-common-2.60-1.i386
libxml is needed by cnijfilter-common-2.60-1.i386
"

I already have gtk etc loaded.

Have I missed something elementary?

sorvad · 11-26-2008, 03:33 AM

Just tried localhost:631 in browser. Now understand why pixellany asked what format is it in.

Can anyone explain how I can convert info in the RPM into a PPD so I can use it in the CUPS Installer?

billymayday · 11-26-2008, 03:58 AM

You should see if canon have a non-rpm version on their site - it would probably be simpler for you.

sorvad · 11-26-2008, 05:58 AM

I've checked on Canon site, they only have RPMs.

Also checked on my openSuse 11 installation - rather than gtk+ and libxml, there only seems to be gtk2 and libxml2.

sorvad · 11-26-2008, 07:11 AM

Amend my previous post, I do have gtk+. Its libxml that is missing - only seems to be libxml2 in openSuse11.

pixellany · 11-26-2008, 07:53 AM

Did you ever try using a driver that's already on your system---as I suggested? (Run the CUPS config and tell us what Canon models are there that are close.

With respect to the libraries, you can Google for the one you need, but--very often--you can just make a soft link to your existing one, eg:

You have libxml2 and it wants libxml. Go to the directory (probably /lib or /usr/lib) and do this:
ln -s libxml2 libxml

I'm not totally clear on Canon's procedure. When you run the .rpm, it creates the ppd file(s), but I don't think it installs the printer. (It's possible that the ppd will be available in the cups config menu.)

james2b · 11-29-2008, 08:14 PM

With SUSE 11.0, KDE 3.5.9, on a 2006 Gateway AMD Athlon desktop computer, using a Canon PIXMA MP500 multi-function inkjet printer connected USB, when I attempt to print a page, it shows as if it is functioning fine, but nothing happens, and no error message. And is it needed to be as root to configure a printer?

sorvad · 12-03-2008, 06:56 AM

Success (well sort of)! I downloaded missing libs from http://en.opensuse.org/Package_Repositories#Oss. Tried to compile the Canon drivers. They still did not appear in YAST, however as a by-product a PPD file was created in /user/share/cups/model. I used this to load the driver using Cups and (so far) it works perfectly. Thanks to all for help.