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I am using kubuntu and am trying to use a canon pixma mp140 printer, however it was not in the list of drivers. So I have install the driver files from canon:
When I installed cnijfilter-mp140series_2.80-1_i386.deb it didn't work so I installed cnijfilter-mp140series_2.80-2_i386.deb instead, which seemed to work fine. However, after I set up the printer it came up with the error:
"Missing driver:
Printer 'MP140-series2' requires the 'pstocanonij' program but it is not currently installed. Please install it before using this printer."
And I can't seem to find the 'pstocanonij' program anywhere.
Distribution: Debian testing/sid; OpenSuSE; Fedora; Mint
Posts: 5,524
Rep:
pstocanonij is a cups filter. You need to find it, and make a softlink to it: '/usr/lib/cups/filter/pstocanonij. If you have a '/usr/lib64/cups/filter directory, put a link to the filter in there too. Use 'locate pstocanonij' to find the filter. You make links using 'ln -s'
'locate pstocanonij' and 'whereis pstocanonij' both returned nothing. I don't think that 'pstocanonij' is anywhere on my computer, do you know where I could get it from?
Method 1:
You may refer to the below links and use the troubleshooters. Check if it lists and helps resolve any issues: Open the Printer troubleshooter: http://usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer
Method 2:
You may check if you have the latest drivers installed for the device. You may refer to the below link for getting the latest drivers and check – Canon PIXMA MP140 Driver
Your reference links do not provide driver information for Gnu/Linux. OSX or Microsoft, no real help to anyone wanting to configure this printer for Gnu/Linux from those sites.
You should check the post/thread dates first and then be sure the information you provide is constructive to the thread. Especially when the thread is that old.
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