Canon BJC-2110 Printer Fails to Print

julianvb · 06-10-2014, 03:05 AM

I am trying to have a Canon BJC-2110 (actually BJC-2114, but CUPS found only BJC2110) print a test page to no avail in Ubuntu 12.04. The printer queue shows no errors and indicates only that the printer is processing the file. The Printer Properties page shows:

Settings
Description: Canon BJC-2110
Location: jul-dl
Device URI: parallel:/device/lp0
Make and Model: Canon BJC-2110-CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.8-pre1
Print State: Processiong page 1, 39%

Tests & Maintenance
Print Test Page

Any help will be much appreciated.

julianvb

frankbell · 06-11-2014, 07:52 PM

This might help:

http://www.openprinting.org/printer/...Canon-BJC-2110

julianvb · 06-12-2014, 12:07 PM

Frank,

Thanks for the suggestion. This site suggests Gutenprint as one of three suitable drivers, which is what CUPS has installed automatically and seems to be working in a way. I cannot really confirm the printer's operation until I install a new BC-21e (black) cartridge as the present one is pretty old. I'll update this post when I am ready.

julianvb

frankbell · 06-12-2014, 07:38 PM

Good luck.

OpenPrinting.org is the first place I go to check whether a strange printer might work with Linux. It's not infallible, as it depends on volunteers and there are gaps in the database, but, when a particular printer is covered, it's helpful.