[SOLVED] Canon LBP3250 won't print on x86-64

[prkos]

***SOLVED - see post #5***

I installed the driver after downloading it from canon website and compiling it myself for 64-bit.

Before I installed it followed the instructions in the readme file (added the '/etc/init.d/ccpd start' command to the /etc/rc.local file and installed compat-libstdc++-33.)

These are the commands I used (per the instructions):

$ su
# rpm -ivh cndrvcups-common-2.00-2.x86_64.rpm
# rpm -ivh cndrvcups-capt-2.00-2.x86_64.rpm
# /etc/init.d/cups restart
# /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p LBP3250 -m CNCUPSLBP3250CAPTK.ppd -v ccp://localhost:59687 –E
# /usr/sbin/ccpdadmin -p LBP3250 -o /dev/usb/lp0
# /etc/init.d/ccpd start

I can see the printer in the Printing window, when I open its properties and try to print a test page it is submitted to the jobs list with the status "Procesing" and nothing happens after that (it doesn't print).

If I try to print a Self-Test Page I get an error:

Cups server error
There was an error during the CUPS operation: 'client-error-document-format-not-supported'.

I'm attaching cups error log.

Has anyone been able to make canon lbp printers work on 64-bit linux? I tried it on ubuntu and it also didn't work.

[David Batson]

Originally Posted by Canon

Before you use this driver, you need to install Ghostscript which includes the common API.Please install the Ghostscript before you install the driver.

http://software.canon-europe.com/sof...340.asp?model=

Did you install Ghostscript yet?

[prkos]

Yes, I did install Ghostscript as soon as I installed fedora, before touching the printer, and I did the ghostscript check recommended in the instructions, all worked as expected. The driver you linked to is exactly the one I downloaded.

The printer is recognized, jobs are queued, the only thing that isn't working is the actual printing.

[David Batson]

I don't know what is causing your problem.

Things you might try to narrow down the problem.

* Try printing as root.
* Set SELinux to permissive mode.
* Check the URI and see if it looks correct. Perhaps: usb://Canon/LBP3250 model "Canon LBP2900 CAPT ver.1.5" or something simular.
* Might need to add to rules.

See if one of these links is any help:
http://www.unixmen.com/hardware-linu...p2900-on-linux
http://www.unixmen.com/linux-tutoria...p2900-on-linux

[prkos]

Thank you for the links, but I couldn't apply them to my fedora (dependencies are different).

I was able to get the printer to work though!
It turns out the instructions from canon weren't complete enough, the problem seemed to be in the haldaemon, which must be stopped for the installation to work properly.

My procedure was to deinstall the driver (that didn't work), I followed the instructions from the canon doc that came with the driver (first had to stop the ccpd daemon) to uninstall it.

Then to install the 64-bit drivers I compiled myself I followed the instructions from here
http://www.linuxquestions.in/tips-tr...nter-lbp-3250/

My SElinux was already disabled, I stopped the haldaemon which seems to be the only difference between the first installation I did.

I can also see the LBP3250-2 as a second printer although I executed the commands at the bottom of the tutorial, but I can still print with LBP3250 which is set as default printer, and LBP3250-2 is disabled.

I'm attaching the compiled driver packages for 64-bit fedora
The capt one is too big so I'm sharing it here: http://dl.free.fr/qiijvQ6mK (click on Télécharger ce fichier)

[leigh123linux]

Originally Posted by prkos

Thank you for the links, but I couldn't apply them to my fedora (dependencies are different).

I was able to get the printer to work though!
It turns out the instructions from canon weren't complete enough, the problem seemed to be in the haldaemon, which must be stopped for the installation to work properly.

My procedure was to deinstall the driver (that didn't work), I followed the instructions from the canon doc that came with the driver (first had to stop the ccpd daemon) to uninstall it.

Then to install the 64-bit drivers I compiled myself I followed the instructions from here
http://www.linuxquestions.in/tips-tr...nter-lbp-3250/

My SElinux was already disabled, I stopped the haldaemon which seems to be the only difference between the first installation I did.

I can also see the LBP3250-2 as a second printer although I executed the commands at the bottom of the tutorial, but I can still print with LBP3250 which is set as default printer, and LBP3250-2 is disabled.

I'm attaching the compiled driver packages for 64-bit fedora
The capt one is too big so I'm sharing it here: http://dl.free.fr/qiijvQ6mK (click on Télécharger ce fichier)

I have uploaded this file to the forum.

[mattywix]

Thanks for this! Im going to update my own procedure now on Canon CAPT printer drivers dont work on FC12 x86_64 for canon printer (LBP5050n)

By the way you can re-enable (and you should!) SELINUX after the install.
Also you can re-enable hal-daemon.

[murenti]

I tried your suggestion but it still does not print, it loads the printer and can be seen from cups, settings can be changed but it says that the printer is stopped. Haldaemon and selinux was stopped at install, I have restarted both and checked that cups is restarted, and all appear ok. Any suggestion from here please.

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Also the 64 bit compiled files above show that there may be no content as they fail to install.

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I deleted the printer, rebooted and tried to reinstall it but I get the following error 'There was an error during the CUPS operation: 'server-error-internal-error'.'