Howto : Install Canon LBPxxxx printer on Ubuntu | Lucid Lynx | Updated

Why not write instructions for human beings, after all you're talking about Ubuntu and Mint:
1. Download the .tar.gz
2. Right-click, choose "Extract here"
3. Go to the folder where files have been extracted and install by double clicking first "..common" and then "..capt" file
4. Restart

... not sure if it's possible to rewrite the rest commands, as I don't understand their meanings but you get the idea.

Apart of downloading,extracting and installing the drivers, the rest of instructions need to be done in a terminal, i tried to use th simplest way so every linux user even a newbie can understand it, and if you read the comments of people of the original tutorial you can understand that most of people they diden`t find any problem using this tutorial.
for Linuxmint,is based on Ubuntu so i mentioned LinxMint to show to the users of this distribution that this tutorial also is For Mint.
If you have any idea ,we welcome any suggestions , and also if you see any mistakes on the article even language mistakes please don1t hesitate to give your feed.
Did the tutorial worked for you ?

after a reboot the printer doesn't work even if i stop and restart ccpd... why

Which distribution you are using ? and which driver version you used 1.80 or earlier version ?

I use mint 7 and 1.6 driver ...
but i have to make more test to tell you exactly what happen ...
it seems to work again after i kill ccpd process ...
tomorow i tell you
thanks for the fast reply

For LinuxMint7 Gloria i test it with driver 1.6 several times and is working
perfectly, please if you have any issue report it so we can help you to resolve
it

hello
i turn on my laptop without docking cable to the printer. the ccpd is start at the boot time .
when i connect the printer it is not recognise.
i have to kill the process ccpd(ccpd stop doesn't work) and ccpd start to work with...

worked fine until first reboot when printer automatically re-installed, giving two versions of printer which both did not work. Thanks, this is as close to a resolve as yet!

another error is the duplex mode on the lpb 5100 that doensn't work at all:
[Job 41] pstocapt3 write error,32.

luluprat, if you got this message this mean that there are permission problem, please use this command to make fifo accesible for all

sudo chown lp:lp /var/ccpd/fifo0

Martin, Did this happened on Uuntu Jaunty ? and which driver version you used ?

i had done this before testing :
sudo chown lp:lp /var/ccpd/fifo0
and i have this error :
pstocapt3 write error,32.

this only happen in duplex mode
i am under jaunty .. is it the problem ?

This mean that the printer is working just in duplex mode not?
as i said before under Mint7 work perfectly, please if you got any error give put the output on the forum under canon printer topic

i am under mint 7 and i use 1.6 driver

it stops on step 5...

this is what it gives back:

Jun 12 219:39 ubuntu kernel: [ 2998.159515] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 3
Jun 12 219:39 ubuntu kernel: [ 2998.182129] usblp0: removed
Jun 12 219:40 ubuntu kernel: [ 3000.236045] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
Jun 12 219:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3000.380753] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Jun 12 219:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3000.384728] usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 4 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x04A9 pid 0x2676
Jun 12 21:19:24 ubuntu python: hp-info[6600]: warning: No display found.
Jun 12 21:19:25 ubuntu python: hp-systray[6601]: warning: No display found.
Jun 12 21:19:28 ubuntu python: hp-info[6600]: warning: Unable to connect to dbus. Is hp-systray running?
Jun 12 21:404 ubuntu -- MARK --
Jun 12 21:59:31 ubuntu python: hp-systray[9994]: warning: Qt/PyQt 4 initialization failed.

what should i do now?

maybe you need some dependencies .

please
apt-get install python Qt4 Qt PyQt4

and try again !!!!

Can't seem to get this working. Everything installs OK but I get the following message from the Step 10---

Could not transfer data to the printer because of the large amount of data, or a data transfer error occurred.
Click Resume to resume printing from the top of the page which was not printed completely.

I am trying to install a LBP 3100 on Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid. The file I am trying to print is a one page text document.

Does the printer is installed without problems ? Try to print test page

Great stuff!
Had a few problems as my ccpd seemed to be hanging, and I was forced to kill -9 it (!) but now it's printing like a charm!

You've managed to help me where squillions of sites have failed. Thanks!

Dear Zinovsky
Thanks a lot for the tutorial
Finally my printer installed in jaunty..

hello, I'm currently using fedora 11 and I've successfully printed on my printer. unfortunately, after restart, I cannot seen to print any file anymore.

furthermore, when i type:
captstatusui -P LPB2900
I get this:
*** captstatusui Socket Error ***

I've tried restarting ccpd and cups, but the problem still persists.

PS can I find a link to the 1.3 driver?
http://downloads.unixmen.com/drivers/CANONLBP2900/ CAPTDRV130.tar.gz is dead.
I'll try my luck there since i used 1.6 now. thanks!

The driver 1.6 is good for fedora 11,no need to use 1.3
see this topic in the forum :
Canon LBP2900 printer installation issues on Linux

and also Check how many printers appear in your printer list for example if you see :
LBP29001 and LBP29002

Many, many thanks!!! Excellent tutorial. This solve one of my biggest problems in Ubu.

Regards

Hello people,

i have folowed all steps from this guide but this time printing is not working

OS: Ubuntu 9.04 32bit
Driver: 1.60
(installed all 3 files needed before driver)

captstatusui -P LBP2900 gives window without printer ready status (just empty)

also what i have noticed that i dont get LBP2900 and LBP29002 anymore.

any help is appriciated

great!!! it`s works on Jaunty with 1.60 drives. Many, many thanks, Zinovsky

You`re welcome

Hello Zinovsky

First of all, thank you for providing such beautifully clear instructions. I've had a Canon LBP5000 for a while now and had it running nicely from Hardy through to Intrepid & Jaunty .04 and I wish I'd seen this guide when going through the hoops.

I'm now running the (final?) beta of Karmic and I think there have been changes to cups. It seems that cups is not recognising the old libcupsys2 (I think there was a dummy to handle this previously?). I think they've totally dropped the 'sys' suffix but the Canon driver still needs it.

Do you have any ideas for this? Here's what happens when I try to install the cndrvcups common deb package:

Thanks for looking

Paul

oh - of course, this is what happens if I try and install libsyscup2:

Thank you for your post, the truth i still diden`t start yet to test canon LBPXXXX in Karmic, i think is the time because just few days and karmic final will be released, i will install the beta version tomorow in my laptop ( I have karmic now but installed on Virtualbox) and will try to install my LBP2900 on it.From y think is problem of dependencies, try this command :

i will test and will keep you informed.
I opened a Topic on the forum for canon LBPXXXX Series on Karmic at the forum, there we have where to past outputs than here in comments :

http://www.unixmen.com/forums/viewtopic.php? f=31&t=271

ok, the captcha on that phpBB forum is way to difficult to read - I got locked out

my build essential is new:

Will try and register again later...

try these...

x86
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/i386/ libcupsys2/1.3.9-17ubuntu1

amd64
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/amd64/ libcupsys2/1.3.9-17ubuntu1

Thanks for this Cory.

I get libsys going with this and capt and common install fine, but my test print is hanging in the queue

i really thank you for tutorial. at the end my printer worked

You are welcome,In which ubuntu version you installed the printer ?

i followed tutorial from start to end on 9.10 32bit with 1-60 drivers from cannon. printer not printing(in que) or showing up in captstatusui -P LBP2900. after restart even prints: *** captstatusui Socket Error ***
any help is appriciated...

Is workinggg in ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala , i just test it this afternoon. I rebuid the driver 1.60 , you can download it from here.
For issues post in the forum please

I installed firstly at 9.04 then i got a problem and i could install printer 9.10 very easly

Thank you for all of your efforts.

I've tried installing your new drivers under 9.10 and the installation problem proceeds without a hitch!

However I,ve tried both the terminal based printer install that you suggest and the automatic process and both result in a printer which seems perfect in every respect, except it does not print. I get the following lines in the message log.

Do you have any advice please

Nov 4 14:28:46 psynapse-laptop kernel: [ 1967.404359] usb 1-4: USB disconnect, address 4
Nov 4 14:28:46 psynapse-laptop kernel: [ 1967.404483] usblp0: removed
Nov 4 14:28:51 psynapse-laptop kernel: [ 1972.128021] usb 1-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
Nov 4 14:28:51 psynapse-laptop kernel: [ 1972.308091] usb 1-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Nov 4 14:28:51 psynapse-laptop kernel: [ 1972.312237] usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 5 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x04A9 pid 0x266E
Nov 4 14:28:53 psynapse-laptop kernel: [ 1973.619369] usb 1-4: usbfs: interface 0 claimed by usblp while 'usb' sets config #1
Nov 4 14:29:15 psynapse-laptop kernel: [ 1995.937196] usb 1-4: usbfs: interface 0 claimed by usblp while 'usb' sets config #1
Nov 4 14:29:26 psynapse-laptop kernel: [ 2007.154475] c3pldrv[7045]: segfault at 0 ip (null) sp bfd1193c error 4 in libc-2.10.1.so[110000+13e000]
Nov 4 14:30:28 psynapse-laptop kernel: [ 2069.196112] usb 1-4: usbfs: interface 0 claimed by usblp while 'usb' sets config #1
Nov 4 14:314 psynapse-laptop ker...

Those last few lines ...
Nov 4 14:28:51 psynapse-laptop kernel: [ 1972.312237] usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 5 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x04A9 pid 0x266E
Nov 4 14:28:53 psynapse-laptop kernel: [ 1973.619369] usb 1-4: usbfs: interface 0 claimed by usblp while 'usb' sets config #1
Nov 4 14:29:15 psynapse-laptop kernel: [ 1995.937196] usb 1-4: usbfs: interface 0 claimed by usblp while 'usb' sets config #1
Nov 4 14:29:26 psynapse-laptop kernel: [ 2007.154475] c3pldrv[7045]: segfault at 0 ip (null) sp bfd1193c error 4 in libc-2.10.1.so[110000+13e000]
Nov 4 14:30:28 psynapse-laptop kernel: [ 2069.196112] usb 1-4: usbfs: interface 0 claimed by usblp while 'usb' sets config #1
Nov 4 14:314 psynapse-laptop kernel: [ 2104.808460] c3pldrv[7554]: segfault at 0 ip (null) sp bfbf59bc error 4

in my lbp2900 canon print when i give print test page then it's working vry fine but when i tried to print a document the it's not working..........plz help...

zinovsky, you are a star

thanks so much for repackaging the drivers to sort out the cupsys issue. My LBP5000 now works perfectly in karmic koala 9.1. I haven't rebooted yet but it's looking good so far.

(I can't seem to print to lpr but it seems not related to the canon driver)

Thanks again

Paul

Hi,

Following on from my previous, I have a nasty feeling I know what the problem is; while the Canon drivers work perfectly with the 5200 (same as 5100), the USB product ID (04A9:266E) is most likely different. Will cppd cope with this please?

Again many thanks for undertaking a difficult but much needed task.

Great stuff Zinovsky, many thanks for going through the trouble of repackaging.

Any chance of an update for Ubuntu Karmic on amd64 ?

rgds

Derek

Hello I tried your method on Karmik and When I type the line sudo /etc/init.d/ccps start, the output is

Starting /usr/sbin/ccpd: .

I don't understand what those means, and of course the printer's doesn't work. There's somebody can hel me?

Hi Iam trying to enable canon LBP3100 on a customized linux.
captstatusui is giving the Printer error as
"Check the Devicepath of /etc/ccpd.conf".
verified the configuration(cupsd.conf and ccpd.conf) and it looks ok.
Is there any ways of debugging CCPD daemon.

Thanks in advance

Thanks a lot for your tutorial.
On my Debian 5 - lenny works fine.
Only thing is strange that needs about 30-40 sec to start printing, on ubuntu or windows OS, canon LBP2900 starts printing immediately.
Otherwise, it works fine, thanks for your work here.

i use ubuntu 9.04 and 1.6 driver
when i type :
captstatusui -P LBP3200
i get this :
**(captstatusui:12549):WARNING**:Invalid borders specified for the pixmap :/home/pauly.themes/eLeopard/gtk-2.0/buttons- default.png,borders don't fit within the image
please help

hello,I'm a Chinese user.Why I could not download the package named CAPTDRV160-unixmen.tar.gz.Could you send the package to my email:wenki2004@yeah.net.Thanks a lot

Hi,my OS is ubuntu9.1 I install the canon2900 dirver in my OS,but it doesn't work,I want uninstall it and try install again,how do I uninstall the canon2900 driver.

Hello，I use CAPTDRV160-unixmen.tar.gz installed following the Tutorials.Every step is ok .but when I enter "captstatusui -P LBP2900"order the screen says*** captstatusui Socket Error ***.and LBP 2009-2 is in print list .(My OS is ubuntu 9.1/n/l.and I use it in VM7.0.)
What shall I do?

hello Mr Zinovsky,

after DL 1.60 unixmen drivers for 9.10(32bit), gone thru tutorial till end , printer status not working... just empty status window.

two printers display 2900 and 2900-2 ...

any tips are appriciated...

in addition, there is nothing from cannon on lsusb list but cups display printer in cups admin page...

Hi, thanks for the tutorial. Unfortunately, it does not work for me.
I use Ubuntu 9.04.

When I type: captstatusui
I get: *** captstatusui Socket Error ***

What could that be?

Sorry, I meant to say: "captstatusui -P LBP1120"

I'm trying to install a LBP1120

I got it to work, after I followed your
instructions for the third time.
I must have made a small mistake!
Does this also work with the latest
Ubuntu, 9.10 ?

Actually with ubuntu9.10 still not working prooperly, you will have problems after restarting (with ubuntu9.10) hope that will resolve this issue soon.
Thanks for everybody s comments

I tried everything that is listed in the steps to make my printer work in karmic, no use so far. The problem is still there or rectified?

printer: canon lbp2900b
Os: ubundu 9.10
driver: CAPTDRV160-unixmen.tar.gz

When I do captstatusui -P LBP2900 .. nothing is getting displayed in the resulting GUI.

all the print test pages gets disappeared without printing from the print queue. Where am I missing out?

It worked like a charm on Karmic koala.
I downloaded the driver built by you and just followed your steps.

thanks for your help!

HI all,

First I would like to thanks all for this nice article.
My problem is little bit different,I am connection canon LBP-3300 with linux system with CUPS and canon linux driver and shared with linux-samba-print server.

Now we have some windows system too and wants to get print from windows to linux connected canon CAPT printer.

is there any way to do this?

thank you.

Haloo ,guys ,after all restarts or switching off/on printer i get second printer and cant printing.After using command lpadmin -x LBP29002 && sudo /etc/init.d/ccpd restart && sudo /etc/init.d/cups restart is everything OK and printer working.Pleas help me fix this problem

Thanks a lot zinovsky! It worked! I made a mistake earlier. didn't check for the dependency, portreserve was not installed, but it didn't throw up any dependency problem. it started to work after that was rectified, but it was short lived.I noticed a second printer, so i deleted the second printer and rebooted the system. It didn't work after that. I left it for few days and thought I would work again on it with a fresh mind. Right after booting today, I tried to print, and it printed without any problem! Cant really figure out what was the reason behind it! Thanks for the driver and for the help in setting it up.

Hi Everybody I am new to Ubuntu (to Linux in fact...) and of course my LBP2900 didn't work in the first place...

...after spending hours trying and reading posts I finally found an solution. It's derived from a post in the german ubuntu Forum "Installing the LBP5000". It works pretty well and is very logical to me. I found out that the most important thing is to switch the printer (LBP 2900) off during the installation and to use the CAPT Driver Version 2.0!

Since I was so happy to get the LBP2900 working that I posted my solution on my Blog. You will find a link to the driver aswell.

My Blog: www.sunscreen.blog.com

I hope it works for You! I'd be happy for Feedback.

great! its work perfect on Lucid Lynx (Canon LBP2900, drivers 2.0). Thank You

PS. >> after installation drivers by GUI: "(Newbies you can go directly to the folder and install the driver by clicking on the files in this order first common and then install capt then continue the installation from Step "
i continued from step 6 (restart cups)
PPS. printers window: menu "help"=>"solving problem"

Hy Unixmen!
Thank you for your tips, but unfortunatelly LBP1120 just does not work on ubuntu 10.4.
I installed many times, followed different configurations and untill now, the printer is dead
Do you have any ideias?

드디어 잠자고 있던 프린터가 깨어났습니다!

9.04이전까지 계속 안되다가 9.10에선 아예신경을 안쓰던 프린터

lucid에서 이 튜토리얼 보고 성공 했네요.

지금까지 리눅스 사용하면서 처음으로 프린터연결 성공해보네요

기념으로 글 남깁니다.

i really thank you for your tutorial

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i am using ubuntu 10.4. i have canon lbp-1210. i did as u said above. i even did apt-get build-essentials which is mentioned in above replies. further while trying to install for second time in step 10, after this "sudo update-rc.d ccpd defaults 20", i added "# /etc/init.d/ccpd start" in rc.local (before exit 0). also tried restarting.

but still i am unable to get a print. what further information i must provide to u for help?

By far, the easiest way to install the LBP printers on both amd64 (btw, your method does not cover for the 64-bit users) and i386 is to use a script I wrote which makes all the install process a one line "nobrainer".

The script's details are here.

Hi Radu,
Thanks for the script, i will try it this evening then i will add a link to your script in this article as a second method.

Hi,

Thanks a lot for this article.
I am struggling with my printer for 1 year.
Because of this, we could not move to linux in my office.

I followed the article.
It printed only one page.
after that no response.

How to troubleshoot it?
any log file?

--

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

CUPS_ConfigPath = /etc/cups/
LOG Path = None
UI Port = 59787

Entry Num : Spooler : Backend : FIFO path : Device Path : Status
-------------------------------------------------- --------------------------
[0] : LBP2900 : ccp : /var/ccpd/fifo0 : /dev/usb/lp0 : Modified

---

captstatusui -P LBP2900

shows empty window.

---

Please help me.

Thanks a lot.

Following the instructions, plus doing
chmod a+rw /dev/usb/lp0
and restarting ccpd instead of just starting, i.e.
sudo /etc/init.d/ccpd restart
Have Fun
Matti

where do type in the step 7 ?
i have it installed and restarted my computer.

im using the Ubuntu 9.10 - the karmic Koala

@Zinovsky: Have you had the time to test the script?

I am using Lucid 10.04 with Canon LPB3100 and latest drivers. I cannot print a PDF file using Acroread. It just loops without any output.
I now just use Evince Document Viewer which prints OK.