Canon LBP2900

The older instructions were used in Linux Mint earlier. Currently for Arch , installed the AUR package captdriver from the website https://github.com/mounaiban/captdriver↗ which works without any manual intervention. All the local computers can use the printer without any issues. Just followed Arch wiki and reddit instructions. https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/tcczhj/comment/il8m2sz/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button↗

Now, install this https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/captdriver-git↗ ( If you are newer to Arch, look into installing AUR packages)

Add user to be able to use printing service( adding user to the lp group):

sudo gpasswd -a your_user lp

and on the CUPS web interface, select Canon Inc LBP2900/LBP3000 r2c, 0.1.3 as driver version.

restart cups using systemctl restart cups.service.

Configure canon LBP2900B laser printer in Linux . Canon’s CAPT driver can be downloaded from here ↗ http://support-asia.canon-asia.com/cont↗ … 59601.html↗

it is the 2.71 version; I see that Canon only updated it a week ago; it comes down as linux-capt-drv-v271-uken.tar.gz so click to download and SAVE and it should end up in your Downloads folder ………

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we will need you to use the terminal; the tv screen on the bottom tool bar; if you click to open it; and if you right-click at the text prompt you should see a menu there and you can select PASTE to paste the commands that are below;

so there are 3 steps:

1)install the drivers

  1. register the printer

  2. register it in the ccpd daemon ……… one needs this extra step

for the CAPT driver

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  1. driver install; paste in these commands line by line to the terminal

and hit the ENTER key after each paste

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cd Downloads

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tar -zxvf linux-capt-drv-v271-uken.tar.gz

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cd linux-capt-drv-v271-uken/32-bit_Driver/Debian

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sudo dpkg -i cndrvcups-common_3.21-1_i386.deb

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sudo dpkg -i cndrvcups-capt_2.71-1_i386.deb

……… and that should be the drivers installed

so restart CUPS with

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sudo service cups restart

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  1. printer registration………….

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sudo /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p LBP2900 -m CNCUPSLBP2900CAPTK.ppd -v ccp://localhost:59787 -E

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  1. ccpd registration

assuming you have only one printer (the LBP2900) and it is usb connected the next command is

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

then we start up the ccpd daemon, having introduced it to your new LBP entry ………

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sudo /etc/init.d/ccpd start

……… try a test print ……… eg from LibreOffice ………. any joy?

Sources: https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=245944↗ ↗

http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=109825↗ ↗

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CanonCaptDrv190↗ ↗

https://riku.titanix.net/wordpress/canon-2900-working-on-linux/↗ ↗

https://help.ubuntu.ru/wiki/canon_capt↗ ↗

http://localhost:631/printers/LBP2900↗ ↗

https://askubuntu.com/questions/1035727/printer-error-check-the-devicepath-of-etc-ccpd-conf↗ ↗

Solving printing problem in canon-lbp2900

Type on the terminal

sudo /etc/init.d/ccpd status

If, the answer is one number, not two: too bad.

Type on the terminal

sudo /etc/init.d/ccpd restart

and then

sudo /etc/init.d/ccpd status

The answer is two numbers. OK.

Try printing the test page, no paper on the printer, the printer stops and does not restart.

We have to start the printer monitor at bootstrap.

On the system setting - startup applications

click the Add button

Name: Canon printing status monitor

Command: captstatusui -e -P LBP2900

Description: Hidden until an error occurs

The printer now is working properly.

captstatusui -e -P LBP2900

Source: https://askubuntu.com/questions/326620/printing-problem-canon-lbp2900↗ ↗

Ultimately the below guide worked almost perfectly.

http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=109825↗ ↗

PRINTER INSTALLATION GUIDE ( 64BIT MACHINES )

Printer Name - CANON2900B

DELETE everything you have done before as these are required in following order to make it work.Scroll below for how to delete printer.

1.ls dev/usb

Mypcoutput - lp0

IF there is no output then Printer is not connected to computer , check the wires and all connections , it is most likely USB is not connected or power is off but if both are ON then try restarting computer and then check else reinstall distro.

  1. sudo apt-get install ia32-libs libglade2-0 libpopt0:i386 // is

because those are listed as the ‘Depends:’ prerequisites of the Canon ‘.deb’ //

IF it give error in 64bit machines then do

sudo dpkg –add-architecture i386

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install ia32-libs

3.sudo mkdir var/ccpd / not mentioned in Canon installation guide but it is required as it creates the spool directory and the spool service socket for the Canon rasterizer daemon ‘ccpd’//

4.sudo mkfifo var/ccpd/fifo0 / not mentioned in Canon installation guide but it is required as it creates the spool directory and the spool service socket for the Canon rasterizer daemon ‘ccpd’//

5.sudo chown -R lp:lp /var/ccpd

6.sudo apt-get install cups

7.sudo service cups stop

8.sudo service cups start

9.sudo service ccpd stop

10 ./usr/sbin/lpadmin -p LBP5000 -m CNCUPSLBP2900CAPTK.ppd -v ccp://localhost:59787 -E Register the printer (PPD) with the print spooler. /read the installation guide STEP 5 /

HERE 59787 WILL BE USED , 59687 IS MISTAKE FROM CANON wont work in debian distros and debians UI ports is <Ports>

UI_Port 59787

11./usr/sbin/ccpdadmin -p LBP5000 -o dev/usb/lp0 / Register the printer in the ccpd daemon setup file. / STEP 6 installation guide///

12./etc/init.d/ccpd start / Start ccpd daemon. STEP 7 installation guide./

13 ↗ http://localhost:631↗ ↗ and it should be like this [url]i.imgur.com/quMuymd.png[/url]

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Testing YOUR installation-

$$ sudo ccpdadmin status

CUPS_ConfigPath = etc/cups

LOG Path = None

UI Port = 59787

Entry Num : Spooler: Backend: FIFO path: Device Path : Status

[0] : canon : ccp : //localhost:59787 : /dev/usb/lp0 :


$$ cat /etc/ccpd.conf

# Canon Printer Daemon for CUPS Configuration Data

<Path>

# CUPS configuration file path.

# Default /etc/cups/

CUPS_ConfigPath /etc/cups/

# Log directory path.

# LogDirectoryPath /var/log/CCPD/http://paste.debian.net/70760

</Path>

# Printer entries.

# Mapping each "Printer Name" to each "Printer Device Port".

# The "Printer Name" has to be identical to the CUPS printer queue name.

#

# For example, if you prepare a printer named "LBP3200" as a CUPS
printer

# queue name, and the printer is connected to the USB port
"/dev/usb/lp0",

# you can use the following three lines example just by removing the

# comment symbol "#" of each line.

#<Printer LBP3200>

#DevicePath /dev/usb/lp0

#</Printer>

<Printer 2900>

DevicePath /dev/usb/lp0

</Printer>

<Ports>

# Status monitoring socket port.

# Default 59787

UI_Port 59787

PDATA_Port 59687

</Ports>

$$ sudo service cups status

Status of Common Unix Printing System: cupsd is running.

$$ sudo service ccpd status

usr/sbin/ccpd: 5086 5084 4093 4092 /IMPORTANT -> here it should show atleast two numbers if it is not showing two numbers here then something wrong restart cups , ccpd , printer , restart pc , printer or reinstall again , two numbers are here because one is ccpd process and other number is created when printer is connected so other number is for child process

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DELETING PRINTER

sudo ccpdadmin status

CUPS_ConfigPath = etc/cups

LOG Path = None

UI Port = 59787

Entry Num : Spooler: Backend: FIFO path: Device Path : Status

[0] : canon : ccp : //localhost:59787 : /dev/usb/lp0 :

root@debian:/home/sun# sudo ccpdadmin

Usage:

ccpdadmin [-p Printer-name -o Printer-dev-path]

ccpdadmin [-x Remove-Printer-name]

CUPS_ConfigPath = etc/cups

LOG Path = None

UI Port = 59787

Entry Num : Spooler: Backend: FIFO path: Device Path : Status

[0] : canon : ccp : //localhost:59787 : /dev/usb/lp0 :

$$ ccpdadmin -x canon

$$ ccpdadmin -x canon / to look again that it is deleted /

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TROUBLESHOOTING

PRINTER NOT PRINTING TEST PAGE -

  1. check cups service running.

  2. check ccpd service running.

  3. Turn power off printer.

$ sudo /etc/init.d/cups stop //stop cups service

$ sudo /etc/init.d/ccpd stop //stop ccpd service

  1. Restart computer

  2. Turn power on Printer.

$$ sudo /etc/init.d/cups start //start cups service

$$ sudo etc/init.d/ccpd start / start ccpd service

  1. Even not printing ?

>> Recheck all steps above

>> If its still not printing then Delete everything , check all steps before installation and then reinstall printer and check again.

>> Read the ↗ https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CanonCaptDrv190↗ ↗ and printer installation guide again and see if you made any mistakes.

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Enjoy printing!

Steps carried out on 7-Jun-2020 - 2nd time configuring due to OS reinstallation

$ cd ~/Downloads/linux-capt-drv-v271-uken/64-bit_Driver/Debian

$ sudo dpkg -i cndrvcups-common_3.21-1_amd64.deb

$ sudo dpkg -i cndrvcups-capt_2.71-1_amd64.deb

$ ls /dev/usb/lp0

/dev/usb/lp0

$ sudo /etc/init.d/ccpd status

/usr/sbin/ccpd:

$ sudo /etc/init.d/ccpd restart

Shutting down /usr/sbin/ccpd: .

Starting /usr/sbin/ccpd: .

$ sudo /etc/init.d/ccpd status

/usr/sbin/ccpd: 20720

$ ldd /usr/bin/captfilter

not a dynamic executable

$ sudo apt-get install libc6:i386 libpopt0:i386

$ ldd /usr/bin/captfilter

linux-gate.so.1 (0xf7ef7000)

libpopt.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libpopt.so.0 (0xf7ecb000)

libc.so.6 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0xf7cef000)

/lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xf7ef8000)

$ ldd /usr/bin/capt* | sort | uniq | grep “not found”

libstdc++.so.6 => not found

libxml2.so.2 => not found

libz.so.1 => not found

$ sudo apt-get install zlib1g:i386 libxml2:i386 libstdc++6:i386

$ sudo mkdir /var/ccpd

$ sudo chown -R lp:lp /var/ccpd

The next step for configuring the port connection in CUPS can be done either through cups website or manually http://localhost:631↗ ↗ or by doing the

Current Connection: usb://Canon/LBP2900?serial=0000A2A6Q1P9

Local Printers: CAPT Printer

Connection:ccp://localhost:59787

For mode choose from file /usr/share/cups/model/CNCUPSLBP2900CAPTK.ppd

Or both the above steps can be done manually

$sudo /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p LBP2900 -m CNCUPSLBP2900CAPTK.ppd -v

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

Restart computer once after all the configuration is completed.

$ sudo /etc/init.d/ccpd status

/usr/sbin/ccpd: 1828 1827

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