tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post3521621501259372505..comments2023-10-13T14:31:33.660+02:00Comments on The Canon PIXMA Linux blog, for all Canon PIXMA all-in-ones: New Sane scanner driver for Canon Pixma MP610 !Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-14944031122814115072010-05-13T19:25:29.279+02:002010-05-13T19:25:29.279+02:00Hi all !
Being a bit busy those days, so could no...Hi all !<br /><br />Being a bit busy those days, so could not participate as I would expect with the blog. <br /><br />Anyway, I see lots of discussions coming to Ubuntu 10.04.<br /><br />After installing it recently, I experienced also the problem with the Canon driver. <br /><br />First point, the Canon common package version to install, which, as <a href="http://mp610.blogspot.com/2009/02/canon-printer-driver-and-cups-error.html" rel="nofollow">I explained in an article in this blog</a>, must be at least 3.00 (latest is 3.20). You can download it for instance from the Canon Asia site at the MP648 page.<br /><br />The second point is due to the debian packages supplied by Canon, which specifies dependancies that are now incorrect for Ubuntu 10.04, namely libcupsys2 which is now renamed to libcups2 in 10.04<br /><br />So installing the Canon printer specific package will fail. <br /><br />From there, 2 solutions: <br /><br />1) the easiest is to force installation of the printer package using the dpkg with the --force-depends option. Drawback is that apt-get will always try to remove it after, so you won't be able to install anything else unless you remove and reinstall it each time ;-(<br /><br />2) second (which works fine) is to modify the Canon Debian package to correct the libcups2 dependency. This is just a change in a text file (control) in the Debian archive, but not obvious for a newbie. I have done the exercise for MP610 package, so I can send it by email if you ask to me. There exist some tutos on the web to do that, here are the main steps:<br /><br />- Download (but do not install !) the Canon printer specific .deb from Canon web site. For instance, the file is named for MP610: <br />cnijfilter-mp610series_2.80-1_i386.deb<br />- Right click this .deb archive, and select extract here (you must have libtools installed, so that file-roller can open a deb archive)<br />- Change slightly the folder name, for instance, put 2.90 as version instead of 2.80, or 3.10 instead of 3.00 ...<br />- Enter this folder.<br />- Right click successively the 2 archives control.tar.gz and data.tar.gz, and select extract here.<br />- Remove the 2 archives control.tar.gz and data.tar.gz, but do keep the 2 new folders created named: control and data<br />- Rename the control folder into: DEBIAN<br />- Enter this DEBIAN folder, and gedit the file named: control . Change the libcupsys2 dependency into libcups2 . You can also remove this dependency if you prefer.<br />- Return up to the the top folder (where the Canon debian package sits), and rebuild a new modified .deb package: <br />dpkg-deb -b "new folder name" . This will create a new .deb package taking the name of that folder.<br />- install this new debian package as usual, by double clicking it.<br /><br />Last: remember to reinstall your printer after in Ubuntu (<a href="http://mp610.blogspot.com/2007/11/setup-canon-pixma-mp600-or-mp610.html" rel="nofollow">as explained in this blog</a>), with the printer setup dialog, taking the cnijusb driver as URI (and not the default one installed by Ubuntu)<br /><br />As usual, hope it helps!<br />NicolasNicolashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884591571534262105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-90884817481858740312010-05-13T16:41:14.712+02:002010-05-13T16:41:14.712+02:00I've been working with the Canon Pixma 620 and...I've been working with the Canon Pixma 620 and 600 with Ubuntu for a while now. This blog has been instrumental in assisting with configuring these devices. However I do have to say now that 10.04 is out and after spending two days attempting to install and configure either of the printers...it's a major hassle. My suggestion if your new to GNU/Linux, you should just buy a cheap HP (Universal driver just works in my experience). Canon has been slacking off for going on 3 years now, producing drivers for GNU/Linux that are not available in the US (only on the Asia site), and I will admit are extremely difficult to configure for newbies. I consider myself fairly experienced with Ubuntu at this point, yet still I'm unable to get these printers to operate correctly under 10.04 even after reinstalling the OS between each attempt (4 times but who's counting). I love my Pixmas, and it's a shame that it's such a struggle getting them configured every time a new release comes out. I'm not about to admit defeat just yet. I'll keep busting my knuckles on it till it works, and try to post back with instructions. However, lashing out at those who aspire to help as the last "Anonymous" commenter did is not just rude, and disingenuous, it's also rather foolish. If you haven't the time to focus on making your devices work, or learning to understand the underlining principals of a GNU/Linux system, there are at least two other options your welcome to pursue (Windows,or Apple). The point of community driven support is to educate and assist, not act as a punching bag for the frustrated. I for one really appreciate the work the author of this blog has done to assist the owners of these devices. In reality the responsibility to support the PIXMA series should belong to Canon, but that has not been the case. I guess I'd just like to point out that if your experiencing difficulty with your GNU/Linux distribution, locate the forum for the distro, and ask for help. Provide a link to the instructions here and see what happens. Many experienced people are out there willing to help. <br /><br />...and if your wife or partner gets on your case about it, just remember "many hands make lite work" (and and extra set of eyes looking for a solution is never a bad thing either).weierj80https://www.blogger.com/profile/15493882782234521791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-89459613617333203022010-05-12T18:29:27.667+02:002010-05-12T18:29:27.667+02:00Just spent a helluva lot of time trying to get Can...Just spent a helluva lot of time trying to get Canon Pixma MP630 installed into Ubuntu 10.4 64b.<br /><br />May I just say, Linux will never get anywhere until and unless one can simply install a driver and peace!<br /><br />Most of the "instructions" I have encountered are useless, as they presume everyone is a geek/technically just as educated/knowledgeable/experienced as they are!!<br /><br />God forbid somebody wrote it all properly!! They may look "lame" and "beneath contempt" to the "community of like-minded geeky fellows", writing it all up for "lamers"...<br /><br />Imagine going to the doctors and being given something but left to your own devices to use it, from trying to dosage it to where to apply it, what to look for in terms of symptoms if it is improving or worsening etc.<br /><br />I'm sorry but if every seventh step in this procedure is written down and if it is impossible to locate some files on a Linux PC, with those "instructions" - it's causing most of us to waste our precious time, time we would spend with our kids [the abuse I got from the wife for trying to do this is... oh, well...]...<br /><br />My hobby is Sat TV. You should see how I write "intros/how to's", after reading which EVERYBODY CAN DO IT for themselves!!!<br /><br />That is in the spirit of Open Source and sharing the knowledge/experiences.<br /><br />All else is a lot of wan*ing, trying to imagine a good looking girl you'll never "get"... because you're wan*ing all the time and sitting behind a PC... So, no wonder... all that resentment towards those who are not doing the same nonsensical experience...<br /><br />Now, this is not in the interest of the manufacturers either, of course!!! It is pretty "lame" and inexcusably pathetic to write something complex and them give almost NO INFO how to get it installed in Linux. Canon, this is really contemptible! And NOT economically justifiable!!! It would have taken a guy maybe 2-3 hours to do it. So, honestly...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-37277529168411563502010-01-15T06:29:42.349+01:002010-01-15T06:29:42.349+01:00I could not find ppd files for CANON PIXMA IP 130...I could not find ppd files for CANON PIXMA IP 1300 so I could not configure the printer in Debian.Please help me.computerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764457828834813725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-55913509620144483492009-06-30T20:29:55.233+02:002009-06-30T20:29:55.233+02:00Hi, I really hope someone can help me with this. ...Hi, I really hope someone can help me with this. I've gotten my pixma (610M) set up perfect and I'm really happy with the results (using canon scangear wizard along with some customizations I made to the PPD files). I set this up a while ago and stupidly did not document the process (third time I've been through all this). I'm wondering if someone could tell me where I would look for the PPD files for the printer and the scanner in Ubuntu 8.04? I'd like to just copy them before I install 9.04 from scratch on this machine. Any help would be appreciated.weierj80https://www.blogger.com/profile/15493882782234521791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-66494838594490162872009-01-22T02:50:00.000+01:002009-01-22T02:50:00.000+01:00Hello, I am a total newbie, running Ubuntu 8.10. ...Hello,<BR/> I am a total newbie, running Ubuntu 8.10. I have a Canon Pixma MX310 all-in-one. I got the printer to work, but not the scanner. Can anyone explain to me in English how to get it to work?<BR/>Thanks!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-9771058724215717752009-01-13T15:38:00.000+01:002009-01-13T15:38:00.000+01:00PS: Running Ubuntu 8.04 it was especially helpful ...PS: Running Ubuntu 8.04 it was especially helpful to hear that I have to get the CVS sane first, as the one provided with Ubuntu would not work. Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-34599715414210538312009-01-13T15:35:00.000+01:002009-01-13T15:35:00.000+01:00Great blog!I wouldn't have bought Canons mx310 if ...<B>Great blog!</B><BR/>I wouldn't have bought Canons mx310 if I had not found this tutorial beforehand. And I probably could not figure it out myself. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-54335778660551298672008-12-09T22:32:00.000+01:002008-12-09T22:32:00.000+01:00Thank you for the tutorial. Had no idea there was ...Thank you for the tutorial. Had no idea there was a Cannon Asia section. I usually go to the Cannon UK since they provide drivers for some of the printers too. Wonder why the US section does not provide them?Random Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473479205439864498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-70284031640345110652008-11-18T17:56:00.000+01:002008-11-18T17:56:00.000+01:00We also found that printing with CUPS stopped work...We also found that printing with CUPS stopped working after following these instructions - this was because the udev rules cause /dev/usb/lp0 to be owned by root.scanner instead of root.lp. We changed the udev rules to make the group "lp" and permissions "666", but obviously that means that any user on your system can access the printer / scanner, which may not be what you want. I guess you could leave the rules as suggested in this post and make lpadmin a member of the group scanner as well, but I haven't tested that.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I hope that helps if anyone's got the same problem.Mark Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681722826413947323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-60905139339607438042008-10-12T12:37:00.000+02:002008-10-12T12:37:00.000+02:00This will be going to work out of the box for any ...This will be going to work out of the box for any Linux distribution as soon as the new Sane package 1.1.0 will be released.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, I don't have an answer to that question, as it was originally scheduled for last summer.<BR/> <BR/>But you could ask the Sane-dev mailing list for that.<BR/><BR/>In the meantime, there are still new enhancements in the CVS version for different PIXMA models (TPU, ADF), the next one, coming soon, will be a major step as the backend will implement Canon's BJNP protocol to scan over the network.<BR/><BR/>NicolasNicolashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884591571534262105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-4111952839628212792008-10-12T12:16:00.000+02:002008-10-12T12:16:00.000+02:00Is this working/going to work out-of-the box in Ub...Is this working/going to work out-of-the box in Ubuntu Intrepid?J. Pablo Fernándezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03108454279465216232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-16490335586238611992008-10-11T21:42:00.000+02:002008-10-11T21:42:00.000+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.J. Pablo Fernándezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03108454279465216232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-68841812060685245222008-09-20T13:38:00.000+02:002008-09-20T13:38:00.000+02:00Yes, MP470 is supported in Sane CVS version.Nicola...Yes, MP470 is supported in Sane CVS version.<BR/><BR/>NicolasNicolashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884591571534262105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-503818621642298152008-09-20T06:31:00.000+02:002008-09-20T06:31:00.000+02:00Thanks Nicolos,My UBUNTU version is Distributor ID...Thanks Nicolos,<BR/><BR/>My UBUNTU version is <BR/><BR/>Distributor ID: Ubuntu<BR/>Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1<BR/>Codename: hardy<BR/><BR/>I will install this week-end Sane CVS version and tell you if any changekayou_77https://www.blogger.com/profile/03624532746895571269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-20298757854847763822008-09-20T06:12:00.000+02:002008-09-20T06:12:00.000+02:00Never mind, I saw the message. Sorry.Never mind, I saw the message. Sorry.Séamashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516204138100404133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-14406012193905524602008-09-20T06:04:00.000+02:002008-09-20T06:04:00.000+02:00Does this support the mp470?Thanks.Does this support the mp470?<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Séamashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516204138100404133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-28049552035208720112008-09-15T21:38:00.000+02:002008-09-15T21:38:00.000+02:00Did you install Sane CVS version, or are you runni...Did you install Sane CVS version, or are you running Hardy's 1.0.19 ? In the latter case, MP610 is not supported in 1.0.19<BR/><BR/>NicolasNicolashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884591571534262105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-16727699233080748392008-09-15T08:40:00.000+02:002008-09-15T08:40:00.000+02:00I am under Ubuntu HardyMy scanner MP610 is not rec...I am under Ubuntu Hardy<BR/>My scanner MP610 is not recognized. (but the printer, yes).<BR/><BR/>I followed your method and wher Imake the test, I get this message :<BR/><BR/><B><BR/>./scan -x 10 -y 15 -w 51 -h 25 -1 -d 20 -W pixmascan.pnm<BR/>[pixma-0.13.1] Scanning devices under /dev/bus/usb<BR/>No supported scanner found!<BR/></B><BR/><BR/>What do you think is wrong ?kayou_77https://www.blogger.com/profile/03624532746895571269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-26113728736502523682008-08-31T00:14:00.000+02:002008-08-31T00:14:00.000+02:00A bit strange, there's nothing related between sca...A bit strange, there's nothing related between scanner (Sane) and printer (Cups).<BR/><BR/>Did you try to delete and reinstall the printer ?<BR/><BR/>NicolasNicolashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884591571534262105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-80262302564734008832008-08-29T00:15:00.000+02:002008-08-29T00:15:00.000+02:00Using your instructions got the scanner for my MP4...Using your instructions got the scanner for my MP470 to work. Thank You!<BR/><BR/>But now the printer has quick working! Anything in your instructions that could be interfering?=w=https://www.blogger.com/profile/02772526557833885529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-51330729975805609552008-06-21T16:22:00.000+02:002008-06-21T16:22:00.000+02:00I would say: probably.The backend has been designe...I would say: probably.<BR/>The backend has been designed taking into account the MP390. man page says that this model is supported, and should work in most cases.<BR/><BR/>The best is to try it, if you get any issues, please post them to the sane-dev mailing list. Also, if you can get a USB snoop under Windows, that will be of great help to fix any issues with this scanner.Nicolashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884591571534262105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-77221969910137462452008-06-21T16:04:00.000+02:002008-06-21T16:04:00.000+02:00Does anyone know if this driver works for the MP39...Does anyone know if this driver works for the MP390?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-78634430232097414922008-06-16T23:15:00.000+02:002008-06-16T23:15:00.000+02:00Nicholos - This is Mike, from the MX700. I upgrad...Nicholos - This is Mike, from the MX700. I upgraded to Ubuntu 8.04 and downloaded the latest version of your Pixma driver. The "make" command doesn't work - I get error output. I remember when we did this before that I had to download and install some package from Ubuntu to get this to work, but can't remember what it was. Could you remind me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427895091445486464.post-80750846912061826132008-06-16T11:09:00.000+02:002008-06-16T11:09:00.000+02:00Thank you so much! It works great. In my Ubuntu 8....Thank you so much! It works great. In my Ubuntu 8.04 there was no sane udev file. Instead I had /etc/udev/rules.d/80-canon_mfp.rules where my MP210 was already mentioned. I added the "GROUP" statement and it worked perfectly (not shure if I had to modify 80-canon_mfp.rules, try it without edit).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com