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New Canon printer not printing.

#1 Post by Randicus »

I have installed a new Canon printer, but it does not print. My old Brother was easy. Plug the cord into the computer and go. This new machine needs manual configuration, but so far things are not proceeding well. My computer recognises its existence and claims it is connected to localhost. (I am using the print preferences GUI dialogue.)
The model is PIXMA iP1180, but strangely enough, the CUPS web-site does not have a driver for it. The series begins with 1200, but my printer is not ancient, in fact it is brand-spanking new. I down-loaded the driver for the closest match and my system recognises the printer as a Canon-iP100-series. Looks good so far. However, sending a print job causes the printer to begin the process, but it stops at the point when it should load the paper and print.
On the path of self-help, I followed the Debian Wiki's link for Canon support to http://downloads.canon.com/cpr/software ... D_v241.exe, but,

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Referral Denied
You don't have permission to access "http://downloads.canon.com/cpr/software/imagerunner/PPD_v241.exe" on this server.

Reference #24.ed9b1160.1328240464.7c8b251
The threads I have seen all have suggestions for adding users, adding groups, editing this, that and the other file. Most of which appears irrelevant. As far as I know, the new printer is part of the same "group" as the old one. In fact, everything seems connected the same, but as mentioned already, I am using the GUI, not the CLI.
I have looked through many threads and have seen more than one that say Canon drivers are problematic and that a few cannot be made to work with Linux. If this Canon product is one that cannot work, I shall simple buy a Brother or HP that I know will. But before I rush out and buy another printer, is there something I may have missed.
I apologise if I missed any existing threads that have a solution, but my search skills are still formative. :oops: If that is the case, a link would be sufficient.

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Re: New Canon printer not printing.

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Re: New Canon printer not printing.

#3 Post by Randicus »

mslinux wrote:...at your own risk of course :lol:
I dared the risk. :lol:
No surprises. Hardy was the 8.04 release (from the days when Ubuntu was actually a decent distribution). I could not access their link, but that's alright, aptitude to the rescue! But cnijfilter-common_2.70-2_i386.deb must be a little out-dated. It is no longer in the Debian repositories. Thanks anyway.
If nothing else, I have learned not to buy Canon printers for a GNU-Linux system. In the future I shall stick with Brother and HP. 8)

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Re: New Canon printer not printing.

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The current version of cnijfilter is 3.40, and you can get it from the Canon site.
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Re: New Canon printer not printing.

#5 Post by Randicus »

I figured out how to diagnose the printer in attempted action (finally, I am really slow at computers). I have included the entire diagnostic, but I do not expect anyone to read it all. The main items (at least I believe they are) are at the beginning.

Scheduler not running. Cups connection failure: false.
Local server exporting printers: false.
Choose printer: cups instance: none.
The report ended with a message to the effect of, no discernible problems, would I like to file a bug report?
When trying to print a test page, the printer is working hard, but does not finish the job. The trouble-shooting report says the job was stopped 4/5 of the way through (at 80% for those who do not like fractions).

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Page 1 (Scheduler not running?):
{'cups_connection_failure': False}
Page 2 (Is local server publishing?):
{'local_server_exporting_printers': False}
Page 3 (Choose printer):
{'cups_dest': <cups.Dest Canon-iP1100-series (default)>,
 'cups_instance': None,
 'cups_queue': 'Canon-iP1100-series',
 'cups_queue_listed': True}
Page 4 (Check printer sanity):
{'cups_device_uri_scheme': u'usb',
 'cups_printer_dict': {'device-uri': u'usb://Canon/iP1100%20series',
                       'printer-info': u'Canon iP1100 series',
                       'printer-is-shared': True,
                       'printer-location': u'debian',
                       'printer-make-and-model': u'Canon PIXMA iP2000 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.6',
                       'printer-state': 3,
                       'printer-state-message': u'',
                       'printer-state-reasons': [u'none'],
                       'printer-type': 176156,
                       'printer-uri-supported': u'ipp://localhost:631/printers/Canon-iP1100-series'},
 'cups_printer_remote': False,
 'is_cups_class': False,
 'local_cups_queue_attributes': {'auth-info-required': u'none',
                                 'charset-configured': u'utf-8',
                                 'charset-supported': [u'us-ascii', u'utf-8'],
                                 'color-supported': True,
                                 'compression-supported': [u'none', u'gzip'],
                                 'copies-default': 1,
                                 'copies-supported': (1, 9999),
                                 'cups-version': u'1.4.4',
                                 'device-uri': u'usb://Canon/iP1100%20series',
                                 'document-format-default': u'application/octet-stream',
                                 'document-format-supported': [u'application/octet-stream',
                                                               u'application/openofficeps',
                                                               u'application/pdf',
                                                               u'application/postscript',
                                                               u'application/vnd.cups-banner',
                                                               u'application/vnd.cups-pdf',
                                                               u'application/vnd.cups-postscript',
                                                               u'application/vnd.cups-raster',
                                                               u'application/vnd.cups-raw',
                                                               u'application/vnd.hp-hpgl',
                                                               u'application/x-cshell',
                                                               u'application/x-csource',
                                                               u'application/x-perl',
                                                               u'application/x-shell',
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                                                               u'image/jpeg',
                                                               u'image/png',
                                                               u'image/tiff',
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                                                               u'image/x-xpixmap',
                                                               u'image/x-xwindowdump',
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                                 'finishings-default': 3,
                                 'finishings-supported': [3],
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                                                     u'iso_a3_297x420mm',
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                                                     u'om_c4_228.95x323.85mm',
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                                                     u'om_ea5-l_228.95x155.92mm',
                                                     u'na_arch-a_9x12in',
                                                     u'oe_w612h936_8.5x13in',
                                                     u'oe_w648h936_9x13in',
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                                                     u'om_monarch-l_190.5x98.42mm',
                                                     u'om_w288h387_101.6x136.52mm',
                                                     u'oe_w288h504_4x7in',
                                                     u'om_w253h337_89.25x118.88mm',
                                                     u'om_w155h244_54.68x86.07mm',
                                                     u'om_w283h566_99.83x199.67mm',
                                                     u'om_w612h935_215.9x329.84mm',
                                                     u'custom_min_0.35x0.35mm',
                                                     u'custom_max_297.03x431.8mm'],
                                 'media-top-margin-supported': [529,
                                                                635,
                                                                599],
                                 'media-type-supported': [u'stationery',
                                                          u'transparency',
                                                          u'tshirt',
                                                          u'photographic-glossy',
                                                          u'stationery-coated',
                                                          u'envelope',
                                                          u'photopaper-pro',
                                                          u'photopaper-matte',
                                                          u'photopaper-plus',
                                                          u'cd',
                                                          u'photopaper-other',
                                                          u'photopaper-plus-double'],
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                                                                          u'separate-documents-collated-copies'],
                                 'multiple-document-jobs-supported': True,
                                 'multiple-operation-time-out': 300,
                                 'natural-language-configured': u'en-us',
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                                                                 u'notify-lease-expiration-time',
                                                                 u'notify-subscriber-user-name'],
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                                                             u'job-config-changed',
                                                             u'job-created',
                                                             u'job-progress',
                                                             u'job-state-changed',
                                                             u'job-stopped',
                                                             u'printer-added',
                                                             u'printer-changed',
                                                             u'printer-config-changed',
                                                             u'printer-deleted',
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                                                             u'printer-media-changed',
                                                             u'printer-modified',
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                                                             u'server-started',
                                                             u'server-stopped'],
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                                                              u'rss'],
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                                                          5,
                                                          6,
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                                                          35,
                                                          37,
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                                                          16390,
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                                                          16397,
                                                          16398,
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                                                                     4,
                                                                     5,
                                                                     6],
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                                                                    u'retry-current-job',
                                                                    u'retry-job',
                                                                    u'stop-printer'],
                                 'printer-info': u'Canon iP1100 series',
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                                 'printer-make-and-model': u'Canon PIXMA iP2000 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.6',
                                 'printer-more-info': u'http://localhost:631/printers/Canon-iP1100-series',
                                 'printer-name': u'Canon-iP1100-series',
                                 'printer-op-policy': u'default',
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                                                                 u'default'],
                                 'printer-resolution-default': '(unknown IPP tag)',
                                 'printer-resolution-supported': ['(unknown IPP tag)',
                                                                  '(unknown IPP tag)'],
                                 'printer-settable-attributes-supported': [u'printer-info',
                                                                           u'printer-location'],
                                 'printer-state': 3,
                                 'printer-state-change-time': 1328257644,
                                 'printer-state-message': u'',
                                 'printer-state-reasons': [u'none'],
                                 'printer-type': 176156,
                                 'printer-up-time': 1328257650,
                                 'printer-uri-supported': [u'ipp://localhost:631/printers/Canon-iP1100-series'],
                                 'queued-job-count': 0,
                                 'server-is-sharing-printers': False,
                                 'sides-default': u'one-sided',
                                 'sides-supported': [u'one-sided',
                                                     u'two-sided-long-edge',
                                                     u'two-sided-short-edge'],
                                 'uri-authentication-supported': [u'requesting-user-name'],
                                 'uri-security-supported': [u'none']}}
Page 5 (Check PPD sanity):
{'cups_printer_ppd_defaults': {u'C0L0': {u'StpInkType': u'CMYK'},
                               u'C1L0': {u'StpBrightness': u'None',
                                         u'StpColorCorrection': u'None',
                                         u'StpContrast': u'None',
                                         u'StpFineBrightness': u'None',
                                         u'StpFineContrast': u'None',
                                         u'StpFineSaturation': u'None',
                                         u'StpImageType': u'TextGraphics',
                                         u'StpSaturation': u'None'},
                               u'C1L1': {u'StpBlackDensity': u'None',
                                         u'StpCyanDensity': u'None',
                                         u'StpDensity': u'None',
                                         u'StpDitherAlgorithm': u'None',
                                         u'StpFineBlackDensity': u'None',
                                         u'StpFineCyanDensity': u'None',
                                         u'StpFineDensity': u'None',
                                         u'StpFineMagentaDensity': u'None',
                                         u'StpFineYellowDensity': u'None',
                                         u'StpMagentaDensity': u'None',
                                         u'StpYellowDensity': u'None'},
                               u'C1L2': {u'StpBlackGamma': u'None',
                                         u'StpCyanBalance': u'None',
                                         u'StpCyanGamma': u'None',
                                         u'StpFineBlackGamma': u'None',
                                         u'StpFineCyanBalance': u'None',
                                         u'StpFineCyanGamma': u'None',
                                         u'StpFineGamma': u'None',
                                         u'StpFineMagentaBalance': u'None',
                                         u'StpFineMagentaGamma': u'None',
                                         u'StpFineYellowBalance': u'None',
                                         u'StpFineYellowGamma': u'None',
                                         u'StpGamma': u'None',
                                         u'StpMagentaBalance': u'None',
                                         u'StpMagentaGamma': u'None',
                                         u'StpYellowBalance': u'None',
                                         u'StpYellowGamma': u'None'},
                               u'C1L4': {u'StpLinearContrast': u'False'},
                               u'C1L5': {u'StpBlackTrans': u'None',
                                         u'StpFineBlackTrans': u'None',
                                         u'StpFineGCRLower': u'None',
                                         u'StpFineGCRUpper': u'None',
                                         u'StpFineInkLimit': u'None',
                                         u'StpFineLightCyanTrans': u'None',
                                         u'StpFineLightMagentaTrans': u'None',
                                         u'StpFineLightYellowTrans': u'None',
                                         u'StpGCRLower': u'None',
                                         u'StpGCRUpper': u'None',
                                         u'StpInkLimit': u'None',
                                         u'StpLightCyanTrans': u'None',
                                         u'StpLightMagentaTrans': u'None',
                                         u'StpLightYellowTrans': u'None'},
                               u'General': {u'ColorModel': u'RGB',
                                            u'Duplex': u'None',
                                            u'InputSlot': u'SelectKey',
                                            u'MediaType': u'Plain',
                                            u'PageRegion': u'A4',
                                            u'PageSize': u'A4',
                                            u'Resolution': u'601x600dpi',
                                            u'StpColorPrecision': u'Normal',
                                            u'StpQuality': u'Standard',
                                            u'StpiShrinkOutput': u'Shrink'}},
 'cups_printer_ppd_valid': True,
 'missing_pkgs_and_exes': ([], [])}
Page 6 (Local or remote?):
{'printer_is_remote': False}
Page 7 (Error log checkpoint):
{'cups_server_settings': {'BrowseLocalProtocols': 'CUPS dnssd',
                          'DefaultAuthType': 'Basic',
                          'MaxLogSize': '0',
                          'SystemGroup': 'lpadmin',
                          '_debug_logging': '0',
                          '_remote_admin': '0',
                          '_remote_any': '0',
                          '_remote_printers': '1',
                          '_share_printers': '0',
                          '_user_cancel_any': '0'}}
Page 8 (Print test page):
{'test_page_attempted': '03/Feb/2012:16:28:18 +0000',
 'test_page_job_id': [55],
 'test_page_job_status': [(True,
                           55,
                           'Canon-iP1100-series',
                           'Test Page',
                           'Processing',
                           {'attributes-charset': u'utf-8',
                            'attributes-natural-language': u'en-gb',
                            'document-count': 1,
                            'document-format': u'application/vnd.cups-banner',
                            'job-hold-until': u'no-hold',
                            'job-id': 55,
                            'job-k-octets': 1,
                            'job-media-progress': 79,
                            'job-media-sheets-completed': 1,
                            'job-more-info': u'ipp://localhost:631/jobs/55',
                            'job-name': u'Test Page',
                            'job-originating-host-name': u'localhost',
                            'job-originating-user-name': u'randicus',
                            'job-printer-state-message': u'',
                            'job-printer-state-reasons': [u'none'],
                            'job-printer-up-time': 1328257712,
                            'job-printer-uri': u'ipp://debian:0/printers/Canon-iP1100-series',
                            'job-priority': 50,
                            'job-sheets': [u'none', u'none'],
                            'job-state': 5,
                            'job-state-reasons': u'job-printing',
                            'job-uri': u'ipp://localhost:631/jobs/55',
                            'job-uuid': u'urn:uuid:36e957e0-7174-3c9f-67de-3ca0b6a5250f',
                            'printer-uri': u'ipp://localhost/printers/Canon-iP1100-series',
                            'time-at-completed': None,
                            'time-at-creation': 1328257699,
                            'time-at-processing': 1328257699})],
 'test_page_successful': False}
Page 9 (Printer state reasons):
{'printer-state-message': u'Printing page 1, 80%',
 'printer-state-reasons': [u'none']}
Page 10 (Locale issues):
{'printer_page_size': u'A4',
 'system_locale_lang': None,
 'user_locale_ctype': 'en_GB',
 'user_locale_messages': 'en_GB'}
roseway wrote:The current version of cnijfilter is 3.40, and you can get it from the Canon site.
Thanks for the tip.

EDIT
The iP series does not have Linux drivers, only Microsoft and Apple. Unless Canon's web-site has a hidden area I could not find.

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Re: New Canon printer not printing.

#6 Post by brian.va »

try downloading the mac driver, mount the dmg file, and see if you can find a ppd file in there somewhere.
when you go to add the printer, there should be an option to specify the ppd file. might work

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Re: New Canon printer not printing.

#7 Post by Randicus »

Perhaps it would work, but I shall never know. I bought an HP and an hour ago I sold the Canon to a neighbour.

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Re: New Canon printer not printing.

#8 Post by brian.va »

Their linux support is terrible, probably a wise choice.

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Re: New Canon printer not printing.

#9 Post by shugyo »

Hi,
As the Canon backend maintainer for the gutenprint project, I can safely say that all known Canon inkjets are either supported, or excluded if the protocol used is an unsupported one (no current models fit this category).

Since Canon use many model names depending on the region, one usually has to think of "families" of printers supported by a driver (e.g., the iP2700 family driver should be used for the iP2701, iP2702 and so on).
The iP1100 seems to have been sold in the UK or in Europe some time in the past, I cannot find it on current websites, but I assume that the iP1180 would be in the iP1100 family.
Unfortunately, it is likely that this model is not supported in gutenprint, since the early Canon iP series devices used a different and currently unsupported protocol (work in progress).

So your best bet would have been the proprietary driver from Canon, or get a compatible Canon printer. Since you have gotten rid of it now, no more issue, this is for reference only.

Note that the latest stable version of gutenprint (5.2.7) has some (older) printers models listed as EXPERIMENTAL. Many of these have been removed in the pre-release of 5.2.8 as it was confirmed that they could not be supported currently.

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Re: New Canon printer not printing.

#10 Post by Randicus »

shugyo wrote:The iP1100 seems to have been sold in the UK or in Europe some time in the past, I cannot find it on current websites, but I assume that the iP1180 would be in the iP1100 family.
I bought mine in China. When I noticed that the "newest" drivers began with 2000 or 2200, I suspected that very old stock is still being sold here. I is good to get clarification about the iP series.

The good thing about this experience is that I now know to check for compatibility between hardware and operating systems before buying things. In the past, I was spoiled by my Brother. I simply plugged it in and it worked. I probably annoyed the woman at the HP store when I used her computer to check if the printer I wanted to buy is supported on Debian. :lol:

Fortunately, the Canon I bought was a cheap one (cheap for me), so I am not hurt by losing money. I do find it strange, however, that Canon does not seem to have the same level of Linux support as HP and Brother, since the reputation of Canon and its products is in the same high tier as HP. :?

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Re: New Canon printer not printing.

#11 Post by repron »

Some info for Debian users how to fix canon-printer-status-monitor for CUPS 1.5 :
(My printer: IP4500 under Debian-sid amd64, kernel 3.2.0-4, X: xfce4)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1. install driver packages for debian distro (downloaded from Canon Europe webpage):
.............cnijfilter-common_3.60-1_amd64.deb
.............cnijfilter-ip4900series_3.60-1_amd64.deb
(This driver works for almost all IP canon printers: from IP1000 to IP4950, but of course under CUPS
- so you must prior install "cups" from NET section in aptitude)

2. install package: cnijfilter-ip4900-source-3.60xxxxx.tar.gz
then unpack it of course to /usr/src/...

3. you have to compile (step 6,7) canon_status_monitor since in above packages (point 1) it is buggy

4. prior to compilation edit the file: /usr/src/.../cnijfilter-source-3.60-1/cngpijmon/src/bjcupsmon_cups.c

change: #include <cups/cups.h>
to : #include <cups/ppd.h>


about line 429 add "job-uri" as folows:

static const char * const jobattrs[] = // Job attributes
{
"job-id",
"job-uri", <----add this
"job-originating-user-name",
"job-state"
};


about line 454 after line:
ippAddString(pRequest, IPP_TAG_OPERATION, IPP_TAG_LANGUAGE, "attributes-natural-language", NULL, pLanguage->language);

add line:
ippAddString(pRequest, IPP_TAG_OPERATION, IPP_TAG_NAME, "requesting-user-name", NULL, cupsUser());




5. install packages: ........automake-1.10
.............................libglib2.0-dev
.............................libgtk2.0-dev
.............................libcups2-dev
.............................libcupsdriver1-dev
.............................libcupsfilters-dev
.............................. .and other cups packages: libcupsxxxx-dev from aptitude LIBDEVEL section

6. run: ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr --program-suffix=ip4900 --enable-progpath=/usr/bin --datadir=/usr/share

7. run: make

8.. In webbrowser run CUPS interface: http://localhost:631/admin
and after connecting your printer with usb cable click on "Add Printer" and follow steps:
give your own short printer name: "IP1100"
choose: ---> USB Printer #1 with status readback for Canon IJ (IP4900 series) <----- 4900 number is OK for your IP1100 printer !!!
connection ---> cnijusb:/dev/usb/lp0



9. simply replace file: /usr/bin/cngpijmonip4900 with that one created during compilation: "cngpijmon"
....don't forget to give a suffix "...ip4900")


10. Under X you must run "cngpijmonip4900 IP1100" in terminal window.
....Status monitor window appears and when you start print job, it gives you full graphical info about ink levels, printer status, etc.
....When you try to run it directly from Xfce4 menu then it says: "unknown printer"
.....(maybe someone could solve also that little problem ?)

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Re: New Canon printer not printing.

#12 Post by Francewhoa »

Newest driver for Debian and how-to at https://wiki.debian.org/PrinterDriver/Canon/UFR-II
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