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',
u'image/gif',
u'image/jpeg',
u'image/png',
u'image/tiff',
u'image/x-bitmap',
u'image/x-photocd',
u'image/x-portable-anymap',
u'image/x-portable-bitmap',
u'image/x-portable-graymap',
u'image/x-portable-pixmap',
u'image/x-sgi-rgb',
u'image/x-sun-raster',
u'image/x-xbitmap',
u'image/x-xpixmap',
u'image/x-xwindowdump',
u'text/css',
u'text/html',
u'text/plain'],
'finishings-default': 3,
'finishings-supported': [3],
'generated-natural-language-supported': [u'en-us'],
'ipp-versions-supported': [u'1.0',
u'1.1',
u'2.0',
u'2.1'],
'ippget-event-life': 15,
'job-creation-attributes-supported': [u'copies',
u'finishings',
u'ipp-attribute-fidelity',
u'job-hold-until',
u'job-name',
u'job-priority',
u'job-sheets',
u'media',
u'media-col',
u'multiple-document-handling',
u'number-up',
u'output-bin',
u'orientation-requested',
u'page-ranges',
u'print-quality',
u'printer-resolution',
u'sides'],
'job-hold-until-default': u'no-hold',
'job-hold-until-supported': [u'no-hold',
u'indefinite',
u'day-time',
u'evening',
u'night',
u'second-shift',
u'third-shift',
u'weekend'],
'job-k-limit': 0,
'job-page-limit': 0,
'job-priority-default': 50,
'job-priority-supported': [100],
'job-quota-period': 0,
'job-settable-attributes-supported': [u'copies',
u'finishings',
u'job-hold-until',
u'job-name',
u'job-priority',
u'media',
u'media-col',
u'multiple-document-handling',
u'number-up',
u'output-bin',
u'orientation-requested',
u'page-ranges',
u'print-quality',
u'printer-resolution',
u'sides'],
'job-sheets-default': (u'none', u'none'),
'job-sheets-supported': [u'none',
u'classified',
u'confidential',
u'secret',
u'standard',
u'topsecret',
u'unclassified'],
'marker-change-time': 0,
'media-bottom-margin-supported': [529,
1587,
1516],
'media-col-supported': [u'media-bottom-margin',
u'media-left-margin',
u'media-right-margin',
u'media-size',
u'media-source',
u'media-top-margin',
u'media-type'],
'media-default': u'iso_a4_210x297mm',
'media-left-margin-supported': [352,
635,
776],
'media-right-margin-supported': [352,
635,
776],
'media-source-supported': [u'select-key',
u'auto',
u'main',
u'cd',
u'auto'],
'media-supported': [u'na_letter_8.5x11in',
u'na_legal_8.5x14in',
u'na_ledger_11x17in',
u'na_executive_7.25x10.5in',
u'jpn_hagaki_100x148mm',
u'om_cd5-inch_116.06x116.06mm',
u'om_cd3-inch_64.91x64.91mm',
u'om_cdcustom_119.94x119.94mm',
u'oe_w216h360_3x5in',
u'oe_w252h360_3.5x5in',
u'oe_w288h432_4x6in',
u'om_w324h495_114.3x174.62mm',
u'om_w297h421_104.77x148.51mm',
u'oe_w360h504_5x7in',
u'oe_w360h576_5x8in',
u'oe_w432h576_6x8in',
u'oe_c8x10_8x10in',
u'na_invoice_5.5x8.5in',
u'oe_w576h864_8x12in',
u'oe_w792h1008_11x14in',
u'iso_a3_297x420mm',
u'iso_a4_210x297mm',
u'iso_a5_148x210mm',
u'iso_a6_105x148mm',
u'iso_a7_74x105mm',
u'iso_a8_52x74mm',
u'iso_a9_37x52mm',
u'iso_a10_26x37mm',
u'om_w609h864_214.84x304.8mm',
u'om_w637h907_224.71x319.96mm',
u'iso_b4_250x353mm',
u'iso_b5_176x250mm',
u'iso_b6_125x176mm',
u'iso_b7_88x125mm',
u'iso_b8_62x88mm',
u'iso_b9_44x62mm',
u'iso_b10_31x44mm',
u'jis_b4_257x364mm',
u'jis_b5_182x257mm',
u'jis_b6_128x182mm',
u'jis_b7_91x128mm',
u'jis_b8_64x91mm',
u'jis_b9_45x64mm',
u'jis_b10_32x45mm',
u'om_c4_228.95x323.85mm',
u'om_c5_161.92x228.95mm',
u'om_c5-l_228.95x161.92mm',
u'om_w354h918_124.88x323.85mm',
u'om_c6_113.94x161.92mm',
u'om_c6-l_161.92x113.94mm',
u'om_dl_109.71x219.78mm',
u'om_dl-l_219.78x109.71mm',
u'om_w229h459_80.78x161.92mm',
u'om_w229h459-l_161.92x80.78mm',
u'om_c7_80.78x113.94mm',
u'om_c7-l_113.94x80.78mm',
u'om_c8_56.79x80.78mm',
u'om_c8-l_80.78x56.79mm',
u'om_c9_39.86x56.79mm',
u'om_c9-l_56.79x39.86mm',
u'om_c10_27.86x39.86mm',
u'om_c10-l_39.86x27.86mm',
u'om_ea5_155.92x228.95mm',
u'om_ea5-l_228.95x155.92mm',
u'na_arch-a_9x12in',
u'oe_w612h936_8.5x13in',
u'oe_w648h936_9x13in',
u'om_w535h697_188.73x245.88mm',
u'om_w569h731_200.73x257.88mm',
u'om_w620h782_218.72x275.87mm',
u'om_w671h884_236.71x311.85mm',
u'om_w348h527_122.76x185.91mm',
u'om_w365h561_128.76x197.9mm',
u'om_w391h612_137.93x215.9mm',
u'om_w442h663_155.92x233.89mm',
u'om_w314h504_110.77x177.8mm',
u'om_w314h513_110.77x180.97mm',
u'om_cw365h561_128.76x197.9mm',
u'om_w283h425_99.83x149.93mm',
u'om_w283h420_99.83x148.16mm',
u'om_w420h567_148.16x200.02mm',
u'om_w340h666_119.94x234.95mm',
u'om_w340h666-l_234.95x119.94mm',
u'om_w255h581_89.95x204.96mm',
u'om_w255h581-l_204.96x89.95mm',
u'om_w680h941_239.88x331.96mm',
u'om_com10_104.77x241.3mm',
u'om_com10-l_241.3x104.77mm',
u'om_w315h414_111.12x146.05mm',
u'om_monarch_98.42x190.5mm',
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'],
'multiple-document-handling-supported': [u'separate-documents-uncollated-copies',
u'separate-documents-collated-copies'],
'multiple-document-jobs-supported': True,
'multiple-operation-time-out': 300,
'natural-language-configured': u'en-us',
'notify-attributes-supported': [u'printer-state-change-time',
u'notify-lease-expiration-time',
u'notify-subscriber-user-name'],
'notify-events-default': [u'job-completed'],
'notify-events-supported': [u'job-completed',
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',
u'printer-finishings-changed',
u'printer-media-changed',
u'printer-modified',
u'printer-restarted',
u'printer-shutdown',
u'printer-state-changed',
u'printer-stopped',
u'server-audit',
u'server-restarted',
u'server-started',
u'server-stopped'],
'notify-lease-duration-default': 86400,
'notify-lease-duration-supported': (0,
2147483647),
'notify-max-events-supported': [100],
'notify-pull-method-supported': [u'ippget'],
'notify-schemes-supported': [u'dbus',
u'mailto',
u'rss'],
'number-up-default': 1,
'number-up-supported': [1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 16],
'operations-supported': [2,
4,
5,
6,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12,
13,
16,
17,
18,
19,
20,
21,
22,
23,
24,
25,
26,
27,
28,
34,
35,
37,
38,
16385,
16386,
16387,
16388,
16389,
16390,
16391,
16392,
16393,
16394,
16395,
16396,
16397,
16398,
16399,
16423],
'orientation-requested-default': None,
'orientation-requested-supported': [3,
4,
5,
6],
'output-bin-default': u'face-down',
'output-bin-supported': [u'face-down'],
'page-ranges-supported': True,
'pdl-override-supported': [u'not-attempted'],
'port-monitor': u'none',
'port-monitor-supported': [u'none'],
'print-quality-default': 4,
'print-quality-supported': [4, 5],
'printer-commands': u'none',
'printer-current-time': '(IPP_TAG_DATE)',
'printer-error-policy': u'stop-printer',
'printer-error-policy-supported': [u'abort-job',
u'retry-current-job',
u'retry-job',
u'stop-printer'],
'printer-info': u'Canon iP1100 series',
'printer-is-accepting-jobs': True,
'printer-is-shared': True,
'printer-location': u'debian',
'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',
'printer-op-policy-supported': [u'authenticated',
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'}
Thanks for the tip.
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.