Hi,
I have the pixma ip1800 usb printer which was detected and worked within 5 minutes with kubuntu hardy.
I just cannot get it working in intrepid. I downloaded the two rpm files from the canon website (cnijfilter-common, cnijfilter-ip1800series) converted them to debs with alien.
Turned printer on and hal-lpadmin detected the printer, installed the two driver debs, did localhost:631 in firefox to get the cups admin page.
Installed the printer, set it as default and added my username as allowed user and restarted cups daemon. If i do 'lpq' in konsole it says 'ip1800 ready no entries' but it will not print.
Send a print job to it and kde 4.1 shows the printer icon in tray, disk light flashes etc but nothing happens at the printer?
Obviously this a serious pain in the bottom, I'd like to get it working rather than hope kde 4.2 solves it.
Thanks for any help.
Solved: if you have this cheapo but reasonably good printer then here is how to get it working including greyscale printing in intrepid, all the hard work is thanks to the guys in the link below
http://ubuntu-virginia.ubuntuforums....=850298&page=2
1. cd to /etc/init.d/ and do 'sudo ln -s cups cupsys' -cups libs have been renamed in 8.10
2. download and modify the debs from the link above as explained- install before turning the printer on
3. turn on printer and cups will install it.
4. browse to printer admin in your favourite web browser use http://localhost:631
I have the pixma ip1800 usb printer which was detected and worked within 5 minutes with kubuntu hardy.
I just cannot get it working in intrepid. I downloaded the two rpm files from the canon website (cnijfilter-common, cnijfilter-ip1800series) converted them to debs with alien.
Turned printer on and hal-lpadmin detected the printer, installed the two driver debs, did localhost:631 in firefox to get the cups admin page.
Installed the printer, set it as default and added my username as allowed user and restarted cups daemon. If i do 'lpq' in konsole it says 'ip1800 ready no entries' but it will not print.
Send a print job to it and kde 4.1 shows the printer icon in tray, disk light flashes etc but nothing happens at the printer?
Obviously this a serious pain in the bottom, I'd like to get it working rather than hope kde 4.2 solves it.
Thanks for any help.
Solved: if you have this cheapo but reasonably good printer then here is how to get it working including greyscale printing in intrepid, all the hard work is thanks to the guys in the link below
http://ubuntu-virginia.ubuntuforums....=850298&page=2
1. cd to /etc/init.d/ and do 'sudo ln -s cups cupsys' -cups libs have been renamed in 8.10
2. download and modify the debs from the link above as explained- install before turning the printer on
3. turn on printer and cups will install it.
4. browse to printer admin in your favourite web browser use http://localhost:631