How To: Install Canon PIXMA MX870 drivers on i368 and 64bit ubuntu

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December 30th, 2010
shammydog

Re: How To: Install Canon PIXMA MX870 drivers on i368 and 64bit ubuntu

Nice writeup, thank you. I am running 32 bit 10.04 and had to comment out the install.sh to force C_system=deb per the instructions for 64 bit. Otherwise installed perfectly.
December 30th, 2010
xhenxhe

Re: How To: Install Canon PIXMA MX870 drivers on i368 and 64bit ubuntu

Quote:

Originally Posted by rbosaz

Thank you for the instructions.

In case it is not obvious, you can install the scangearmp driver following the same instructions, but first you need to download the 32 bit drivers from Asia:

http://support-sg.canon-asia.com/con...100273002.html

After you install the drivers run the scangearmp in terminal, update your scanner list and you should be all set.

AWESOME! Thank you, thank you.
December 30th, 2010
davidanderica

Re: How To: Install Canon PIXMA MX870 drivers on i368 and 64bit ubuntu

After using your installation instructions, 32-bit version on Ubuntu 10.10 on 64-bit system, commenting out as you said etc. printing wireless repeatedly failed, for days. As a last ditch effort before throwing my printer at my notebook and then against the wall ](*,), anyways my hostname was the default when I set my install up, in my case it was way to long. So...

So uninstall the driver, ...

Code:

sudo cnijfilter-mx870series-pkgconfig.sh --uninstall

Rename to something shorter

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/hostname

and save

Install again

Code:

sudo ./install.sh

Thank you for your instructions sir.
January 2nd, 2011
teranine

It doesn't work for me

Running Ubuntu 10.10 64 bit. Downloaded the 32bit drivers and commented out or changed lines of code in the install.sh file as instructed. When I run the install.sh script, it processes the deb files just fine but does not see the printer on the network. Here's the command line:

Code:

chris@yuriko:~/projects/cnijfilter-mx870series-3.30-1-i386-deb$ ./install.sh ================================================== Canon Inkjet Printer Driver Ver.3.30-1 for Linux Copyright CANON INC. 2001-2010 All Rights Reserved. ================================================== Command executed = sudo dpkg --force-architecture -iG ./packages/cnijfilter-common_3.30-1_i386.deb dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled: package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64) (Reading database ... 145975 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace cnijfilter-common 3.30-1 (using .../cnijfilter-common_3.30-1_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement cnijfilter-common ... Setting up cnijfilter-common (3.30-1) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin ... ldconfig deferred processing now taking place Command executed = sudo dpkg --force-architecture -iG ./packages/cnijfilter-mx870series_3.30-1_i386.deb dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled: package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64) (Reading database ... 145975 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace cnijfilter-mx870series 3.30-1 (using .../cnijfilter-mx870series_3.30-1_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement cnijfilter-mx870series ... Setting up cnijfilter-mx870series (3.30-1) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin ... ldconfig deferred processing now taking place #=========================================================# # Register Printer #=========================================================# Next, register the printer to the computer. Connect the printer, and then turn on the power. To use the printer on the network, connect the printer to the network. When the printer is ready, press the Enter key. > Searching for printers... sudo: unable to execute /usr/lib/cups/backend/cnijusb: No such file or directory #=========================================================# # Select Printer #=========================================================# Select the printer. If the printer you want to use is not listed, select Update [0] to search again. To cancel the process, enter [Q]. ----------------------------------------------------------- 0) Update ----------------------------------------------------------- Could not detect the target printer. ----------------------------------------------------------- Currently selected:[0] Update Enter the value. [0]

What is this error message:

Code:

sudo: unable to execute /usr/lib/cups/backend/cnijusb: No such file or directory

My mx870 printer is connected to my wifi router and is working fine with my wife's laptop (running windows 7) as she is able to print to it wirelessly. I can also print to it wirelessly via VirtualBox / WinXP.

Please help :)
January 4th, 2011
Tigerkermit

Re: How To: Install Canon PIXMA MX870 drivers on i368 and 64bit ubuntu

I am using LTS 10.04 on a 64 bit system.
Following the instructions, I could install the printer driver and the scan driver !
Thank you very much !! ):P

However the SCAN does only work by using ALT + F2 and entering 'scangearmp'

with any other Scan program it does not work !

Has anyone an idea ? :confused:
January 5th, 2011
Alejandro Castanaza

Re: How To: Install Canon PIXMA MX870 drivers on i368 and 64bit ubuntu

Hi. Thank you very much.
I followed the instructions and my printer is working ok wirelessly in my ubuntu 10.10 64bit.
However, the scanner installs, but when I try to run scangear, it outputs this:

scangearmp: error while loading shared libraries: libgimp-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

(I installed gimp because of the libgimp-2.0 module. Before installing gimp the install script failed because of said library missing.)
Also, mine is a Canon Pixma MP560. the driver is the scangearmp 1.40.
Please help.
January 6th, 2011
Tigerkermit

Re: How To: Install Canon PIXMA MX870 drivers on i368 and 64bit ubuntu

Just I like to remind you to be very carefull with installing libraries. I just killed my entire Ubuntu due to installation of glib library which was said to be missed.
I am sure it was my own fault but if you are not well known to Linux be careful.
January 6th, 2011
Tigerkermit

Re: How To: Install Canon PIXMA MX870 drivers on i368 and 64bit ubuntu

Hi,
I just tried to install on the Ubuntu 10.10 64 bist system as I did before with the 10,04 LTS
However, I have now the same problem as 'teranine'.

By executing the install.sh I get :

Searching for printers...
sudo: unable to execute /usr/lib/cups/backend/cnijusb: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden

#================================================= ========#
# Select Printer
#================================================= ========#
Select the printer.
If the printer you want to use is not listed, select Update [0] to search again.
To cancel the process, enter [Q].
-----------------------------------------------------------
0) Update
-----------------------------------------------------------
Could not detect the target printer.
-----------------------------------------------------------
Currently selected:[0] Update
Enter the value. [0]

Connect the printer, and then turn on the power.
To use the printer on the network, connect the printer to the network.
When the printer is ready, press the Enter key.
>

This repead endless.

The printer is wokring with USB.

Any idea ?
January 6th, 2011
thewump

Re: How To: Install Canon PIXMA MX870 drivers on i368 and 64bit ubuntu

Hmm. I have a newer machine I can try an install with. I'll try and get back to you later today.

Keith
January 6th, 2011
Tigerkermit

Re: How To: Install Canon PIXMA MX870 drivers on i368 and 64bit ubuntu

Hello Keith,
thanks for your investigations.
I just recognized that I also can not print from USB.
The printer was detected and installed as USB printer when I did add with the printer tool.
However when I start a print job it shows that job is on hold.
When I run a diagnosis I get
/usr/lib/cups/filter/pstocanonij failed

I get a long list with the debug tool.
Hear jsut the first lines which may help ?

age 1 (Scheduler not running?):
{'cups_connection_failure': False}
Page 2 (Choose printer):
{'cups_dest': <cups.Dest MX870-series (default)>,
'cups_instance': None,
'cups_queue': 'MX870-series',
'cups_queue_listed': True}
Page 3 (Check printer sanity):

Thanks for any advise.
Ralph

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