Canon PIXMA iP1700 printer cannot work in ubuntu 9.04

**flex** · May 17th, 2009

After I upgrade to ubuntu ,my printer (Canon PIXMA iP1700) cannot work.I try to re-install the driver but it still cannot work. Anybody can give some advice ? Thanks !

**frodon** · May 18th, 2009

Moved to general help

**baAng** · June 16th, 2009

Hello,

I also had the same problem, but after a few hours googling around, I found a blog that give a complete instruction on how to install the driver. It is in Bahasa Melayu/Indonesia, I translated it.
This steps should able to run on Canon printer types of iP1880, iP1700 and iP1980

Okay, let start!

1) First download the zipped file that contains the drivers here iP1880 + iP1700
put the downloaded file at your Desktop.

2) Open the terminal and run this commands line by line.

Code:

cd ~/Desktop/iP1880+iP1700
sudo dpkg -i *.deb

3)Open System → Administration → Printing → New Printer and choose your printer type (for me Canon iP1700). Click forward.

4) Don't choose Select Printer from Database, choose Provide PPD File instead

5) Then choose canonip1800.ppd by navigating the windows according to this
/usr/share/cups/model/canonip1800.ppd

6) Give name to your printer (Such as iP1700 or iP1880) and click Apply.

7) Restart your Linux Box.

8. After the restart process finish, open the terminal again and run this commands line by line.

Code:

cd /usr/lib
sudo ln -s ./libtiff.so.4.2.1 ./libtiff.so.3

9) Now, you should be able to print

Cheers!!

acknowledgement : Install Offline

**sammasaurus** · June 17th, 2009

AHH! Thank you SO much! I switched to linux probably 10 months ago, and haven't been able to find a single method to make my printer work until now. You've just made my life so much easier <3

**jtmedin** · June 23rd, 2009

Ok i have an ip1700 & started to follow ur steps. I assumed one must unzip the file into a iP1880+iP1700 directory. However, after step 2 i have unmet dependencies. cnijfiler-common & cnijfilter-ip1800series as i remember. What do i do now? TIA

**zerolab** · July 12th, 2009

Originally Posted by jtmedin

Ok i have an ip1700 & started to follow ur steps. I assumed one must unzip the file into a iP1880+iP1700 directory. However, after step 2 i have unmet dependencies. cnijfiler-common & cnijfilter-ip1800series as i remember. What do i do now? TIA

jtmedin,
most likely you need to install libcupsys2.
when you try to install via

Code:

dpkg -i *.deb

scroll through the messages.

do a

Code:

sudo apt-get install libcupsys2

and that should solve the unmet dependencies for cnijfilter-*

**KenJean** · August 8th, 2009

Just wanted to report that everything works as mentioned above.

First I had to install libcupsys2, then I followed baAng's instructions to the letter.

It works. It works. IT WORKS !!!! And here I thought I had to buy a new printer.

Many thanks to all.

**Snackmafia** · October 25th, 2009

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS! It worked! I can PRINT! Haha

**whyameye** · March 10th, 2010

The directions above cause a broken dependency in 9.10 "Karmic". For Karmic follow these directions:
http://tantos.web.id/blogs/how-to-ka...-ip1800-ip1900

and use the ip1900 ppd included with the link above.