Trouble installing Canon LBP 3100 Printer

[theunsheydenrych]

HI , can someone please help.
I am trying to get my Canon LBP 3100 Printer working from Ubuntu12.04.

I downloaded the drivers from http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/4/090000...0_uk_EN.tar.gz and installed them.

When connecting the printer via usb it automatically adds a printer with the "Canon LBP3100/LBP3108/LBP3150 CAPT (UK)" selected with a device uri "usb://Canon/LBP3100/LBP3108/LBP3150?serial=0000B1A2R5MJ", when printing a test page it just sits there with the status message "Processing - Sending data to printer."

I also tried to add the printer according to a few other sites.
By configuring it via.through cups with a device uri "ccp:/var/ccpd/fifo0", when printing a test page from here the status is just "Processing"

When using the

captstatusui -P LBP3100 command

, its tels me that the printer is not on (though its is), or the cable is not connected(though its is), when switching the printer on and off, it states "waiting" then it closes.

I dont know what else to do?
Any suggestions?

[Sivella]

Hello,

First of all, are you running 32 or 64bits version of 12.04 ?

The automatic detection/add printers is not relevant for Canon printer using CAPT drivers. You must install it manually, but some steps in the procedure are not the same depending 32 or 64bits.

[theunsheydenrych]

Thank you for the reply.

Its 32bit Ubuntu 12.04 version, and i installed the 32bit .deb packages for the driver i downloaded from the link mentioned above.
I would be very glad if i can get help, thanks.

[Sivella]

Ok, 32bits is the simplest

Firts, in : System Settings --> Printing
Remove any printer(s).

I assume you have installed cndrvcups-common_2.40-1_i386.deb first, and then cndrvcups-capt_2.40-1_i386.deb without any error messages.

1) Create the following directories/file if they are missing:

sudo mkdir /var/ccpd
sudo mkfifo /var/ccpd/fifo0
sudo mkdir /var/captmon

2) Register the printer:

sudo /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p LBP3100 -m CNCUPSLBP3150CAPTK.ppd -v ccp:/var/ccpd/fifo0 -E

CNCUPSLBP3150CAPTK.ppd is not a mistake...

3) Register the printer with ccpd daemon:

sudo /usr/sbin/ccpdadmin -p LBP3100 -o /dev/usb/lp0

4) Start ccpd daemon:

sudo /etc/init.d/ccpd start

Test install:

captstatusui -P LBP3100

will open the Statusmonitor window. If the message "Ready to print" is displayed --> all is OK.
Try to print something.

In System Settings --> Printing set your LBP3100 as default (right click on LBP3100 icon)
Probably on next boot, a "new" LBP3100-2 will appear. Don't worry about that and ignore it (the default is LBP-3100).

If it works well, I will explain you how to manage automatically ccpd daemon.

Good luck.

[theunsheydenrych]

Thank you Sivella, for your reply and help.
The advice works for me!

When rebooting the laptop, the default printer is there and no new printer is created.
I have to start the ccpd deamon after every reboot before the printer can print, i presume the rest of the instructions is regarding the start of this deamon on startup?

Thanks, again

[Sivella]

OK, thanks for typo errors, I have corrected my post.

So, now here is how to manage automatically ccpd deamon.

1) Create an udev rule in order to detect when the printer appear/disappear on the USB bus.

Create the file:

gksudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/85-canon-capt.rules

Put inside :

KERNEL=="lp*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ACTION=="add", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04a9", RUN+="/etc/init.d/ccpd start"
KERNEL=="lp*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ACTION=="remove", RUN+="/etc/init.d/ccpd stop"

Save this file and close the Editor.

2) Modify the file /lib/udev/rules.d/70-printers.rules :

gksudo gedit /lib/udev/rules.d/70-printers.rules

Put # at the beginning of line n°4. The file looks like that:

# Low-level USB device add trigger
ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{bInterfaceClass}=="07", ATTR{bInterfaceSubClass}=="01", TAG+="udev-configure-printer", RUN+="udev-configure-printer add %p"
# usblp device add trigger (needed when usblp is already loaded)
#ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp*", TAG+="udev-configure-printer", RUN+="udev-configure-printer add %p"
# Low-level USB device remove trigger
ACTION=="remove", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{ID_USB_INTERFACES}=="*:0701*:*", RUN+="udev-configure-printer remove %p"

Take care it is a system file. It could me modified in the future by an update. So keep in mind, if "auto ccpd" stops working, have a look to this file...

3) Create an Upstart Job :

Create the file:

gksudo gedit /etc/init/ccpd-restart.conf

Put inside:

# ccpd-restart - if printer is ON before PC.
description "restart daemon ccpd for Canon printer LBP-serie"

start on started cups
stop on runlevel [016]

script

if [ -e /dev/usb/lp* ]; then

/etc/init.d/ccpd stop
sleep 3
/etc/init.d/ccpd start

fi

end script

Save and close Editor.

That all.
Normally, you don't have to take care any more about your printer. It can be switched on/off/on/off... while PC is running, it can be switched on before starting PC, it will be always "ready to print".


Nota :
If you are enough comfortable with French language, you can find accurate explanations in "doc-ubuntu".
I'm one of the "main" contributor (named murex) for Canon LBP.
http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/tutoriel/in...lote_canon_lbp

Good luck

[theunsheydenrych]

Thanks again Sivella.
This instructions works for me!
Thanks again for the great way the instructions was given, it was really easy and without any trouble to install the Canon LBP3100 laser printer.

Just a little back ground, about why i got the Canon printer.
A lady friend of my parents in law (78 years young) wanted to type here recipes on computer (WinXP at the time) because her recipe books is fallen apart and she still had a old dot matrix printer, so i suggested the Canon LBP3100 because it was +-$95 and the laser printer cartridge for domestic usage will keep a long time before it needs replacing. But i did check if there is a linux driver available. Now two years later i suggested she move to ubuntu (more secure and stable) because she was very weary and scared of all the viruses etc...

So now she is sorted, she can internet, email, skype and print.

Thanks again

[Sivella]

It was a pleasure, and I'm very happy for this young lady and I wish a long and happy "Ubuntu life".
Hopefully, she is running Ubuntu 32bits, and Canon provide DEB package-drivers ONLY for 32bits.
The installation procedure is a more complicated with 64bits.

Don't forgot the 70-printers.rules file if suddenly the printer stop working.

All the best.

[Sivella]

Hello theunsheydenrych,

Due to a new cups update, it seems that usblp module is now blacklisted (like it was with 11.10).
So the printer is not mounted in /dev/usb.

The solution is to cancel this blacklist.

Edit this file : /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-cups-usblp.conf

Comment (#) the line : blacklist usblp
Here is my file :

# cups talks to the raw USB devices, so we need to blacklist usblp to avoid
# grabbing them
#blacklist usblp

[maxim40]

Hi Sivella,

Could you please give me the instructions for 64-bit driver installation (Canon lbp 3000) in ubuntu 12.04?

Thanks in advance.

Hello theunsheydenrych,

Due to a new cups update, it seems that usblp module is now blacklisted (like it was with 11.10).
So the printer is not mounted in /dev/usb.

The solution is to cancel this blacklist.

Edit this file : /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-cups-usblp.conf

Comment (#) the line : blacklist usblp
Here is my file :