Canon ip4600 some success

[islandstone]

I have a Canon Pixma 4600 , which I'm trying to set up to as full funcionality as possible.

So far I have the following config working quite well.


I downloaded a Cups ppd from canon at http://software.canon-europe.com/software/0028476.asp there are two deb packages , downloaded them both and let the package manager install them.
ppd fil(s) now in /usr/share/cups/model .

I have tried editing the ppd to include the Advanced settings suggested here https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ha...nonPixmaIP4200 , to get a higher dpi , but when I select the edited ppd in printer config , settings , make and model , change . the test page doesn't print? I only get a successful test page withe the original ppd , dpi 600.
Is editing the file corrupting something? How can I test the dpi against that specified in printer config? As the printout looks good , better than I expected for 600.

[Hilarity]

hi,

ubuntu autoadded my new pixma pi4600 but i was unable to print. in the properties it says printer status is idle. in printer status it says printer may not be connected even though the printer was installed just a few minutes ago.

i tried to install the above debian packages. however they are for i386 (intel) architecture and i have a athlon 64.

what can i do to make the printer work with ubuntu?

[islnd]

I only just noticed your post..........had any luck?

I gave up with cups and the ppd , I've now downloaded Turboprint from http://www.turboprint.info/ , it has been upgraded to include the ip4600. It works a treat 100%, and for the removal of hassle I reckon worth the 30 euros.But you get a month to try it out.

[flawedprefect]

FOlks - go here:

http://software.canon-europe.com/products/0010649.asp

It includes a printer driver to let linux talk to the 4600 series. Printed test page - all's well.

[metol]

Thank you very much for posting this - works great. With a little work in Guttenprint, I even got it to print 4x6 borderless prints.

FOlks - go here:

http://software.canon-europe.com/products/0010649.asp

It includes a printer driver to let linux talk to the 4600 series. Printed test page - all's well.

[metol]

Thank you very much for posting this - works great. With a little work in Guttenprint, I even got it to print 4x6 borderless prints.

After a successful install on my 32bit system, I was able to get these drivers to work on my 64bit system as well - I made a few notes in case anyone else is interested:

Unpack the tar file that you downloaded from Canon (see flawedprefects post above - Thanks!) into some temporary directory and then open a terminal and change to that directory.

first install libcupsys2 (there is a dependency needed later on)

sudo apt-get install libcupsys2

install cnijfilter-common_3.00-1_i386.deb with forced architecture

sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture cnijfilter-common_3.00-1_i386.deb

and now, install the second package...

sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture cnijfilter-ip4600series_3.00-1_i386.deb

Connect your printer via the USB port and it should be recognized automatically.

[Paul T.]

FOlks - go here:

http://software.canon-europe.com/products/0010649.asp

It includes a printer driver to let linux talk to the 4600 series. Printed test page - all's well.

There are two drivers listed for this, Debian_driver.tar & RPM_driver.tar, which one do I use?

[metol]

There are two drivers listed for this, Debian_driver.tar & RPM_driver.tar, which one do I use?

You will want the Debian driver for Ubuntu.

[chinner459]

FOlks - go here:

http://software.canon-europe.com/products/0010649.asp

It includes a printer driver to let linux talk to the 4600 series. Printed test page - all's well.

Having got the driver as I did, how did you install it? Are you using Ubuntu 11.04?

[chinner459]

I only just noticed your post..........had any luck?

I gave up with cups and the ppd , I've now downloaded Turboprint from http://www.turboprint.info/ , it has been upgraded to include the ip4600. It works a treat 100%, and for the removal of hassle I reckon worth the 30 euros.But you get a month to try it out.

Many thanks for your info. After several attempts to install the Canon driver and being told that the file I was looking could not be found, I gave up and installed Turboprint which worked first time. Thanks again