[School-GNU-Linux] Re: installation of printer in IT @school GNU/LINUX

Sir,
Please try this for your Canon pixma

1. Install required packages
Install alien with synaptic
Install libxml1 with synaptic (required later on to run canon's bjcups
application)

2. Download Driver
open terminal
cd to your preferred download directory
For ip1000:

$ wget http://www.mafia.or.id/bjfilter/bjfilter-common-2.50-2.i386.rpm
$ wget http://www.mafia.or.id/bjfilter/bjfilter-pixmaip1000-2.50-2.i386.rpm
$ wget 
http://www.mafia.or.id/bjfilter/bjfilter-pixmaip1000-lprng-2.50-2.i386.rpm

3. Convert .rpm to .deb
$ sudo alien bjfilter-common-2.50-2.i386.rpm
$ sudo alien bjfilter-pixmaip1000-2.50-2.i386.rpm
$ sudo alien bjfilter-pixmaip1000-lprng-2.50-2.i386.rpm

4. Install
$ sudo dpkg -i <names of the 3 generated deb files>

5.Edit .ppd file
To allow printing quality options to be accessed through cups' printer
properties you must edit as root the printer's ppd file.(This applies
only to the ip1000)
$ sudo gedit /usr/share/cups/model/canonpixmaip1000.ppd
Add these lines:
*OpenUI *CNQuality/Quality: PickOne
*DefaultCNQuality: 3
*CNQuality 2/High: "2"
*CNQuality 3/Normal: "3"
*CNQuality 4/Standard: "4"
*CNQuality 5/Economy: "5"
*CloseUI: *CNQuality

You can also replace these lines:
*OpenUI *Resolution/Output Resolution: PickOne
*DefaultResolution: 600
*Resolution 600/600 dpi: "<</HWResolution[600 600]>>setpagedevice"
*CloseUI: *Resolution
with:
*OpenUI *Resolution/Output Resolution: PickOne
*DefaultResolution: 600
*Resolution 600/600 dpi: "<</HWResolution[600 600]>>setpagedevice"
*Resolution 1200/1200 dpi: "<</HWResolution[1200 1200]>>setpagedevice"
*Resolution 2400/2400 dpi: "<</HWResolution[2400 2400]>>setpagedevice"
*CloseUI: *Resolution

Save the file

6. Fix libs

$sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 /usr/lib/libpng.so.2
$sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libtiff.so.4 /usr/lib/libtiff.so.3
$sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2 /usr/lib/libxml.so.1

7. Restart Cups
$ sudo killall cupsd
$ sudo cupsd

8. Setup Printer
-System>Administration>Printing>New Printer
-Choose Local or network printer and specify port or url, respectively
-Forward
Manufacturer>canon
Model> PIXMA IP1000
Driver>Standard
-Apply
(if you can't find your printer choose:install driver>choose the ppd
file you edited, reboot and try again to setup printer)

9. Test
Right Click on printer> properties>print test page

James


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