USB printer not working

[Tapas Mishra]

On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Tony Pursell
<ajp at princeswalk.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-12-02 at 22:40 -0500, Ric Moore wrote:
>> On Fri, 2010-12-03 at 08:21 +0530, Tapas Mishra wrote:
>> > On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 12:04 AM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> > > On 12/02/2010 04:52 AM, Tapas Mishra wrote:
>> > >> I am hainvg a USB printer lsusb shows
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04a9:266a Canon, Inc. CAPT Device
>> > >> when I fire print I do get a popup which asks where to print.
>> > >> I select Canon LBP 3000 but then after waiting for loooooooooong time.
>> > >> The satus is processing and I actually do not get any thing.
>> > >> What do I post here.
>> > >> I am using Lucid 64 bit.
>> > >>  2.6.32-25-generic #45-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 16 19:52:42 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>> > >
>> > > What driver are you using?
>> > >
>> > > <http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&complete=0&q=ubuntu+%2BCanon+LBP+3000&btnG=Search>
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardwareSupportComponentsPrinters/CanonPrinters>
>> > >  <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CanonCaptDrv190>
>> > >
>> > The computer which is connected with this printer does not have any
>> > network connections.
>> > So I doubt if there is any driver installed on it.
>>
>> It would have some sort of driver, with or without a networked
>> connection. A driver for the printer itself that cups can use. Ric
>>
>>
>> --
>> My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say:
>> "There are two Great Sins in the world...
>> ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
>> Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
>> Linux user# 44256
>>
>>
>
> There may be problems with the CAPT driver. This link
>
> http://www.openprinting.org/printer/Canon/Canon-LBP-3010
>
> says the Canon LPB 3000 series only 'partially' works and that version
> 2.0 of the driver does not work, but version 1.9 can be downloaded from
>
> http://support-vn.canon-asia.com/contents/VN/EN/0900772410.html
>
> This link
>
> http://www.boichat.ch/nicolas/capt/
>
> seems to say it is not supported any more.  See also
>
> http://debian.are-ata.org/capt/
>
> for comments about Ubuntu use.  Note that neither of these two links
> recommend it for the LPB 3000.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Tony
>
> PS Its always best to go to
>
> http://www.openprinting.org/printers?action=search
>
> first for any printer problems.
>
>
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