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Zibi1981

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From: Poland

Registered: 2008-01-31

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Canon PIXMA MP640 WiFi on Arch Linux x86_64

I have a Canon PIXMA MP640 series multifunctional device connected wirelessly to my home router. On Windows Vista the device works flawlessly, I can print or scan without any problems. Now I decided to configure at least the printer part on my Arch Linux x86_64, which I dual-boot with Vista on the same laptop.

I went through the Wiki entry for CUPS and SAMBA. I did install all the necessary packages, that is:
1) cups (ver. 1.4.6), ghostscript (ver. 9.01), gsfonts (ver. 1.0.7pre44) - for CUPS
2) cnijfilter-mp640 (ver. 3.20) and its dependencies: cnijfilter-common (ver. 3.00), lib32-libcups, lib32-popt - drivers for this particular model
3) samba (ver. 3.5.6) and gamin (ver. 0.1.10) – for SAMBA

Then I added cups and samba to DAEMONS section of the /etc/rc.conf file

DAEMONS=(@syslog-ng !network @netfs @crond hal alsa wicd bluetooth laptop-mode !openntpd @cups @samba)

copied Samba configuration file

cp /etc/samba/smb.conf.default /etc/samba/smb.conf

in which I changed only one entry – name of my workgroup, and then I restarted my system.

In System Settings as root I went to Sharing→Samba and checked if everything seems fine – see print screen below.

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/300/samba1.png

Then in Printer Configuration I chosed New network printer and I tried to fill all the boxes with information I have about my printer – see below. I also pointed to the specific .ppd file - /usr/share/cups/model/canonmp640.ppd.

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/6650/samba2.png

The printer name and it's localization I got from my router – see below.

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/3982/samba3.png

As you all see on print screen No 2 I'm getting “Bad URI – need printer name” error from CUPS. I “googled” about it, but still haven't been able to solve this issue. What am I doing wrong?

Last edited by Zibi1981 (2011-03-07 18:13:31)

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Zibi1981

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From: Poland

Registered: 2008-01-31

Posts: 644

Re: Canon PIXMA MP640 WiFi on Arch Linux x86_64

No hints??? I believe it's related to Samba. I don't know how to configure it properly, so it can find my WiFi printer.

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Zibi1981

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From: Poland

Registered: 2008-01-31

Posts: 644

Re: Canon PIXMA MP640 WiFi on Arch Linux x86_64

I'm desperate, so yet another "bump"

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