Canon, i-SENSYS, MF4780w driver

GMP · 2014-07-19 15:06:22

Hi there,
I'm using Canon, i-SENSYS, MF4780w as my printer.
Being in Printers-KDE Control Module, I selected the add printer option! After finding my own printer to add, I selected it. After that, trying to add the printer's driver, I recognized not only MF4700 series doesn't exist, but no MF series in the Canon section!
My gutenprint package is up to date, so why doesn't it exist?!
What should I do now?!
I need my printer, please help!
Thanks in advance!

Lone_Wolf · 2014-07-20 14:14:09

canon support page

The I-Sensys MF4780w appears to use the "UFRII/UFRII LT Printer Driver for Linux v2.80" .

There are 2 packages for this driver in AUR : cndrvcups-lb & cndrvcups-lb-bin
If you can't get either of them to work (happened to several people) , try checking which PCL version the printer supports and setup it as a generic PCLx printer.

GMP · 2014-09-19 08:32:51

Lone_Wolf wrote:

There are 2 packages for this driver in AUR : cndrvcups-lb & cndrvcups-lb-bin

Trying to get the cndrvcups-lb, using:

packer -S cndrvcups-lb

I got this:

Dependency `lib32-libxml2' of `cndrvcups-lb' does not exist.

What do you mean by:

Lone_Wolf wrote:

try checking which PCL version the printer supports and setup it as a generic PCLx printer.

Thanks in advance...

Lone_Wolf · 2014-09-19 09:54:50

lib32-libxml2 is in [multilib] repo, you probably haven't enabled it in /etc/pacman.conf .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_Command_Language

Usually manufacturer printer drivers give you access to all capabilities a printer has.
If there are problems with that driver, an alternative is to fall back to the de-facto PCL standard to connect with the printer.
Using a generic PCL driver means you will miss some of the functionality the printer has (how much depends on the printer), but atleast the printer will work.

GMP · 2014-09-19 13:37:49

Lone_Wolf wrote:

Using a generic PCL driver means you will miss some of the functionality the printer has (how much depends on the printer), but atleast the printer will work.

Sorry for asking that, but could you please tell me how can I use the PCL driver?! I mean where can I find it?
Thanks.

Lone_Wolf · 2014-09-20 11:36:34

not sure with which package it comes, but here's how to select it :

in browser, goto http://localhost:631
select add printer, and fill in the screens until you get to the one where you can select a make .

Make : generic
Driver : generic PCL laser printer (en)

Arch Linux

#1 2014-07-19 15:06:22

Canon, i-SENSYS, MF4780w driver

#2 2014-07-20 14:14:09

Re: Canon, i-SENSYS, MF4780w driver

#3 2014-09-19 08:32:51

Re: Canon, i-SENSYS, MF4780w driver

#4 2014-09-19 09:54:50

Re: Canon, i-SENSYS, MF4780w driver

#5 2014-09-19 13:37:49

Re: Canon, i-SENSYS, MF4780w driver

#6 2014-09-20 11:36:34

Re: Canon, i-SENSYS, MF4780w driver

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