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deveshgade
2008-08-27, 08:33 AM CDT
I want to install my canon-LBP1210 laser printer for fedora 8 core
I ve downloaded the drivers required ....but i do not know how to install it...
any one of u have instructions in simpler english??
briantan
2008-08-27, 10:34 AM CDT
What driver have you downloaded? File name?
deveshgade
2008-08-28, 09:02 AM CDT
CAPTDRV160.tar.gz is the driver.....actually ive created a new printer using=System->Printing.
however,while printing the test page,a blank page is created.
also ive tried printing some text from the owrd processor,but no use.
do i need to install ghostscript....if so hten how to install it?
briantan
2008-08-28, 12:36 PM CDT
CAPTDRV160.tar.gz is the driver.....actually ive created a new printer using=System->Printing.
however,while printing the test page,a blank page is created.
also ive tried printing some text from the owrd processor,but no use.
do i need to install ghostscript....if so hten how to install it?

change directory to where CAPTDRV160.tar.gz is saved.
[user@host dir]# tar xvzf CAPTDRV160.tar.gz
# cd CAPTDRV160/driver/rpm
# yum --nogpgcheck localinstall cndrvcups-c*
Then use system->printer to install the printer with new cups driver.
# system-config-printer

EDIT: read the documentation readme-capt-1.6xe.pdf or readme-capt-1.6xe.txt found in CAPTDRV160/doc directory.
[user@host dir]# evince CAPTDRV160/doc/readme-capt-1.6xe.pdf
deveshgade
2008-08-29, 12:04 PM CDT
change directory to where CAPTDRV160.tar.gz is saved.
[user@host dir]# tar xvzf CAPTDRV160.tar.gz
# cd CAPTDRV160/driver/rpm
# yum --nogpgcheck localinstall cndrvcups-c*
Then use system->printer to install the printer with new cups driver.
# system-config-printer

EDIT: read the documentation readme-capt-1.6xe.pdf or readme-capt-1.6xe.txt found in CAPTDRV160/doc directory.
[user@host dir]# evince CAPTDRV160/doc/readme-capt-1.6xe.pdf


ive done as youve said...
however when i give the print command,printing does not take place...instead,the message is shown that the printer may not be connected
briantan
2008-08-29, 03:35 PM CDT
The rpm packages provide cups ppd driver.

You can follow normal method to install printer, when presented with choices:

[ ] Select printer from database
[x] Provide PPD file
browse and select /usr/share/cups/model/CNCUPSLBP1210CAPTJ.ppd PPD file.

Hope this helps.

Edit: Please read the documentation readme-capt-1.6xe.txt