Canon CAPT printer drivers dont work on FC12 x86_64 for canon printer (LBP5050n)

[mattywix]

Sorry - I did get them to work - so Ive deleted my original message.
Heres the formula if anyone is interested:

Download the source
http://support-au.canon.com.au/conte...900772502.html
untar it to get the individual tarballs (1)cndrvcups-capt-1.90-1.tar.gz (2)cndrvcups-common-1.90-1.tar.gz and SPEC files cndrvcups-capt.spec cndrvcups-common.spec
which are inside those tarballs

as an ordinary user setup your rpm environment

in pseudo code:
rpmdev-setuptree
# copy the above tarballs in place:
cp *gz ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES
# copy the above spec files in place
cp *.specs (from the tarball) ~/rpmbuild/
cd ~/rpmbuild/SPECS
rpmbuild -ba cndrvcups-common.spec
then sudo install the generated rpm

install the following i386 junk because the canon 64 bit drivers use this stuff (bummer!)
yum install cups-libs-1.4.2-20.fc12.i686 popt-1.13-6.fc12.i686 compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-68.i686
It sucks but its the only way!

as normal user build the cndrvcups-capt spec rpm:
rpmbuild -ba cndrvcups-capt.spec

as root install the rpm

as root create links:
ln -vs /usr/lib64/cups/backend/ccp /usr/lib/cups/backend/ccp
ln -vs /usr/lib64/cups/filter/pstocapt /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstocapt
ln -vs /usr/lib64/cups/filter/pstocapt2 /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstocapt2
ln -vs /usr/lib64/cups/filter/pstocapt3 /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstocapt3

as root make the fifo friendly:
chmod a+rw /var/ccpd/fifo*

create the queue. Note I use the 'K' suffix not 'J' suffix on the ppd. J means Japanese and K means UK. My printer is LBP5050n:
/sbin/service cups restart
lpadmin -p LBP5050n -m CNCUPSLBP5050CAPTK.ppd -v ccp:/var/ccpd/fifo0 -E
lpadmin -d LBP5050n

# if you want to set the paper size to stop the printer hanging on wrong size
lpadmin -p LBP5050n -o media=Legal

/usr/sbin/ccpdadmin -p LBP5050n -o /dev/usb/lp0
/etc/init.d/ccpd restart

attempting to print will give cups error:
lpr /etc/fedora-release
cat /var/log/cups/error_log
printer-state-message="Can't open FIFO: Interrupted system call"

Now configure SELinux
as root:
/usr/sbin/setenforce 0

as normal user:
lpr /etc/hosts
as root:
audit2allow -M cncapt -l -i /var/log/audit/audit.log

/var/log/audit/audit.log should have something like:
type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1265805179.992:13437): arch=c000003e syscall=30 success=yes exit=140180863422464 a0=943001c a1=0 a2=0 a3=8 items=0 ppid=372 pid=374 auid=500 uid=4 gid=7 euid=4 suid=4 fsuid=4 egid=7 sgid=7 fsgid=7 tty=(none) ses=1 comm="gs" exe="/usr/bin/gs" subj=unconfined_u:system_r:cupsd_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 key=(null)

type=ANOM_ABEND msg=audit(1265805195.338:13438): auid=500 uid=0 gid=0 ses=1 subj=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 pid=415 comm="captmoncnac8" sig=11

install the policy:
/usr/sbin/semodule -i cncapt.pp

reboot

go into system-config-printers and ensure the printer is enabled under properties->policy

---------- Post added at 04:06 PM CST ---------- Previous post was at 12:31 PM CST ----------

Hi
Although this works its not ideal because the spec files force the 64 bit rpms to use 32 bit libraries.
ie the following end up as dependencies:
compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-68.i686
cups-libs-1.4.2-20.fc12.i686
gtk2-2.18.6-3.fc12.i686
popt-1.13-6.fc12.i686

This really sucks as ideally it should use the 64bit version of those libraries.
Somehow we need to modify the src code and spec to build only against 64bit libraries.
Also notice how the backend links to the location for the 32bit binaries and filters which again sucks and needs fixing.
At least it is possible using the mix of 32 and 64 to get printing working, but it would be better to have 64 bit all the way

[tvsraman]

Thanks, your formula for Canon CAPT driver, it works, although I had to create /var/ccpd/fifo0 file manually with the permissions you have suggested.
Sivaraman.

[mattywix]

Worth noting is that the install automatically creates a second printer definition. I kept deleting it but it kept recreating it. It seems both have to be there for the printer to work.

The normal one has device URI: ccp:/var/ccpd/fifo0
The wierd one I didnt create myself has URI: usb://Canon/LBP5050

I had to set paper size on both of them for it to work. And both have to be enabled.

Wierd!!

[mattywix]

Just an update - the latest seems to beVersion 2.20 Released on 26-01-2011
http://software.canon-europe.com/software/0040567.asp

[mattywix]

Heres a procedure for Fedora 14 (FC14) 64 bit x86_64 using the latest Canon printer drivers version 2.20.
Thanks to http://www.linuxquestions.in/tips-tr...nter-lbp-3250/ and http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/sho...ght=canon+capt

Disable SELINUX

# vim /etc/sysconfig/selinux

to confirm

# getenforce

you need to reboot so that the* kernel is aware of SELINUX is disabled.

# reboot

Now connect the printer

# ls /dev/usb*

this should show /dev/usb/lp0 ( the printer is detected at this port )

# vim /etc/ccpd.conf

This file will be blank.

# vim /etc/cups/printers.conf

This file will also be blank.

Stop Haldaemon service - apparently this stops the Canon rpm's from installing correctly!

# service haldaemon stop

Check ghost-script is installed.

# rpm -qa |grep ghost

ghostscript-cups-8.71-16.fc14.x86_64 
ghostscript-8.71-16.fc14.x86_64 
ghostscript-fonts-5.50-23.fc12.noarch

# ghostscript –version

you can also check it by typing the following command on the terminal.

# gs -h | grep opvp

If the Ghostscript has the OpenPrinting Driver Interface, you can see the text includes both "opvp" and "oprp" as following.
lj5mono ljet2p ljet3 ljet3d ljet4 ljet4d ljetplus nullpage opvp oprp pbm

Note if ghostscript is not installed please install it before moving forward.

# yum install cups-libs popt compat-libstdc++-33 
# yum install cups-libs.i686 popt.i686 compat-libstdc++-33.i686

install the RPMS from canons download Version 2.20 Released on 26-01-2011
http://software.canon-europe.com/software/0040567.asp
This will be a tarball - untar and then untar the two tarballs inside that and find the rpms for your system:

# rpm -ivh cndrvcups-common-2.20-1.x86_64.rpm
# rpm -ivh cndrvcups-capt-2.20-1.x86_64.rpm

Restart cups

# /etc/init.d/cups restart

Register the printer with the Print Spooler

# ls /var/ccpd/fifo*

if nothing exists

mkfifo /var/ccpd/fifo0

Set permissions

chmod a+rw /var/ccpd/fifo*

Check the symlinks are in place – ie you should not need to do the following because they are there already (the install without disabling haldaemon doesnt create these – if you dont have these you should remove ccpd and restart the install)
ln -vs /usr/lib64/cups/backend/ccp /usr/lib/cups/backend/ccp
ln -vs /usr/lib64/cups/filter/pstocapt /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstocapt
ln -vs /usr/lib64/cups/filter/pstocapt2 /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstocapt2
ln -vs /usr/lib64/cups/filter/pstocapt3 /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstocapt3

# lpadmin -p LBP5050n -m CNCUPSLBP5050CAPTK.ppd -v ccp:/var/ccpd/fifo0 -E

register the printer with the daemon setup file

# /usr/sbin/ccpdadmin -p LBP5050n -o /dev/usb/lp0

this will show you something like this

 CUPS_ConfigPath = /etc/cups/ 
 LOG Path        = None 
 UI Port         = 59787 

 Entry Num  : Spooler	: Backend	: FIFO path		: Device Path 	: Status 
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
     [0]    : LBP5050n 	: ccp 		: /var/ccpd/fifo0 	: /dev/usb/lp0 : New!! 


--------------------------------------------------------

confirm it by viewing the following file

# more /etc/ccpd.conf

it should contain something like this

<Printer LBP5050n> 
DevicePath /dev/usb/lp0 
</Printer>

restart ccpd daemon

# /etc/init.d/ccpd restart

make the ccpd service bootable
add the following below the first 2 lines:

### BEGIN INIT INFO 
# Provides: ccpd 
# Required-Start: $local_fs $remote_fs $syslog $network $named 
# Should-Start: $ALL 
# Required-Stop: $syslog $remote_fs 
# Default-Start: 3 5 
# Default-Stop: 0 1 2 6 
# Description: Start Canon Printer Daemon for CUPS 
### END INIT INFO

# chkconfig --add ccpd 
# chkconfig --level 345 ccpd on

check cups starts every time you boot your machine

# chkconfig --level 35 cups on

To solve the following error seen in /var/log/cups/error_log:
Unable to bind socket for address 0.0.0.0:631 - Address already in use.
E [03/May/2011:13:48:59 +0100] Unable to bind socket for address :::631 - Address already in use.

# vi /etc/cups/cupsd.conf

change

Listen localhost:631

to

Listen 127.0.0.1:631

/etc/cups/cupsd.conf.default should be adapted too.
(Actually, I don't know why localhost wouldn't be ok.)

set default printer

# lpadmin -d LBP5050n

# if you want to set the paper size to stop the printer hanging on wrong size (in this case I use Legal size you might use A4 instead)

# lpadmin -p LBP5050n -o media=Legal

# reboot

test:

# lpr /etc/fedora-release

You should get a printout.

# cat /var/log/cups/error_log

You should see no errors in the log

renable selinux

# vi /etc/sysconfig/selinux
SELINUX=enforcing

[prokofievlover]

This worked pretty well for me, installing a LBP6300dn in Fedora 16. One problem was that the cndrvcups-capt installation failed due to a dependency problem. This was solved (thanks to someone on another forum) by installing with yum and using the option --nogpgcheck.

On my system, the three chkconfig commands were rejected. To solve this, I added the following 3 lines (including the #'s) to /etc/init.d/ccpd after the first line:

# chkconfig: 2345 95 20
# description: startup script for Canon Printer Daemon
# processname: ccpd

Also, you need to not include the # at the start of the lines added to /etc/ccpd.conf