On Saturday 15 May 2010 22:56:22 Alex Schuster wrote: > Hi there! > > I want to setup an USB printer. So I http://localhost:631/, and notice > that the interface has changed. And when I try to add a printer, the only > options for a local printer are SCSI-printer and HAL printing backend. And > on the next screen, I have to enter the device URI by hand. How should I > know what to enter there? And wasn't there an autodetect feature? Is the > new CUPS (1.4.3) generally behaving like this lately, or is something > wrong with my setup? > > The usb use flag is set. lsusb shows the printer as "Bus 001 Device 003: > ID 04a9:10a5 Canon, Inc. iP5200". > > What is a HAL printing backend? Do I have to add some crazy fdi stuff for > the printer? CUPS does not even have a hal use flag. Dale, help!
Did you ever get this printer working with this particular gentoo installation? If not have you seen this page: http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Canon_Pixma_Series They make suggestions for drivers that may work. CUPs requires that you have installed the correct drivers for your device first. Sorry I can't help more. Last time I tried to get a canon working was more than 5 years ago and I couldn't find a driver or ppd info at the time. HTH. -- Regards, Mick
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