[cups] New printer difficulties

[Brian Potkin]

On Thu 14 Apr 2016 at 16:45:58 -0400, Alan McConnell wrote:

> I recall to you that I have a Canon imageCLASS MF4770n, attached to my computer by
> a USB cable.  While I was still using Debian wheezy, it worked fine.  Now I have
> installed Debian jessie -- a tortuous process --  and my printing does not work.
> 
> I have procured what I hope is a proper ppd for this Canon.  It is installed in my
> /etc/cups/ppd directory; it is called Canon_MF4700_Series.ppd, and the file utility
> tells me that it is a PPD file, version "4.3".  It is 98533 bytes.
> 
> Armed with this, I use my browser -- as root -- to add my printer, using
> http://localhost:631/admin.  But I am given no way of telling the system that
> this is a _local_ printer, attached by a USB cable.  Can Helge, or some other
> expert, tell me how to add this printer, using the driver given above, and
> attached with a USB cable?

Please see the Printing section of the Debian wiki.

Regards,

Brian.