[cups] New printer difficulty identified

[Pförtsch, Franz]

Maybe helpful:

http://software.canon-europe.com/

regards
Franz

-----Original Message-----
From: cups-bounces at cups.org [mailto:cups-bounces at cups.org] On Behalf Of Johannes Meixner
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 10:08 AM
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Subject: Re: [cups] New printer difficulty identified


Hello,

On Apr 30 16:54 Alan McConnell wrote (excerpt):
> Canon imageCLASS MF4770n
...
> error dialog boxes ... state that the file
>     /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoufr2cpca
> doesn't exist.

The specifications at

https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/products/details/printers/black-and-white-laser/mf4770n

read (excerpt):
--------------------------------------------------------
imageCLASS MF4770n
...
Printer Language  UFR II LT (Host-based)
--------------------------------------------------------

Accordingly you have a so called 'GDI' printer, cf.
https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:GDI_Printers

See also
http://www.openprinting.org/printer/Generic/Generic-GDI_Printer
in particular regarding so called 'host-based' printers.

Ask Canon how to get their 'pstoufr2cpca' driver software and how to set up and install it and so on, cf.
"Printers with non-free driver software" at https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Printer_buying_guide

Alternatively:
Use hardware that does work with free software, see https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Printer_buying_guide


Kind Regards
Johannes Meixner
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