Adding Canon printer

**monteiro** · 04-11-2007, 08:59 PM

I am trying to add a cannon BJC-240 printer it is unable to find the suggested driver message is as follows:-
"Either the driver does not exist or you do not have the correct previlage". I am in administrator mode.

Any suggestions please

**ndb** · 04-11-2007, 10:39 PM

You didn't say which version you have, but this may be the fix. I had this problem with knoppix 5.0. The problem was NOT permissions, but the driver list. Check the ESP drivers for a canon driver. Version 5.1 (the latest) dropped the ESP drivers, in line with earlier versions.

If you have 5.0, try the ESP drivers, and let me know if this helps.

**monteiro** · 04-12-2007, 08:46 AM

I am using Knoppix 5.1, it shows the driver list including Omni drivers, but error happens when I select the driver and click next. On a another note how do you start the CUPS print Server?

**ndb** · 04-12-2007, 04:03 PM

You wrote "Knoppix 5.1, it shows the driver list including Omni drivers, but error happens when I select the driver and click next. "

I checked my knoppix journal (I have found it pays to keep written or printed records of experiments, etc.) , and yes, the CUPS server must be (re)started.

K -> knoppix -> configure -> configure printers
Print Server -> Restart server

Version 5.1.0 dropped the ESP drivers, but that version featured the need to manually restart CUPS. Also, it introduced the error - 'unable to create temporary printer'. The only way I could resolve that was with the new version.

5.1.1 came out around January 7. That one fixed the printer problem, and is the latest to date. I know that 5.2 is in the pipeline, but I don't know when to expect it.

Give 5.1.1 a try and let me know if that fixes your problem, which sounds the same as mine.

**monteiro** · 04-12-2007, 04:34 PM

The Knoppix version I am using is 5.1.8.1 site says it is the current!

I have tried what you suggested to start CUPS the error reported is "Unable to find a running CUPS server"

What next, yey nobody does any printing in the Linux world?

**ndb** · 04-12-2007, 05:09 PM

This is odd - go to http://torrent.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/

5.1.1, with a release date of jan 4, 2007 is the latest. I just did a google for 5.1.8.1 and knoppix, and I find SLAX 5.1.8.1, but not knoppix.

Does anyone else have any input on this?

**monteiro** · 04-12-2007, 06:34 PM

You are right the version is KNOPPIX_V5.1.1CD-2007-01-04-EN.iso, I have managed to starts CUPS as follows
/usr/sbin/cupsd.
My printer is an old parallel printer (Canon BJC-240), CUPS does not allow me to add a parallel printer, what should I have to do to get this working under Knoppix or it too involved?