Ubuntu 印表機設定方法 (以Canon IP1700為例)

1.  請先到 http://www.linuxprinting.org/driver_list.cgi

抓取ip1700的driver

2.  解壓縮剛剛抓好的driver，並將rpm轉成deb形式 (要執行轉換動作，請先利用 sudo apt-get install alien，以安裝alien轉換程式。)

輸入   alien -d cnijfilter-common-2.60-1.i386.rpm

alien -d cnijfilter-ip2200-2.60-1.i386.rpm

alien -d cnijfilter-ip2200-lprng-2.60-1.i386.rpm

3. 輸入   sudo dpkg -i cnijfilter-common_2.60-2_i386.deb cnijfilter-ip2200_2.60-2_i386.deb  cnijfilter-ip2200-lprng_2.60-2_i386.deb  (每個file以空格聯接)

4. sudo /etc/init.d/cupsys start (開啟cups 服務)

5. 開啟 firefox ，輸入網址 http://localhost:631 ，進入cups設定

6.

A. Screen "Add New Printer"
-Name, Location, Description
[Continue]

B. Screen "Device for <Name>"
-Device: Canon iP1700 USB #1 (Canon iP1700)
[Continue]

C. Screen "Model/Driver for <Name>"
-Model: Canon iP2200 ver.2.60 (en)
[Add Printer]

D. Provide root password

E. Screen "<Name>: General"
[Set Printer Options]

F. Final screen
<Name>
Description: <Description>
Location: <Location>
Make and Model: Canon iP2200 Ver.2.60
Printer State: idle, accepting jobs, published.

Device URI: usb://Canon/iP1700

G. Press [Print Test Page]

refer:

http://www.freestandards.org/en/OpenPrinting

http://www.linuxunion.net/index/desk/view.htm?t=desk&id=128

http://johnchao0712.blogspot.com/2007/08/linux-ubuntu-rpm-in-ubuntu.html