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hujanlaut · Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 2

Assalamu'alaikum Wr. Wb.

My puppy Linux 1.8r1 being used to my ooold computer with pentium 677Mhz. The problem is the printer also old, which is Canon BJC-2100SP. Eventough PL 1.8r1 have printer wiZard and 'might' able to recognie this printer, it doesn't work...!

Beside thet, I already using 'add printer' via Xpqd Printer Management, and i choose 'ijs-bjc 4300' on /dev/lp0 but it also not working!

So, anybody help me...
Thanx be4

Wassalamu'alaikum Wr. Wb.

Lobster · Posted: Fri 03 Mar 2006, 04:34 Post subject:

Assalamu'alaikum (Peace be Upon you)

I have a Canon bj210 and the Puppy inbuilt printing works with that . . .
If the standard printing does not work do a search for CUPS and use that (I think it is under Pups and stuff) a LOT of work has gone into this and it should enable your printer
Good luck

Smile

Here is the CUPS Info:
http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?p=12248#12248

Maybe you will add to this page . . .
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/ArabicLanguage

alex_b · Posted: Sat 04 Mar 2006, 10:07 Post subject: bjc 2100 not working

hujanlaut

when you say this OLD printer is not working, does it mechanical activate - i.e. picks up paper, feeds but no printing, or is it REALLY not working at the computer interface. You can self test this model canon by powering it up (no need for computer) and quickly double pressing the resume/paper feed button on the top. It will feed a single sheet and print a rectangle pattern made up of many connecting square boxes. It any part of any box is missing, it indicates a blocked (dried ink) or burnt out nozzle (fatal). Blocked nozzles may respond to soaking in WINDEX (glass window cleaning product) - depends how long the ink was left to dry.

Alex