Package Details: capt-src 2.71-5

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/capt-src.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: capt-src
Description: Canon CAPT Printer Driver for Linux. Compiled from source code.
Upstream URL: http://support-asia.canon-asia.com/
Keywords: canon capt printer
Licenses: custom
Conflicts: cndrvcups-common-lb, cndrvcups-lb
Submitter: reztho
Maintainer: mistersmee
Last Packager: mistersmee
Votes: 77
Popularity: 0.000002
First Submitted: 2010-08-29 20:28 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2024-05-26 12:53 (UTC)

Pinned Comments

reztho commented on 2020-06-11 14:55 (UTC) (edited on 2020-06-11 18:47 (UTC) by reztho)

Do not expect this driver to work in the near future if Canon doesn't release a new version soon. This driver is from 2017 and the GCC environment started deprecating a lot of stuff used by this driver. Please, ask for better Linux support to Canon.

Do not flag this package out of date if there's no new version available. That's bad community behavior. A comment telling about the issue is enough.

If your machine uses the x86_64 arch, the multilib pacman repo will be needed for this driver: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Official_repositories#multilib

For an alternative 100% open source driver although not official by Canon, go to: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/captdriver-git/

buovjaga commented on 2020-01-09 10:33 (UTC)

Re: driver deprecation - the CUPS creator opened this issue to discuss how to handle old devices: https://github.com/apple/cups/issues/5271

From one of his comments: "Before we drop PPDs, we will be working with developers to create those printer applications (particularly Gutenprint), and will likely end up creating our own printer application (based on the existing ippserver sample code) to support existing PostScript and CUPS raster drivers. So the goal is definitely not to leave people SOL, but rather to plan for a future where we aren't limited by the capabilities of the past."

reztho commented on 2019-10-06 11:44 (UTC)

Now you'll see this warning message: lpadmin: Printer drivers are deprecated and will stop working in a future version of CUPS.

Not sure what this will mean for the future with this driver.

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reztho commented on 2012-11-17 23:06 (UTC)

Now printing is working with USB connected printers! I've finally found what happened.. turns out that the PPD files weren't at the correct place.

reztho commented on 2012-11-17 19:28 (UTC)

Thx, wollew. That fixed it.

wollew commented on 2012-11-17 11:09 (UTC)

A possible solution for the captstatui problem is described here https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+question/171689 In file /capt-src/src/cndrvcups-capt-2.50/statusui/cnsktmodule.h char req_header[4]; has to be changed to char req_header[5]; Haven't tried this yet.

reztho commented on 2012-11-16 23:29 (UTC)

ubuntubang, the systemd service should be fixed now and yes, captstatuis is broken. I don't know how to fix it.

<deleted-account> commented on 2012-11-16 20:57 (UTC)

Can anyone of you guys launch captstatusui? I get this: http://pastebin.com/cWQ1zEuz

<deleted-account> commented on 2012-11-16 20:49 (UTC)

When I try to enable ccpd.service I get this ... $ sudo systemctl enable ccpd.service The unit files have no [Install] section. They are not meant to be enabled using systemctl.

reztho commented on 2012-11-13 18:16 (UTC)

Thx, wollew.

wollew commented on 2012-11-13 16:20 (UTC)

Works for my CANON LBP5050n network printer. For those using a network printer line 3) in the the packages .INSTALL file has to be changed to /usr/sbin/ccpdadmin -p <Printer name> -o net:<IP address> eg. /usr/sbin/ccpdadmin -p LBP5050 -o net:192.168.178.24 Maybe you can add this.

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