Canon I250

EDIT ***********WARNING NOTICE *************
Pls don't redo my steps!
The symbolic links I created caused major failure. Error logs filled up my entire disk (about 60 Gb...) in no time....
I'll get back to this when I recover!
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Hy!

I'm a newbie to Linux/Suse, who managed to install the thing (from usb... it wasn't easy!) to find that most hardware still wondn't work... So one at at time I'm trying to fix it...

I've read some topics here and on SuseForuns.net (and google it too) and came to this:

There are drivers for several tastes, I choose this one (it had a guide!)
New Zeland: www canon.co.nz/products/printers/colour_bj_printers/i250_drivers.aspx

I followed the guide and installed 2 rpm files (I think I did...)

Enter "rpm -ivh bjfilteri250-2.3-0.i386.rpm" in GNOME Terminal.
Enter "rpm -ivh bjfiltercups-2.3-0.i386.rpm" in GNOME Terminal.

I added --nodeps in each beccause there were some issues with dependecies.

I found this post here
(deleted link) showtopic=14653

And so did a "symbolic link in /usr/lib", which apperently, I needed
ln -s libpng.so.3 libpng.so.2

I added 2 of my own since they showed up as missing dependencies:
ln -s libpng.so.3 libpng.so.0
ln -s libpng.so.3 libpng.so.1

Following the manual, I added:
/etc/rc.d/init.d/cups restart
which showed a no file error message...

then,
lpadmin -p i250 -m canoni250.ppd -v canon_usb:/dev/usb/lp0 -E

and
lpadmin -d i250

As that wasn't working... I edit the properties and changed the connection to the one Suse autodetected: USB, //Canon/i250

The connection test fails, the print test also.

And all the topics are several years old, so I'm in kind of a dead end...
Suggestions? Magnific and bright?
(oh yes... I has hopping to manage without TurboDriver, wich I couldn't install also)

Any help appreciated!
Thanks!

I'm a newbie to Linux/Suse, who managed to install the thing (from usb... it wasn't easy!) to find that most hardware still wondn't work... So one at at time I'm trying to fix it...

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My experience with SuSE is that supported hardware should work perfectly with no trouble, though one place where things can get murky is the scanner area. In any case I'd strongly recommend not overriding installation prerequisites, dependencies, or other checks unless you know exactly what you're doing and can recover.

I couldn't find an "i250" printer listed on the Canon website in N.Z. or Australia. However Canon's current Linux printer drivers seem to come as common and device-specific RPMs which interface with CUPS, so you appear to have the correct software. Run YAST after installing the software, and go to the Hardware -> Printers section so YAST can refresh its driver database.

A clean install sounds like a good idea to me, and I think I'd begin with a clean installation of the basic O/S if you have any doubts - the installation CD should include an installation check & fixup.

David

First I will stick to this http://openprinting.org/show_printer...num=Canon-i250 I do not know if you tried that, but linux printing is very good ... for start. Second never Cannon with linux anymore I installed LBP 2900 on openSUSE and I used this howto https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardwareS.../Canon_LBP_2900 Trick is to create fifo file, point Cannon drivers to it and after that create "fake" printing device. This device can be used by CUPS later. So to you findings. Package you tried to install should contain those fifo files. Try post contents of those files here. Try post here, which dependency are missing (if you can obtain this information, if not, try install it again without --nodeps) I see that they have also source code, so i case rpms are too old, we can try recompile it.

Ok.
So, status report: "my own symbolic link" provided me whit a 60 Gb xsession-error log... and growing.... I dealt with that and undid my doings... seems back to normal!

And, yes David, my scanner doesn't work either... although it's supposed to... but one thing at a time... printers first. I'm finding out why they say Linux is a geecks OS... This driver thing is no picnic.

thidney:
I had found that side, but I can't seem to follow the intructions from cannon (on the guide file)...

Maybe I need some help. ()

I'll post here the steps and the result.

These files are intended for RedHad.
And I have a X64 (intel) architecture (and use KDE).


INSTRUCTIONS:

3.Install BJ Filter and the additional module for CUPS support.
a) Click [System Tools] from the main menu, and then click [Terminal] to start GNOME Terminal.
b) Use the cd command to change the current directory to the directory containing the copied rpm files.
c) Enter "rpm -ivh bjfilteri250-2.3-0.i386.rpm" in GNOME Terminal.

RESULT:

error: Failed dependencies:
********libglade.so.0 is needed by bjfilteri250-2.3-0.i386
********libpng.so.2 is needed by bjfilteri250-2.3-0.i386

I read in some old post I should do a symbolic link from this libs to my actual lib, which supposedly would be v.3... but that worked as explainde above (crash and burn...)

If I try "install package with Yast" (from conqueror preview of the file), I get the following error:

Following packages haven't been found on the medium:
bjfilteri250

I don't know how to post the rpm file...
In konqueror preview I get "description", "technical data"; "dependencies", "file list" and "Change log" tabs. Should I post any of these?

Thanks again for your help!!

(long post...)

Hello!
News update... nothing new!

I tryied to follow the link provided by thidney (I was somehow hesitant, since that tutorial is not aimed at my printer...)

I tryied step 2 (1 is download the drivers...):

Step 2:

Extract Driver.tar.gz either by right-clicking on the file and selecting "Extract Here", or in the Terminal in the directory you downloaded it into and entering the following command: 
$ tar -xvf Driver.tar.gz

This should create a new directory called Driver which contains two files: cndrvcups-capt-1.30-1.i386.rpm and cndrvcups-common-1.30-1.i386.rpm. 

These rpms need to be converted into debs so that we can install them, and to do that we need to install alien. You can do that with Synaptic (System > Administration > Synaptic) or in the Terminal: 
$ sudo aptitude install alien

Then, you convert the files using alien in the Terminal: 
$ sudo alien -c cndrvcups-capt-1.30-1.i386.rpm
$ sudo alien -c cndrvcups-common-1.30-1.i386.rpm

Install the debs you have just created by double clicking on the files or using the Terminal: 
$ sudo dpkg -i cndrvcups-common_1.30-2_i386.deb cndrvcups-capt_1.30-2_i386.deb 

Note that the latest version of the drivers contain .deb packages, which you can use instead of the above procedure to convert RPMs.

Here's the result

Zero~/Drivers/Canon i250/teste # alien -c bjfiltercups-2.3-0.i386.rpm
Package build failed. Here's the log:
dh_testdir
dh_testdir
dh_testroot
dh_clean -k -d
dh_installdirs
dh_installdocs
dh_installchangelogs
find . -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -not -name debian -print0 | \
****************xargs -0 -r -i cp -a {} debian/bjfiltercups
dh_compress
dh_makeshlibs
dh_installdeb
dh_shlibdeps
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find path for libglade.so.0
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0 (libgtk-1.2.so.0)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libgtk-1.2 (soname 0, path /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libgdk-1.2.so.0 (libgdk-1.2.so.0)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libgdk-1.2 (soname 0, path /usr/lib/libgdk-1.2.so.0, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libgmodule-1.2.so.0 (libgmodule-1.2.so.0)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libgmodule-1.2 (soname 0, path /usr/lib/libgmodule-1.2.so.0, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libglib-1.2.so.0 (libglib-1.2.so.0)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libglib-1.2 (soname 0, path /usr/lib/libglib-1.2.so.0, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libdl.so.2 (libdl.so.2)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libdl (soname 2, path /lib/libdl.so.2, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libXi.so.6 (libXi.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libXi (soname 6, path /usr/lib/libXi.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libXext.so.6 (libXext.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libXext (soname 6, path /usr/lib/libXext.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 (libX11.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libX11 (soname 6, path /usr/lib/libX11.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libm.so.6 (libm.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libm (soname 6, path /lib/libm.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for**(libglade.so.0)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libglade (soname 0, path , dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libxml.so.1 (libxml.so.1)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libxml (soname 1, path /usr/lib/libxml.so.1, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libcups.so.2 (libcups.so.2)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libcups (soname 2, path /usr/lib/libcups.so.2, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libc.so.6 (libc.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libc (soname 6, path /lib/libc.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libpopt.so.0 (libpopt.so.0)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libpopt (soname 0, path /lib/libpopt.so.0, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libcups.so.2 (libcups.so.2)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libcups (soname 2, path /usr/lib/libcups.so.2, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libc.so.6 (libc.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libc (soname 6, path /lib/libc.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libcups.so.2 (libcups.so.2)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libcups (soname 2, path /usr/lib/libcups.so.2, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libc.so.6 (libc.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libc (soname 6, path /lib/libc.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libcups.so.2 (libcups.so.2)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libcups (soname 2, path /usr/lib/libcups.so.2, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libc.so.6 (libc.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libc (soname 6, path /lib/libc.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libcups.so.2 (libcups.so.2)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libcups (soname 2, path /usr/lib/libcups.so.2, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libc.so.6 (libc.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libc (soname 6, path /lib/libc.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dh_gencontrol
dpkg-architecture: warning: Unknown gcc system type x86_64-suse-linux, falling back to default (native compilation)
dpkg-architecture: warning: Specified GNU system type x86_64-linux does not match gcc system type x86_64-suse-linux.
dpkg-gencontrol: error: current build architecture amd64 does not appear in package's list (i386)
dh_gencontrol: command returned error code 65280
make: *** [binary-arch] Error 1
find: bjfiltercups-2.3: No such file or directory
Zero:~/Drivers/Canon i250/teste # alien -c bjfilter250-2.3-0.i386.rpm
File "bjfilter250-2.3-0.i386.rpm" not found.
Zero:~/Drivers/Canon i250/teste # alien -c bjfilteri250-2.3-0.i386.rpm
Package build failed. Here's the log:
dh_testdir
dh_testdir
dh_testroot
dh_clean -k -d
dh_installdirs
dh_installdocs
dh_installchangelogs
find . -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -not -name debian -print0 | \
****************xargs -0 -r -i cp -a {} debian/bjfilteri250
dh_compress
dh_makeshlibs
dh_installdeb
dh_shlibdeps
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: format of libcnbpcmcm180.so not recognized
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: format of libcnbpess180.so not recognized
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find path for libpng.so.2
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: format of libcnbpcnclapi180.so not recognized
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: format of libcnbpcnclbjcmd180.so not recognized
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: format of libcnbpcnclui180.so not recognized
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find path for libglade.so.0
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: format of libcnbpcnclui180.so not recognized
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: format of libcnbpcmcm180.so not recognized
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: format of libcnbpcnclbjcmd180.so not recognized
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: format of libcnbpcmcm180.so not recognized
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: format of libcnbpess180.so not recognized
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libc.so.6 (libc.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libc (soname 6, path /lib/libc.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0 (libgtk-1.2.so.0)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libgtk-1.2 (soname 0, path /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libgdk-1.2.so.0 (libgdk-1.2.so.0)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libgdk-1.2 (soname 0, path /usr/lib/libgdk-1.2.so.0, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libgmodule-1.2.so.0 (libgmodule-1.2.so.0)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libgmodule-1.2 (soname 0, path /usr/lib/libgmodule-1.2.so.0, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libglib-1.2.so.0 (libglib-1.2.so.0)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libglib-1.2 (soname 0, path /usr/lib/libglib-1.2.so.0, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libdl.so.2 (libdl.so.2)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libdl (soname 2, path /lib/libdl.so.2, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libXext.so.6 (libXext.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libXext (soname 6, path /usr/lib/libXext.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 (libX11.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libX11 (soname 6, path /usr/lib/libX11.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libm.so.6 (libm.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libm (soname 6, path /lib/libm.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libc.so.6 (libc.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libc (soname 6, path /lib/libc.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libm.so.6 (libm.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libm (soname 6, path /lib/libm.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libdl.so.2 (libdl.so.2)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libdl (soname 2, path /lib/libdl.so.2, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libtiff.so.3 (libtiff.so.3)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libtiff (soname 3, path /usr/lib/libtiff.so.3, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for**(libpng.so.2)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libpng (soname 2, path , dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libc.so.6 (libc.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libc (soname 6, path /lib/libc.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0 (libgtk-1.2.so.0)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libgtk-1.2 (soname 0, path /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libgdk-1.2.so.0 (libgdk-1.2.so.0)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libgdk-1.2 (soname 0, path /usr/lib/libgdk-1.2.so.0, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libgmodule-1.2.so.0 (libgmodule-1.2.so.0)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libgmodule-1.2 (soname 0, path /usr/lib/libgmodule-1.2.so.0, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libglib-1.2.so.0 (libglib-1.2.so.0)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libglib-1.2 (soname 0, path /usr/lib/libglib-1.2.so.0, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libdl.so.2 (libdl.so.2)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libdl (soname 2, path /lib/libdl.so.2, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libXi.so.6 (libXi.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libXi (soname 6, path /usr/lib/libXi.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libXext.so.6 (libXext.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libXext (soname 6, path /usr/lib/libXext.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 (libX11.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libX11 (soname 6, path /usr/lib/libX11.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libm.so.6 (libm.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libm (soname 6, path /lib/libm.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for**(libglade.so.0)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libglade (soname 0, path , dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libxml.so.1 (libxml.so.1)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libxml (soname 1, path /usr/lib/libxml.so.1, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libc.so.6 (libc.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libc (soname 6, path /lib/libc.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0 (libgtk-1.2.so.0)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libgtk-1.2 (soname 0, path /usr/lib/libgtk-1.2.so.0, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libgdk-1.2.so.0 (libgdk-1.2.so.0)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libgdk-1.2 (soname 0, path /usr/lib/libgdk-1.2.so.0, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libgmodule-1.2.so.0 (libgmodule-1.2.so.0)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libgmodule-1.2 (soname 0, path /usr/lib/libgmodule-1.2.so.0, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libglib-1.2.so.0 (libglib-1.2.so.0)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libglib-1.2 (soname 0, path /usr/lib/libglib-1.2.so.0, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libdl.so.2 (libdl.so.2)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libdl (soname 2, path /lib/libdl.so.2, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libXext.so.6 (libXext.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libXext (soname 6, path /usr/lib/libXext.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 (libX11.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libX11 (soname 6, path /usr/lib/libX11.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libm.so.6 (libm.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libm (soname 6, path /lib/libm.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libc.so.6 (libc.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libc (soname 6, path /lib/libc.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libc.so.6 (libc.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libc (soname 6, path /lib/libc.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libdl.so.2 (libdl.so.2)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libdl (soname 2, path /lib/libdl.so.2, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libc.so.6 (libc.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libc (soname 6, path /lib/libc.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libc.so.6 (libc.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libc (soname 6, path /lib/libc.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libc.so.6 (libc.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libc (soname 6, path /lib/libc.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libdl.so.2 (libdl.so.2)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libdl (soname 2, path /lib/libdl.so.2, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libc.so.6 (libc.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libc (soname 6, path /lib/libc.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: could not find any packages for /lib/libc.so.6 (libc.so.6)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: unable to find dependency information for shared library libc (soname 6, path /lib/libc.so.6, dependency field Depends)
dh_gencontrol
dpkg-architecture: warning: Unknown gcc system type x86_64-suse-linux, falling back to default (native compilation)
dpkg-architecture: warning: Specified GNU system type x86_64-linux does not match gcc system type x86_64-suse-linux.
dpkg-gencontrol: error: current build architecture amd64 does not appear in package's list (i386)
dh_gencontrol: command returned error code 65280
make: *** [binary-arch] Error 1
find: bjfilteri250-2.3: No such file or directory

Can someone offer suggestions/advices?

Thanks!

a solution, that would work quickly and easily for you, is to go to the turboprint website, and either download their demo version, or buy the full version; it costs the equivalent of buying two linux magazines at a newsagent's shop, and many of us would feel that is an okay thing to do; (to spend the equivalent sum on two magazines);

http://www.turboprint.de/english.html

install turboprint, and you will have a full range of command controls over your printer; the sane project may help you with the scanner side

Thanks for the TurboPrint suggestion...
I haven't bought a magazine in... more years than I can remember...

Turboprint would be my last option...
Besides if I just install it, I won't learn a thing...

Can someone direct me to where I can find more information on installing drivers?... making them from old ones?... something? lol

Thanks!