Introduction: for a couple of years I wasn’t able to make my Canon LBP6000 work directly on openSUSE. And I also couldn’t print from openSUSE to the LBP6000 if I attached it to Windows (I tried XP, Vista & Win 7).
I just now tried openSUSE 12.3 and found that it talks to the printer on a Win 7 or 8 box so I better write it down here so I can make it work on the next versions of openSUSE.
I just muddled my way through this intuitively. So maybe there are some unnecessary or odd steps here, but it works for me (Yahoo!!!).
Download and unzip/install RPMs: Download the zip file from this link. Unzip to a folder and burrow down to find two RPMs cndrvcups-capt and cndrvcups-common. Put those in a folder and add the folder to Repositories in Yast and install the RPMs one at a time, NB first cndrvcups-common and second cndrvcups-capt.
Install Printer in CUPS: open the file /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and make changes to two stanzas to include the IP address of the Win 7 computer (e.g. 193.169.33.9)
# Restrict access to the server...
<Location />
Order allow,deny
Allow 127.0.0.2
Allow 193.169.33.9
</Location>
# Restrict access to the admin pages...
<Location /admin>
Order allow,deny
Allow 193.169.33.9
</Location>
Set ccpd daemon to start at boot: GoTo Yast → Runlevels and activate (put a dot in) Expert Mode and find ccpd and put a Tick in B (for service to start at runlevel B). Click OK, exit. Restart cups with this command as root:
/etc/init.d/cups restart
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Set Windows 7 Sharing: I went to Control Panel → Network & Sharing → Advanced, and set it to Business/Home and also these:
- Turn on Network Discovery
- Turn on File & Printer Sharing
- Turn off Public Folder Sharing (probably not necessary)
- Use 128 bit encryption
- Turn off password protection
- Allow Windows to manage etc
Now set the IP address to a fixed IP (e.g. 193.169.33.9) in Control Panel → Network & Sharing → Adapter Settings → R-click the icon → Properties → IPV4 Properties → Use the following address (e.g. 193.169.33.9) PLUS fill in the DNS servers (e.g. Google’s 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 or the Name Servers provided by your ISP).
I also went to Devices & Printers and R-click Canon and select Printer Properties and Sharing Tab and I Shared the printer. NB CHANGE THE NAME under the sharing tab so it has no spaces. I used CanonLBP6000 (no spaces). (remember the name).
Back to openSUSE and Adjust Samba: Make these changes in the samba config file smb.conf (e.g. kdesu kwrite /etc/samba/smb.conf).
Put these code lines in the [global] stanza:
printcap name = cups
cups options = raw
use client driver = yes
Make sure these two stanzas exist:
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/tmp
printable = Yes
create mask = 0777
[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
write list = @ntadmin root
force group = ntadmin
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 0775
Reboot or restart Samba. Voila!
Install Printer in CUPS: open a web browser at this address:
http://localhost:631
Make these steps:
Click the Administration Tab → Add Printer → LogIn iroot creds → select Windows Printer via Samba → Continue → in the address box put smb://193.169.33.9/CanonLBP6000 → Continue → fill in a name e.g. CanonNetOnWin7 → Continue → select canon → Continue → locate and click Canon LBP6000/LBP6018 CAPT (US) (en) and click Add Printer → then click Set Default Options.
Now test the printer: click Prinetrs Tab → CanonNetOnWin7 → Maintenance → Print Test Page.
Good Luck
Be well
swerdna
PS if your wondering why I don’t attach the printer directly to the openSUSE box, the reason is: I tried but it still won’t work as a local printer.