Finally, all I had to do was to extract the source package for CAPT called PT_Printer_Driver_for_Linux_V200_uk_EN.tar.gz, and find the .deb and .rmp drivers in one of the folders. In adddition, there was some information in the readme file to modify. Though they state that it was not tested slackware, in addition to the above two printer drivers, all is needed is to modify /etc/rc.local file. If you want to do it yourself here is the link to download the package, but below you will be able to download the necessary xzm modules:
http://software.canon-europe.com/software/0039340.asp
PRINTERS COVERED BY THE CAPT DRIVERS:
Canon states that these printer drivers can be used within Linux, with x86 compatible CPU (32-bit):
LBP5100
LBP5300
LBP3500
LBP3300
LBP5000
LBP3210
LBP3000
LBP2900
LBP3200
LBP-1120/1210
INSTALLING CANON CAPT PRINTER DRIVERS:
1) Two drivers are needed, cndrvcups-common_2.00-x_i386.deb and cndrvcups-capt_2.00-x_i386.deb. Added together, their overall weight is 5.82 MB. I have converted them into xzm modules to be inserted into the /porteus/modules folder:
***32bit***
http://www.mediafire.com/?7cuv8mci6n6u9op
http://www.mediafire.com/#21lr73twa2g1f
***64bit***
http://www.mediafire.com/?y4mozpg46bqc26r
http://www.mediafire.com/?i941jfdbn91jofh
2) Log in as 'root' and add the '/etc/init.d/ccpd start' command to the /etc/rc.local file. To do this use kwrite to open the /ect/rc.d/rc.local file and modify it so that it looks this way:
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#!/bin/sh
#
# /etc/rc.d/rc.local: Local system initialization script.
#
# Put any local startup commands in here. Also, if you have
# anything that needs to be run at shutdown time you can
# make an /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown script and put those
# commands in there.
# For Canon CAPT printer drivers start ccpd
/etc/init.d/ccpd start
http://localhost:631/admin/
I have tested it without a Canon printer. I can see the driver LBP2900 available in the list.
Let me know if it works for you.
Pertinent threads:
http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-instal ... ke-systems
http://v0xel.wordpress.com/2006/05/23/c ... 10-how-to/
http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/tutoriel/insta ... _canon_lbp
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Annotated links :
https://www.google.ca/search?q=linux+ge ... 32&bih=799
- google search
http://software.canon-europe.com/products/0010177.asp
- the printer package offered by Canon, based on CAPT driver compatible with CUPS
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ca ... 900#Driver
- archlinux method to install the printer, if you found my thread difficult wait to read this one.
http://openprinting.org/printer/Canon/Canon-LBP_2900B
- says that linux printing does not work for the printer
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.p ... 13437.html
- explains how to install CanonCAPTdriver from git source package
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions ... -a-909262/
http://nixtech.ru/datatrans/pkg/printers/lbp-x/
- refers to a package that should work under ubuntu