OS-Linux-Service-Cups-CanonMG6100-Mandriva2010
!! Canon MG-6120 GNU/Linux Printer Driver Installation on Mandriva 2010.2
See Canon MG-6120 GNU/Linux Printer Driver for general information concerning this printer driver and where to get it.
!!! rpm Package archive Installation
These instructions are performed in ${HOME}/pkg/mg6120/printer_driver unless otherwise noted.
- mkdir -p ~/pkg/mg6120/printer_driver
- Download the driver.
- At the time of this writing, the download was [[1]].
- The file name is cnijfilter-mg6100series-3.40-1-rpm.tar.gz.
- cd ~/pkg/mg6120/printer_driver
- mv ~/Downloads/cnijfilter-mg6100series-3.40-1-rpm.tar.gz .
- Unpack the driver.
- tar -xzf cnijfilter-mg6100series-3.40-1-rpm.tar.gz
- tree cnijfilter-mg6100series-3.40-1-rpm[@
cnijfilter-mg6100series-3.40-1-rpm ├── install.sh ├── packages │ ├── cnijfilter-common-3.40-1.i386.rpm │ ├── cnijfilter-common-3.40-1.x86_64.rpm │ ├── cnijfilter-mg6100series-3.40-1.i386.rpm │ └── cnijfilter-mg6100series-3.40-1.x86_64.rpm └── resources
├── printer_fr_utf8.lc ├── printer_ja_utf8.lc └── printer_zh_utf8.lc
2 directories, 8 files@]
- Elevate to the root user.
- su root
- Add /usr/local/bin to the root user's run path.
- export PATH=${PATH}:/usr/local/bin
- Run the install.sh script.
- cd cnijfilter-mg6100series-3.40-1-rpm
- sh install.sh
- The install.sh script supports both USB and network attachment of the printer.
- If the printer is network attached:
- The printer discovery facility only locates printers on a local network.
- The author had a server network and a user network. The printer had to be installed on the user network for the discovery tool to work.
- The printer can be set up without using install.sh, but it is much more straightforward to use the script.
- The printer supports both wireless and wired connections.
- install.sh expects to be able to scan all IP addresses on the local network using UDP port 6811.
- Once the printer is installed, the driver uses TCP port 6811 on the printer IP address.
- The script completely sets up the printer in CUPS.
- The printer discovery facility only locates printers on a local network.
It is possible to manually set up the printer via the CUPS interface, but it can be much more difficult knowing what protocol, etc. to use.
- For access to information about the printer' network and printer configuration, use a web browser to view the printer web-based interface.
- The printer supports LPR/LPD printing.