Re: Installing 32bit Printer Drivers on Debian Stable amd64
On 2012-01-06 11:34:14 +0000 Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
For this there are some hints over Internet:
> canon ip4700 printer/driver problem on 64bit karmic
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1408300
> That method will sucedded depending on the packaging. If Canon packagers did
> count on the possibility of installing the required 32-bits libraries so the
> driver could be installed over 64-bits systems, then the installer will ask
> for any dependency. I'm not sure this is an option for Canon drivers, though.
> I would try (and then buy should they work) the Turboprint drivers which
> seems to support your printer model (although just the printing function):
> http://www.zedonet.com/en_p_turboprint_driver.phtml?printer=Canon_PIXMA_iP4700
> Nex time, buy an HP multifunction (or another branded linux compatible)
> device and ensure it is supported directly by manufacturer's driver :-P
Ok first I forced the driver installation:
dpkg -i --force-architecture <package>
It installed but I was still not able to print after successfully setting it up from within the cups admin webpage. I installed the ia32-libs package and it worked. So for the benefit of the archives I thought I would share that.
I'm wondering about printing from the command line though. lp(1) just shows a "no destination to printer" message. I think I might need the cups-bsd package but I can't see why I shouldn't be able to print from the command line with the normal cups packages.
jamie.
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