I am using imx6ull, aster carrier board (with emmc) and i am using tdx-reference-multimedia-image, i want to interface canon lbp6030w laser printer in my yocto image for that i added cups, cups-filter and other printer packages and rebuild image i add printer with device via lpadmin -p canon -E -v usb://Canon/LBP6030/6040/6018L?serial=0000A1K1QDN0 -P CNRCUPSLBP6030ZNK.ppd command but when i print anything logs said “exce format error” on rastertosfp file,i know this is because this file is not already available on the image i manually added that , i installed that file and ppd file form the canon official website, but the problem is with architecture mismatch, and canon dosent provide the drivers for arm architecture what to do now
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Interfacing a Canon LBP6030w laser printer with an ARM-based system like the iMX6ULL can indeed be challenging due to the lack of official ARM drivers from Canon. The error you’re encountering, “exce format error,” is likely due to using a binary compiled for a different architecture.
Here are some potential solutions you might consider:
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Open-Source Alternatives: Look for open-source drivers that support ARM architecture. Projects like Gutenprint or foo2zjs might have compatible drivers or could be adapted to work with your printer model.
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Modify Yocto Recipes: If you find a compatible open-source driver, you can create or modify a Yocto recipe to include it in your build. This involves adding the driver’s source and any dependencies to your Yocto layers.
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Community Support: Engage with the open-source community to see if others have faced similar challenges and have developed solutions. Forums and mailing lists related to CUPS or ARM Linux might provide valuable insights.
While these steps can help, they require a good understanding of both the Yocto Project and Linux printing systems. If these solutions are not feasible, you might need to consider alternative printers that offer better support for ARM architecture.
I hope this helps you move forward with your project.
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- driver for ARM architecture are not available.
- yocto recipes are also not threre.
If there are no arm binaries available and no sources from which to rebuild the CUPS filters, there is little you can do.
My past experience with older Canon drivers though, has been that in addition to the pre-built RPMs there have been source packages which allow you to build those items yourself. I’ve done this a few times to bring the driver for an older Pixma model up to date with newer CUPS versions.
The Linux 64bit package download for this printer does appear to contain a ‘Sources’ folder, so your best bet is to start looking there to build them yourself as part of your yocto recipe.
@bw908 can you provide me those steps for the reference.
@Prial Sorry… I’m just another user here so figuring out and writing up the details of a Yocto recipe to build the Canon drivers from source is beyond the scope of what I have time to do. As noted, the zip downloaded from Canon contains a sources folder which appears to use standard GCC tools like make for building, so if you’re familiar with that workflow then it shouldn’t be too difficult to get that building as a starting point before moving it into the yocto build process.
I got the root cause why printer is not printing, when i run print command printer gets disconnected/resets and this is happening every time. Other than this there is no error in cups error logs