Canon LBP6030w printer interface on imx6ull

[Prial_03]

Hello Everyone,

I am using IMX6ULL and its custom image (yocto image) and i want to interface CANON LBP6030w Laser printer in it via usb only. help me out with that.

I already tried these steps:

I added following packages to local.conf file and build image. Loaded the image and checked with the following commands request id created but printer is not printing anything.

Packages:

IMAGE_INSTALL:append = " cups cups-filters ghostscript libpng qpdf openjpeg colord"
IMAGE_INSTALL:append = " usbutils"

Commands:

Connect Printer

$ lpadmin -p <Printer_name> -E -v <USB_URI> -P </path/to/ppd/file>

Print data of text file

$ lp -d <printer_name> <text_file>

$ lp -d <printer_name> -o raw <text_file>

This is the logs:

$ lp -d canon test.txt 
request id is canon-xx (1 file(s))

$ cat /var/log/cups/error_log
E [06/Feb/2025:04:36:10 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterGhostscript: Unable to open raster stream - : Broken pipe
E [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Job stopped due to filter errors; please consult the /var/log/cups/error_log file for details.
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] The following messages were recorded from 04:36:09 to 04:36:18
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Applying default options...
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Adding start banner page "none".
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Queued on "canon" by "root".
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Auto-typing file...
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Request file type is text/plain.
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] File of type text/plain queued by "root".
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Adding end banner page "none".
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] time-at-processing=1738816569
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] 3 filters for job:
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] - (text/plain to application/vnd.universal-input, cost 0)
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] universal (application/vnd.universal-input to application/vnd.cups-raster, cost 0)
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] rastertosfp (application/vnd.cups-raster to printer/canon, cost 0)
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] job-sheets=none,none
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] argv[0]="canon"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] argv[1]="28"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] argv[2]="root"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] argv[3]="test.txt"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] argv[4]="1"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] argv[5]="finishings=3 number-up=1 print-color-mode=color job-uuid=urn:uuid:5309bfb5-7159-36e3-58a5-5d5ff47d0d12 job-originating-host-name=localhost date-time-at-creation= date-time-at-processing= time-at-creation=1738816569 time-at-processing=1738816569 document-name-supplied=test.txt"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] argv[6]="/var/spool/cups/d00028-001"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[0]="CUPS_CACHEDIR=/var/cache/cups"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[1]="CUPS_DATADIR=/usr/share/cups"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[2]="CUPS_DOCROOT=/usr/share/doc/cups"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[3]="CUPS_REQUESTROOT=/var/spool/cups"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[4]="CUPS_SERVERBIN=/usr/libexec/cups"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[5]="CUPS_SERVERROOT=/etc/cups"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[6]="CUPS_STATEDIR=/var/run/cups"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[7]="HOME=/var/spool/cups/tmp"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[8]="PATH=/usr/libexec/cups/filter:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[9]="SERVER_ADMIN=root@colibri-imx6ull-emmc-07324251"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[10]="SOFTWARE=CUPS/2.4.10"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[11]="TMPDIR=/var/spool/cups/tmp"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[12]="USER=root"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[13]="CUPS_MAX_MESSAGE=2047"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[14]="CUPS_SERVER=/run/cups/cups.sock"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[15]="CUPS_ENCRYPTION=IfRequested"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[16]="IPP_PORT=631"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[17]="CHARSET=utf-8"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[18]="LANG=en.UTF-8"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[19]="PPD=/etc/cups/ppd/canon.ppd"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[20]="CONTENT_TYPE=text/plain"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[21]="DEVICE_URI=usb://Canon/LBP6030/6040/6018L?serial=0000A1K1QDN0"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[22]="PRINTER_INFO=canon"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[23]="PRINTER_LOCATION="
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[24]="PRINTER=canon"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[25]="PRINTER_STATE_REASONS=none"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[26]="CUPS_FILETYPE=document"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[27]="FINAL_CONTENT_TYPE=application/vnd.cups-raster"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] envp[28]="AUTH_I****"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Started filter /usr/libexec/cups/filter/universal (PID 589)
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Started filter /usr/libexec/cups/filter/rastertosfp (PID 590)
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Started backend /usr/libexec/cups/backend/usb (PID 592)
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] execv failed: Exec format error
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] PID 590 (/usr/libexec/cups/filter/rastertosfp) stopped with status 108 (Exec format error)
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Hint: Try setting the LogLevel to "debug" to find out more.
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Loading USB quirks from \"/usr/share/cups/usb\".
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Loaded 120 quirks.
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Printing on printer with URI: usb://Canon/LBP6030/6040/6018L?serial=0000A1K1QDN0
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] libusb_get_device_list=3
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] STATE: +connecting-to-device
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] STATE: -connecting-to-device
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] iSerialNumber=\"0000A1K1QDN0\"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Printer found with device ID: MFG:Canon;MDL:LBP6030/6040/6018L;CLS:PRINTER;DES:Canon LBP6030/6040/6018L;CID:CA_UFRIILT_OIP;CMD:LIPSLX,CPCA;PESP:V1; Device URI: usb://Canon/LBP6030/6040/6018L?serial=0000A1K1QDN0
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Device protocol: 2
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Sending data to printer.
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Sent 0 bytes...
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] ppdFilterLoadPPD: Color profile qualifier determined from job and PPD data \'.PlainPaper.600\'
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] ppdFilterLoadPPD: No ICC profiles specified in PPD
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] ppdFilterLoadPPD: Searching for profile \"600/PlainPaper\"...
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] ppdFilterLoadPPD: Last filter determined by the PPD: rastertosfp; Final data MIME type: application/vnd.cups-raster => PDF filter will not log pages in page_log.
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] ppdFilterUniversal: \"*cupsFilter(2): ...\" lines in the PPD file:
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] ppdFilterUniversal: application/vnd.cups-raw application/octet-stream 0 -
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] ppdFilterUniversal: application/vnd.cups-raster 0 rastertosfp
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] ppdFilterUniversal: PPD uses \"*cupsFilter: ...\" lines, so we always convert to format given by FINAL_CONTENT_TYPE
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] ppdFilterUniversal: Converting from text/plain to application/vnd.cups-raster
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterUniversal: Converting from text/plain to application/vnd.cups-raster
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterUniversal: Final output format for job: application/vnd.cups-raster
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterUniversal: Adding texttopdf to chain
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterUniversal: Adding pdftopdf to chain
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterUniversal: Adding ghostscript to chain
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterChain: Running filter: texttopdf
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterChain: Running filter: pdftopdf
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterChain: Running filter: ghostscript
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] DEBUG: cfFilterChain: texttopdf (PID 597) started.
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Color space requested: Default
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Final output format: CUPS Raster
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterChain: pdftopdf (PID 598) started.
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] INFO: cfFilterChain: ghostscript (PID 599) started.
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterGhostscript: Output format: CUPS Raster
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterGhostscript: Copying input to temp file \"/var/spool/cups/tmp/0025767b01b85\"
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterPDFToPDF: Suppressed page logging selected by options.
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterPDFToPDF: Processing PDF input with QPDF: Page-ranges, page-set, number-up, booklet, size adjustment, ...
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterPDFToPDF: \"print-scaling\" IPP attribute: auto
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterPDFToPDF: Print scaling mode: Do not scale, center, crop if needed
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterPDFToPDF: After Cropping: 595.000000 842.000000 595.275574 841.889771
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterChain: texttopdf completed with status 0.
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterChain: texttopdf (PID 597) exited with no errors.
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] DEBUG: cfFilterGhostscript: Input format: PDF
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterChain: pdftopdf completed with status 0.
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Color space requested: Default
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Final output format: CUPS Raster
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Print rendering intent = auto
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Color Manager: Calibration Mode/Off
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Calling FindDeviceById(cups-canon)
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterChain: pdftopdf (PID 598) exited with no errors.
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Found device /org/freedesktop/ColorManager/devices/cups_canon
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Calling org.freedesktop.ColorManager.Device.Get(ProfilingInhibitors)
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Calling FindDeviceById(cups-canon)
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Found device /org/freedesktop/ColorManager/devices/cups_canon
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Calling GetProfileForQualifiers(.PlainPaper.600...)
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Found profile /org/freedesktop/ColorManager/profiles/canon_Gray__
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Calling org.freedesktop.ColorManager.Profile.Get(Filename)
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Failed to get profile filename for cups-canon
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Color Manager: ICC Profile: 
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterGhostscript: Ghostscript using Any-Part-of-Pixel method to fill paths.
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterGhostscript: Ghostscript command line: gs -dQUIET -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -dNOINTERPOLATE -dNOMEDIAATTRS -dUsePDFX3Profile -sstdout=%stderr -sOutputFile=%stdout -sDEVICE=cups -sMediaType=PlainPaper -r600x600 -dDEVICEWIDTHPOINTS=595 -dDEVICEHEIGHTPOINTS=842 -dcupsBitsPerColor=8 -dcupsColorOrder=0 -dcupsColorSpace=1 -scupsRenderingIntent=auto -scupsPageSizeName=A4 -dcupsManualCopies -I/usr/share/cups/fonts -c \'<</.HWMargins[14.173228 14.173228 14.173218 14.173218] /Margins[0 0]>>setpagedevice\' -f -_
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterGhostscript: Started Ghostscript (PID 600)
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterGhostscript: Started logging (PID 601)
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterGhostscript: Input data feed completed
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterGhostscript: Start rendering...
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterGhostscript: Processing page 1...
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterGhostscript: **** Error: Page drawing error occurred.
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterGhostscript: Could not draw this page at all, page will be missing in the output.
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Waiting for read thread to exit...
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterGhostscript: Rendering completed
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterGhostscript: Ghostscript (PID 600) exited with no errors.
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterGhostscript: Logging (PID 601) exited with no errors.
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterChain: ghostscript completed with status 0.
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] cfFilterChain: ghostscript (PID 599) exited with no errors.
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] PID 589 (/usr/libexec/cups/filter/universal) exited with no errors.
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] Read thread still active, aborting the pending read...
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] PID 592 (/usr/libexec/cups/backend/usb) exited with no errors.
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] End of messages
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] printer-state=3(idle)
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] printer-state-message="cfFilterChain: ghostscript (PID 599) exited with no errors."
D [06/Feb/2025:04:36:18 +0000] [Job 28] printer-state-reasons=none

[Bio_TICFSL]

Hello,

The driver is not compile for ARM, also the driver is not for the version of kernel you are working on. you have to see this with Canon, they should provide a driver for ARM.

Regards

[Prial_03]

I compiled the driver with arm tool chain and get the rastertosfp filter, but still printer is not printing. Now logs dosent show any error, when i use echo "Test Page" > /dev/usb/lp0 in that also printer is not printing anything.

I also tested (echo "Test Page" > /dev/usb/lp0) with Brother printer but with that also not printing anything.

also couldn't find ppd for brother printer

[Bio_TICFSL]

Hi,

Please tell us what error are you receiving? I guess this is due to your application.

Regards

[Prial_03]

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.

[Prial_03]

want another solution because they are not responding.

[Prial_03]

One more thing, i installed .ppd file from this link.