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Canon TS5359a wifi Printer prints but not detected by Scanners

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 1:23 pm
by Shay123
Hello,
Sorry, yet another printer tale of head scratching.

I have setup the printer and the drivers scangearmp2 and cnijfilter2 are shown in Synaptic
A windows machine can print and scan but the MX machine prints only The Scanner is not recognised
I have three icons showing in the Print Settings window

Canon-TS5350a default
Canon_TS5350_seried
Generic-CUPS-BRF-Printer

Me and the system are missing a link somewhere but I need pointing in the right direction please? :)

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System:    Kernel: 5.10.0-5mx-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0 
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Re: Canon TS5359a wifi Printer prints but not detected by Scanners

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 4:56 pm
by herbie
Printers, the 'Achilles Heel' of Linux.

Re: Canon TS5359a wifi Printer prints but not detected by Scanners

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 6:18 pm
by Huckleberry Finn
Though it already prints and you already installed ScanGear:

IJ Printer Driver Ver. 5.90 for Linux (debian Packagearchive)
File version: 5.90 Release date: 16 March 2022
This software is a printer driver for printing using the Canon IJ printer.

ScanGear MP Ver. 3.90 for Linux (debian Packagearchive)
File version: 3.90 Release date: 16 March 2022
This is a scanner driver for your selected model.

https://www.canon-europe.com/support/co ... 20(64-bit)

Re: Canon TS5359a wifi Printer prints but not detected by Scanners

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 7:15 pm
by razor2021
If the printer has a static IP, then do the following and see if the scanner gets detected.

sudo edit the file --> /etc/sane.d/xerox_mfp.conf:

Look for your printer name - example;

#Samsung CLX-3180 Series: Samsung CLX 3185
tcp 192.168.0.111 # <--- add this tcp line for the static IP
usb 0x04e8 0x343d

save the file. Run scanner and see if it detects the scanner.

Re: Canon TS5359a wifi Printer prints but not detected by Scanners

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2023 3:36 am
by Shay123
Hello again
Huck, thanks but as stated, the printer and scanner drivers are already installed - I assume that their presence, marked as installed in synaptic proves the case?

razor2021, thanks it is something like this I need but I got a "permission denied"
when using the sudo command above. I was not asked for the super-user password either. Will try and solve that and come back to this asap.

Re: Canon TS5359a wifi Printer prints but not detected by Scanners

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2023 4:33 am
by Shay123
Okay so I navigated to the /etc/ manually and looked for relevant files in the saned folder

There was no specific folder for the TS5350a only four Canon folders
canon.conf
has a scsi reference,

canon630u.conf
specific for a 630 printer

canonu.conf
lists several printers but nothing resembling mine

canonpp.conf
Seems to lay out the parameters for making a configuration file


I did find a pixma.conf file but it seems to have only general advice on making a .conf file? I assume from a layman's point of view this means my printer /scanner is recognised (3 icons in printer settings) but not configured - no specific .conf file?

pixma.conf
# pixma.conf configuration for the sane pixma backend
#
# bjnp-timeout=5000
# Specify the timeout (in ms) to be used for all the folllowing
# scanners.
# May be specified multiple times.
# The last value (if any) will be used for auto-detection
#
# define URI's of scanners (one per line)
# This is only used for network scanners.
# normally scanners will be detected by sending a broadcast
# if this does not work under your OS, or if the scanners
# are on a different subnet, configure your scanners URI here
#
# method must be bjnp
# port number can normally be left out, port 8612 is used as default
# The timeout parameter sets a timeout value for the scanner on
# the same line
# Example:
# bjnp://myscanner.my.domain:8612 // uses the default 1000ms timeout
# bjnp-timeout=5000
# bjnp://printer-1.pheasant.org // will use the 5000 ms timeout
# bjnp://scanner.bad-network.org/timeout=1500 // timeout set to 1500 ms
# bjnp-timeout=3000 // will be used for auto-detected scanners
#

Re: Canon TS5359a wifi Printer prints but not detected by Scanners

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2023 7:49 am
by razor2021
Not sure if you went to the correct location. The folder is "sane.d". In the folder sane.d, there is a file called xerox_mfp.conf

Re: Canon TS5359a wifi Printer prints but not detected by Scanners

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2023 8:30 am
by Huckleberry Finn
Shay123 wrote: Thu Feb 02, 2023 3:36 am... printer and scanner drivers are already installed - I assume that their presence, marked as installed in synaptic proves the case?..
Yes, I know, I just thought maybe you compare versions.

Re: Canon TS5359a wifi Printer prints but not detected by Scanners

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2023 9:02 am
by Shay123
[Huckleberry Finn, yes, thanks, you are right. Iit was good to check versions I should have thought of that, sorry.

razor2021
yes I went to the xerox file first and it didn't seem relevant - see below? I also missed the dot out of the folder name.
I assumed that because it was an example I had to go and look in the relevant file?
All the entries here have USB references and I am trying to connect via wifi?
Below is the content of my xerox.conf file:

#xerox_mfp.conf
# all entries are sorted in USB IDs numerical order

######################
### Samsung Models ###
######################

#Samsung X4300 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3324

#Samsung K4350 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3325

#Samsung X7600 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3326

#Samsung K7600 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3327

#Samsung K703 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3331

#Samsung X703 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3332

#Samsung SCX-4x16 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3409

#Samsung SCX-6x20 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x340d

#Samsung MFP-560 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x340e

#Samsung MFP-750 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x340f

#Samsung SCX-4x20 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3412

#Samsung SCX-4100 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3413

#Samsung SCX-4x21 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3419

#Samsung SCX-5x30 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x341a

#Samsung SCX-4200 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x341b

#Samsung CLX-3160 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x341c

#Samsung SCX-6x22 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x341d

#Samsung SCX-4725 Series, Samsung SCX4725-FN
usb 0x04e8 0x341f

#Samsung SCX-6x45 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3420

#Samsung CLX-8380 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3421

#Samsung CLX-216x Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3425

#Samsung SCX-4500 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3426

#Samsung CLX-6200 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3427

#Samsung CLX-6240 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3428

#Samsung SCX-6x55 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3429

#Samsung CLX-3170 Series: Samsung CLX-3170fn & CLX-3175FW
usb 0x04e8 0x342a

#Samsung SCX-4500W Series
usb 0x04e8 0x342b

# Samsung SCX-4500W, network mode
# tcp HOST_ADDR PORT
# Uncomment and configure:
#tcp scx4500 9400

#Samsung SCX-4x24 Series, Samsung SCX-4824
usb 0x04e8 0x342c

#Samsung SCX-4x28 Series, Samsung SCX-4828FN
usb 0x04e8 0x342d

#Samsung SCX-4300 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x342e

#Samsung SCX-5835_5935 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x342f

#Samsung SCX-5635 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3430

#Samsung SCX-4x26 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3432

#Samsung SCX-4600 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3433

#Samsung SCX-4623 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3434

#Samsung MFP-65x Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3435

#Samsung SCX-6545 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3437

#Samsung CLX-8385 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3439

#Samsung CLX-6220 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x343a

#Samsung CLX-6250 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x343b

#Samsung SCX-4x25 Series, Samsung SCX-4825FN
usb 0x04e8 0x343c

#Samsung CLX-3180 Series: Samsung CLX 3185
usb 0x04e8 0x343d

#Samsung CLX-8540 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x343f

#Samsung SCX-4623FW Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3440

#Samsung SCX-3200 Series, Samsung SCX-3205W
usb 0x04e8 0x3441

#Samsung SCX-6545X Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3442

#Samsung SCX-6x55X Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3443

#Samsung CLX-8385X Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3444

#Samsung SCX-5835_5935X Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3446

#Samsung SCX-483x 5x3x Series, Samsung SCX-4833FD
usb 0x04e8 0x344b

#Samsung SCX-3400 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x344f

#Samsung SF-760 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3450

#Samsung SCX-472x Series, Samsung SCX-4729FD
usb 0x04e8 0x3453

#Samsung CLX-6260 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3455

# Samsung CLX-3300 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3456

#Samsung SCX-470x Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3457

#Samsung CLX-4190 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x345a

#Samsung SCX-4650 4x21S Series
usb 0x04e8 0x345b

#Samsung M337x 387x 407x Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3460

#Samsung M267x 287x Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3461

#Samsung SCX-681x Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3466

#Samsung C460 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3468

#Samsung M458x Series
usb 0x04e8 0x346f

#Samsung M4370 5370 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3471

#Samsung X401 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3477

#Samsung K401 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3478

#Samsung K3250 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3481

#Samsung X3220 Series
usb 0x04e8 0x3482

####################
### Xerox Models ###
####################

#Xerox Phaser 6110MFP
usb 0x0924 0x3d5d

#Xerox Phaser 3200MFP
usb 0x0924 0x3da4

#Xerox WorkCentre 4118 Series
usb 0x0924 0x420c

#Xerox WorkCentre 3119 Series
usb 0x0924 0x4265

#Xerox WorkCentre 3210
usb 0x0924 0x4293

#Xerox WorkCentre 3220
usb 0x0924 0x4294

###################
### Dell Models ###
###################

#Dell MFP Laser Printer 1815dn
usb 0x413c 0x5124

#Dell 1235cn (clone of Samsung CLX-3175)
usb 0x413c 0x5310

Re: Canon TS5359a wifi Printer prints but not detected by Scanners

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2023 10:26 am
by Shay123
Hello again,

So from the printer settings I was able to get
TCP/IPv4 Enable
IP Address 192.168.1.27
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway 192.168.1.1

from the router
Canon_ij_60683_TS5300series (6e:3c:7c:0c:22:e4)
Channel - 3 (Frequency - 20MHz), Network Mode - 11b/g/n (Infrastructure)
None security wireless network

from the Printer settings MX linux
dnssd://Canon%20TS5300%20series._ipp._tcp.local/?uuid=00000000-0000-1000-8000-00188b0215c7

Device URI
dnssd://Canon%20TS5300%20series._ipp._tcp.local/?uuid=00000000-0000-1000-8000-00188b0215c7

Re: Canon TS5359a wifi Printer prints but not detected by Scanners

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2023 11:45 am
by Eadwine Rose
Please wrap the output in code tags so we don't have to scroll to the sky. Thanks :) (edit, select the code, click </>)

Re: Canon TS5359a wifi Printer prints but not detected by Scanners

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2023 12:24 pm
by razor2021
In your listing, for my Samsung printer, I added the tcp line with the static ip. This allows the scanner to get detected. But I don't see Canon printers listed there in the file. I think Canon does not develop SANE drivers for their scanners and uses some other solution.

Re: Canon TS5359a wifi Printer prints but not detected by Scanners

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 5:37 am
by Shay123
Hi,
Thanks for the effort to help me. The in-SANE world of printers continues.
I think Canon have dropped SANE from what I have been reading? What I tried at one point was to see if there was a non-SANE package for scanning but (Apart from the problems of looking for the confusing, in English, "wifi /internet scanning package / software) there doesn't seem to be a system? There may be one but it is "expensive" to buy.

There must be something in linux world that links other wifi printers or maybe not? The printing capability exists without registering files or folders on the linux system, it seems?
I assume that Canon appeases customers by allowing the print to function but not the scanner. I should mention that the windows laptop (to be converted to linux) I just bought is able to scan on the printer. The software look and feel is a little basic, maybe the expect 3rd parties to develop better software / packages?
I am currently working with a USB cable to link computer and scanner to avoid the WiFi issue and concentrate on the scanner software.
The scanner is still not recognised...... Canon are still ignoring my help request......

Re: Canon TS5359a wifi Printer prints but not detected by Scanners

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 7:44 am
by razor2021
The closest linux drivers for printer and scanner for your printer model seems to be this one --> https://www.canon.co.uk/support/consume ... 20(64-bit)

That might be an option to try. I chose the TS5350a family which would be closest to your Canon model. It should work for your printer.

Re: Canon TS5359a wifi Printer prints but not detected by Scanners

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 7:57 am
by j2mcgreg
I did a search on your behalf and discovered a lot of links (now dead) that dated from 2010 and that referenced Ubuntu and its daughter distros, Fedora and Debian. I suggest that you try booting your computer with SystemD to see if that's the missing link that has been frustrating you.

Re: Canon TS5359a wifi Printer prints but not detected by Scanners

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 9:47 am
by Shay123
Update first:
Went back to basics and realised that my manual was zero bytes because it is an html file...
Way back when... I also downloaded scangearmp2 (Scangear mp2 to avoid confusion) from Canon. I had assumed this was a necessary package like the drivers because it was on the drivers download page. As it never showed up as an app I assumed it was not a package in itself. Furthermore, now I have the manual it says that Scagearmp2 should be run from a command line in terminal....

So I deleted the original from synaptic then re-installed and ran from Archive Manager to extract and then the gDebi installer.

However, the package shows up in Synaptic but does not appear in the apps
When run from th eterminal it sends error messages
Gtk-Message: 14:29:15.061: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"

these seem to relate to the inability to make sounds and are harmless but a nuisance. The relevant many solutions relate to various instructions such as
sudo apt-get install libcanberra-gtk-module
and its variations, none of which has helped in my case.

Running scangearmp2 from the command line does open a window that searches for the attached scanner without any success but it does take noticeably longer for it to do so.

Lastly the manual also states that
X Window System is required for either distribution. - rpm or deb - The X window system is present in Synaptic
Only connections within the same segment are supported. - I assume this is not a problem because the printer works?

j2mcgreg
Thanks for the reply but I do not understand the SystemD?
I suggest that you try booting your computer with SystemD to see if that's the missing link that has been frustrating you.

Re: Canon TS5359a wifi Printer prints but not detected by Scanners

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 10:32 am
by j2mcgreg
@Shay123 wrote:
Thanks for the reply but I do not understand the SystemD
Once the kernel is loaded, there are two initialization systems that are generally used by most Linux distros: SystemD and SysVinit, The Ubuntu family, Redhat, Debian (now), and Suse et al all use SystemD, while MX and a few others use SysVinit as their default. You can read about the pros and cons of each, here:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/SysVinit

and here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemd

Mx has the capability of booting with a SystemD kernel for those instances where some hardware and software won't work well (or at all) with SysVinit.

My point in my comment to you was that since all the Canon scanner driver links that I found pointed to SystemD distros, the possibility exists that the driver for your scanner requires SystemD in order to operate.

To boot MX with a SystemD kernel, at the Grub screen, click on Advanced Options and then select a SystemD kernel as your boot choice. If this change gets your scanner to work, you can make it permanent by using the Boot Options utility located in MX Tools.

Re: Canon TS5359a wifi Printer prints but not detected by Scanners

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 11:13 am
by Shay123
Many thanks j2mcgreg

Great explanation and I do remember reading another solution solved the same way before. I will add this to a little book I have to remind me (as an infrequent dabbler under the hood of Linux that this solution could be available again.

As it happens I just got the damn thing to work unfortunately I am not sure what worked but here goes for a general explanation.
Having restarted the installation process I also went to a copy of scangearmp2 I got from the internet that I had put in a separate folder. I unpacked this and read the relevant details in the readme and install files.

REQUIREMENTS

You need the following libraries.
* Gtk+ (2.16 or above)
* libusb (1.0.x or above)

You need the following libraries.
* libcncpmslld2 (3.0.0 or above)
* libcncpnet2 (1.2.3 or above)
* libcncpnet20 (1.0.0 or above)
* libcncpnet30 (1.0.0 or above)
the libcncp* files were not present in synaptic and I went to research how to get them

It was suggested in the requirements of one website (and I forgot to write it down) :{
I also needed
libtools
autoconf
automake

so I installed those, turned everything off again, and restarted.
In the MXLinux menu I typed the complete name
scangearmp2
and the run scangearmp2 item comes into view

Then everything worked. So, I am sorry for not being too scientific about the what I did but a lot to do with stress as I am intending to move house and country as my defence.

Re: Canon TS5359a wifi Printer prints but not detected by Scanners  [Solved]

Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2023 12:38 pm
by Shay123
Final comment in case someone else reads this, it may or may not be useful?
The source tarball for scangearmp2 has more files than the canon version