Hi all,

I just bought a canon lbp 2900 printer and can't find any driver that's compatible with mac OS X 10.4.10. Could somebody please help me with this please.

thank you,
isep

Sorry to say I don't think your going to find a driver for Mac OS X. According to Canon's site, this printer uses their own proprietary language CAPT/ColourCAPT. I know of no open source driver that will support this.

Canon does provide drivers for Linux and Windows but not Mac OS X.

Matt Broughton
Only relatives are absolute.

Wow,
That's bad. Thanks for the info.

Isep.

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Canon LBP 2900 for mac OS X 10.5.1

What do you mean by Canon LBP 2900 for mac OS X 10.5.1??

Is there a driver that allows this to work with OS X??

I've read the Canon uses it's own software but surely there should be a fix for this.

thenez, did you manage to install your lbp 2900 with leopard? i am still struggling to make it work. thanks!

i am also struggling. it appears installed (it's recongnised as CAPT printer), but all print items just sit in the queue in a state of 'stopped'

...

I have downloaded the newer version of the CAPT driver that is now available at www.canon.com. You will need to go to the support section and download the right driver.

Others have stated that they have been able to use the printer to print directly to the printer via USB. I however want to be able to print over a SOHO network.

There is a discussion board on www.apple.com regarding the installation of the print for direct printing. Just dig around and you will find it.

-thenez

WILL BE GLAD TO HAVE DRIVER FOR Canon LBP 2900 , WINDOWS XP, THANK YOU

where can i download driver for Canon LBP 2900 for mac OS X 10.4.11

- Find in Library/Printers/Canon the folder CAPT and rename it in CAPT_OLD (as you prefer).

- Download this folder [boolet.free.fr] .

- Copy the new folder into Library/Printers/Canon.

- Restart your mac.

- Download and install the last version of Canon Capt driver from here [software.canon-europe.com] .

- Restart your mac again.

- The printer shoud work.

This tip seems to work on my iBook G4 12" (Os 10.4.11 Tiger).
Good Luck ;-)

Hi, after trying for weeks, and thanks for all the info, i finally got the printer to work with my mac via USB, however, I actually need to print through network, the printer is attached to a pc with windows xp with fixed IP.

I manage to add printer, but did not manage to locate the driver though it has been installed for the local USB one.


Please help....

Thank you very much, Nico ! It works like a charm with my iMac/Leopard, now.

Hi, many thanks, it worked for me too. Just had to do a hard reset on the printer before it was recognised by the mac.

Hi,
i read Alex his installation on leopard is working. Could you tell me how did you do please.
Many thanx

Forgot my previous message.
It works with the nico's method

Thanx a lot guys !

McUser Wrote:
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> where can i download driver for Canon LBP 2900 for
> mac OS X 10.4.11
Re 2 nico
Thanks! It helped my a lot. My Mac can see the printer now!

I just can't seem to download the CAPT file from the link nico posted [boolet.free.fr]. The download times out everytime.

Does anyone know where else I can download the file from?

Thanks!

hi dear
how do i install my printer(canon LBP 2900B) in macBook pro?
please guide me for search this sofware for install this application.
thanks

Thanks a lot, NICO! It's working just fine. I was almost ready to bring the printer back to the dealer...

please send the printer driver











regards
c.babhulkar

Dear Nico, works perfectly. Thanks for a crisp and correct description! (G4 PB al 1Ghz; OSX 10.4.11)

I just got this to work on my MacBook with OS X 10.5.7. I found a lot of different instructions trying to help me get the LBP 2900 to work. I undid everything from all the other suggestions and followed Neco step by step and it now works like a charm!

Thanks!

Hi!

I've to try the Nico solution, but... what if you have another Canon printer (canon pixma) installed? Will it keept working? What do you think?

Thanks and bye!

Oh, I forget it: Thank you very much for your solution, Nico

Bye

Thanks Nico-
Just followed your instruction & now it's working!
I was really surprised when it was working cus I been trying for 2 wks to print out something!! :) neway, useful stuff!! Appreciate your help!

is there any body who can help me to find printer driver for canon lbp2900 which works with mac os x 10.5.8

Thanks Nico!
Worked for me too :))

Thanks Nico!
I tried many methods available on the net, but failed to print on our new Canon LBP2900. But your method worked like a charm.

Thanks again