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Q: Canon LBP 2900 Printer Driver for Mac OS X El Capitan

Every time when new Mac OS version releases, Canon's LBP 2900 printer stops working. I faced the same problem when I updated my Mac OS X from Yosemite to El Capitan version 10.11.1. It is very difficult to find the working driver in the Internet for this model of Canon printer.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.1), Canon LBP 2900 Driver for El Capita

Posted on Nov 3, 2015 8:23 AM

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Q: Canon LBP 2900 Printer Driver for Mac OS X El Capitan

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  • by McBIP,Solvedanswer

    McBIP McBIP Nov 3, 2015 8:40 AM in response to McBIP
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    Nov 3, 2015 8:40 AM in response to McBIP

    How to update driver of Canon LBP 2900 to make it work on Mac OS X El Capitan?

    I got solution to fix this problem. Following are the procedures to get Canon LBP 2900 to work with Mac OS X El Capitan.

     

    Follow these steps:

    Step 1: Delete your current Canon LBP 2900 printer in Printers & Scanners settings (Apple > System Preferences > Printers & Scanners).

    Step 2: Restart your Mac.
    Step 3: Download and install the Canon LBP 2900's CAPT Printer Driver Version 3.85 from http://support-au.canon.com.au/contents/AU/EN/0100420705.html

    Step 4: Restart your Mac.

    Step 5: Download and install the Canon LBP 2900 Patcher from https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8657014/Driver/LBP2900/MAC/Yosemite/Canon%20 LBP2900%20patcher.dmg

    Step 6: Restart your Mac.

    Step 7: Connect the printer with USB and add the Canon LBP 2900 Printer in Printers & Scanners settings and select the appropriate driver.

    Step 8: Done! Print your documents.

     

    This technique worked for me and I hope this will work to you guys as well.

     

    Thanks!

  • by schropie,

    schropie schropie Nov 17, 2015 11:54 AM in response to McBIP
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    Nov 17, 2015 11:54 AM in response to McBIP

    I´m doing like you describe above, but in Step 7 I cannot find the LBP2900, It starts with the LBP3000 and that doesn´t work.

    Therefore the Step 8 is Not done cannot print at all.

    Please Help me - Which Printer do I dial as Printer Driver.

    Thanks!

  • by McBIP,

    McBIP McBIP Nov 22, 2015 8:00 AM in response to schropie
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    Nov 22, 2015 8:00 AM in response to schropie

    Hi shropie,

    I think that you must have missed some steps or you may not have understood the process in detail. I am including pictorial explanation here and I request you to follow each of these steps carefully as shown in pictures.

     

    Step 1: First of all, if you have pre installed Canon LBP 2900 on your system for your previous OSX, delete it from Printers & Scanners Preference Pane.

    Screen Shot 2015-11-22 at 8.42.39 PM.jpg

    Once you'll remove it, it will look something like this.

    2.png

     

    Step 2: Restart your Mac.

     

    Step 3: Download and install the Canon LBP 2900's CAPT Printer Driver Version 3.85 from http://support-au.canon.com.au/contents/AU/EN/0100420705.html

     

    Once you install Canon LBP 2900's CAPT Printer Driver Version 3.85, it will look like this.

    3.png

     

    Step 4: Restart your Mac.

    Once you'll restart, dialogue box similar to this may appear immediately after booting.

    5.jpg

    Click "Allow". From now on, if this kind of dialogue box appears after restarting your Mac, always click "Allow".

     

    Step 5: Download and install the Canon LBP 2900 Patcher from https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8657014/Driver/LBP2900/MAC/Yosemite/Canon%20 LBP2900%20patcher.dmg

    6.png

    Dialog box like this will appear after installation of Canon LBP 2900 Patcher.

     

    Step 6: Restart your Mac.


    Step 7: Connect the printer with USB and add the Canon LBP 2900 Printer in Printers & Scanners settings and select the appropriate driver.

    7.jpg

    Add New Printer.

    8.jpg
    Dialogue box like this will appear, click "Canon LBP 2900" and and also click "Select Software..."


    9.jpg


    Once you click "Select Software...", dialogue box as shown above will appear. Select "Canon LBP2900 CAPT (UK), and then click "OK".


    10.jpg

    Now, your Canon LBP2900 will appear in Printers & Scanners Preference Pane and you are good to go.


    Step 8: Print your documents.

    11.png

  • by shiv2712,

    shiv2712 shiv2712 Dec 16, 2015 12:02 AM in response to McBIP
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    Dec 16, 2015 12:02 AM in response to McBIP

    Hi,

     

    I have performed all the steps mentioned above but at last printing is not happening message shown below. Please help fastPrinter issue .png

  • by charanbond,

    charanbond charanbond Jul 29, 2016 7:11 AM in response to McBIP
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    Jul 29, 2016 7:11 AM in response to McBIP

    thanks worked for me