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The Canon i-sensys LBP 2900 is a fantastic laser printer, but Canon doesn't offer a strong support for Linux and Mac OS X.

This color laser printer is automatically detected but it doesn't work.

Ubuntu 9.10 detects this printer as a Samsung-CLP-310-Series printer, this is the problem.

And here is the solution:

Go to System->Administration->Printing

a printer configuration window will appear, 

The Canon LBP 2900 is an inexpensive black and white laser printer with good caracteristics:

Resolution

• Enhanced :True 600 x 600 dpi resolution
• Smoothing : Technology (2400 x 600 dpi equivalent with
• Automatic Image Refinement Technology)

Warm-up Time  

• 0 sec. from Standby Mode