Canon LBP2900 Printer in OS X Lion

Now we have CAPT Printer Driver Ver.3.36 for Mac OS X v10.7
But older driver for lbp2900 no supported with new CAPT, old CAPT no supported with 10.7.
How install LBP 2900 in OS X Lion?

I've tried this trick which was meant for OSX TIger, but surprisely it works in my freshly installed Lion..
- 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.
Original idea is from nico of OpenPrinting user forum.. Thanks

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D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] The following messages were recorded from 14:25:07 to 14:25:15
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] Adding start banner page "none".
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] Queued on "CanonMF4400w" by "Ian".
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] File of type application/pdf queued by "Ian".
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] Setting job-hold-until to no-hold
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] Adding end banner page "none".
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] Job released by user.
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] time-at-processing=1365661508
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] job-sheets=none,none
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] argv[0]="CanonMF4400w"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] argv[1]="22"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] argv[2]="Ivan"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] argv[3]="Microsoft Word - Art.docx"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] argv[4]="1"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] argv[5]="AP_ColorMatchingMode=AP_ApplicationColorMatching AP_D_InputSlot= brightness=100 CN_PdlWrapper_DebugMode=0 noCNBarCode CNBrightness=6 CNContrast=6 CNCopies=1 CNEncodeType=1 CNGamma=1.4 CNHalftone=pattern1 CNLANG=en_US CNPDECALL=CNLZ0050 CNPDEUserName=SXZhbg== CNPrintSetting..b. CNQueueDescription=CanonMF4400w CNSpecialPrintMode=Mode2 CNSystemEncoding=0 noCNTonerSaving noCNWhiteGap collate com.apple.print.DocumentTicket.PMSpoolFormat=application/pdf com.apple.print.JobInfo.PMApplicationName=Word com.apple.print.JobInfo.PMJobName=Microsoft\ Word\ -\Art.docx com.apple.print.JobInfo.PMJobOwner=Ian com.apple.print.PageToPaperMappingMediaName=A4 com.apple.print.PageToPaperMappingType..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrinterInfo.PMColorDeviceID..n.=5857 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMColorSpaceModel..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMCopies..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMCopyCollate..b. com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMDestinationType..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMFirstPage..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMLastPage..n.=2147483647 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMPageRange..a.0..n.=1 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMPageRange..a.1..n.=2147483647 DestinationPrinterID=CanonMF4400w Filter=None gamma=1000 media=A4 MediaType=PlainPaper number-up=1 PageSize=A4 PaperInfoIsSuggested..b. printer-resolution=600x600dpi pserrorhandler-requested=standard Resolution=600x600dpi job-uuid=urn:uuid:a34846a9-9952-3032-4bca-848f99cecd0e job-originating-host-name=localhost time-at-creation=1365661507 time-at-processing=1365661508 job-impressions=2 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMTotalSidesImaged..n.=2 com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMTotalBeginPages..n.=2"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] argv[6]="/private/var/spool/cups/d00022-001"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[0]="<CFProcessPath>"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[1]="CUPS_CACHEDIR=/private/var/spool/cups/cache"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[2]="CUPS_DATADIR=/usr/share/cups"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[3]="CUPS_DOCROOT=/usr/share/doc/cups"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[4]="CUPS_FONTPATH=/usr/share/cups/fonts"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[5]="CUPS_REQUESTROOT=/private/var/spool/cups"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[6]="CUPS_SERVERBIN=/usr/libexec/cups"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[7]="CUPS_SERVERROOT=/private/etc/cups"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[8]="CUPS_STATEDIR=/private/etc/cups"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[9]="HOME=/private/var/spool/cups/tmp"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[10]="PATH=/usr/libexec/cups/filter:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[11]="SERVER_ADMIN=root@localhost"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[12]="SOFTWARE=CUPS/1.6.2"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[13]="TMPDIR=/private/var/spool/cups/tmp"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[14]="USER=root"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[15]="CUPS_MAX_MESSAGE=2047"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[16]="CUPS_SERVER=/private/var/run/cupsd"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[17]="CUPS_ENCRYPTION=IfRequested"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[18]="IPP_PORT=631"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[19]="CHARSET=utf-8"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[20]="LANG=en_US.UTF-8"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[21]="APPLE_LANGUAGE=en-US"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[22]="PPD=/private/etc/cups/ppd/CanonMF4400w.ppd"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[23]="RIP_MAX_CACHE=128m"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[24]="CONTENT_TYPE=application/pdf"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[25]="DEVICE_URI=dnssd://CanonMF4400w._pdl-datastream._tcp.local./?bidi"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[26]="PRINTER_INFO=CanonMF4400w"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[27]="PRINTER_LOCATION="
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[28]="PRINTER=CanonMF4400w"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[29]="PRINTER_STATE_REASONS=none"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[30]="CUPS_FILETYPE=document"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[31]="FINAL_CONTENT_TYPE=printer/CanonMF4400w"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] envp[32]="AUTH_I****"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] Started filter /Library/Printers/Canon/CUPS_MF_Printer/Bins/capdftopdl (PID 5017)
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] Started backend /usr/libexec/cups/backend/dnssd (PID 5018)
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] Resolving "CanonMF4400w._pdl-datastream._tcp.local."...
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] STATE: +connecting-to-device
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] Resolving "CanonMF4400w", regtype="_pdl-datastream._tcp", domain="local."...
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] Looking for printer.
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] Set job-printer-state-message to "Looking for printer.", current level=INFO
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] Resolved as "socket://Canonb0a4b0.local.:9100/"...
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] STATE: -connecting-to-device,offline-report
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] Executing backend "/usr/libexec/cups/backend/socket"...
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] capdftopdl start.
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] STATE: +connecting-to-device
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] Looking up "Canonb0a4b0.local."...
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] STATE: -com.canon.unsupportedsize-error
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] PID 5017 (/Library/Printers/Canon/CUPS_MF_Printer/Bins/capdftopdl) stopped with status 1.
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] Hint: Try setting the LogLevel to "debug" to find out more.
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] hrDeviceDesc="Unknown"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] prtGeneralCurrentLocalization type is 5, expected 2!
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] backendWaitLoop(snmp_fd=5, addr=0x7fa1dac0d458, side_cb=0x108df9013)
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] PID 5018 (/usr/libexec/cups/backend/dnssd) exited with no errors.
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] End of messages
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] printer-state=3(idle)
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] printer-state-message="Filter failed"
D [11/Apr/2013:14:25:15 +0800] [Job 22] printer-state-reasons=none
E [11/Apr/2013:14:30:19 +0800] [Job 22] Stopping unresponsive job.
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1) Some threads suggest that it may be a corrupted Font problem. Followed steps suggested by thread, no luck.
2) Some suggested it was a setting under network. Followed those steps, still same problem.
3) Setting paper print size to A4/Letter
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Can you reply with your email address, but in the form of user_name at domain_name dot com (dot country if applicable). I have some files to send you to replace the Canon files that are possibly causing the error.
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First off if you can print a test page there is absolutely no reason you wouldn't be able to print from a application...none. But stranger things have happened now that we have Lion. Within the application are you selecting the wireless printer........just had to check.
I have the MP620 which is simlar to your MP540 and have no problems printing from my MBA (June 2011). I too have the latest firmware and software......without problems printing.
A few things I'd try would be to remove the wireless printer from your computer (in Preferences, printers), restart, and repair permissions. Then add the wireless printer back, and see if it works. If not.....power OFF the printer and turn back on.
If the above fails reinstall the printer driver (yours) I think you will have to plug in the USB cable.
Keep me updated and I'll tyr and help!

Canon LBP2900 Printer in OS X Lion

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