IMAGEclass MF663Cdw will not be added to CUPS

LarsPoulsen — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:10:02 GMT

I bought a new IMAGEclass MF663Cdw today. It works with the print driver on my Windows-11, but when I try to add on the CUPS printsystem on my Linux Fedora server, it fails, because it cannot create a PPD (postscript printer description) file.
The system log reports:

Nov 11 15:32:55 shadow.afar.net cupsd[1017]: [CGI] Unable to create PPD file: Could not poll sufficient capability info from the printer (ipps>
Nov 11 15:32:55 shadow.afar.net cupsd[1017]: copy_model: empty PPD file
Nov 11 15:32:55 shadow.afar.net cupsd[1017]: [Client 2832] Returning IPP server-error-internal-error for CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer (ipp://localh>
Nov 11 15:32:55 shadow.afar.net cupsd[1017]: REQUEST localhost - lpoulsen "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 200 419 CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer server-error>
Nov 11 15:32:55 shadow.afar.net cupsd[1017]: REQUEST 207.154.90.133 - lpoulsen "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 3628 - -

Can I get a pre-built PPD file somewhere?

It looks like there are 3 or 4 candidate driver descriptions offered in CUPS. Am I wrong to choose the "driverless" version?

Re: IMAGEclass MF663Cdw will not be added to CUPS

LarsPoulsen — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 23:56:00 GMT

Correction: My printer is an MF663Cdw. (Fat fingers). Can I correct it somehow?

Re: IMAGEclass MF663Cdw will not be added to CUPS

Danny — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:10:29 GMT

We've corrected the typo for you! If this is a time-sensitive matter, click HERE search our knowledge base or register your Canon gear HERE to access additional support options.

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