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towy71 · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:58 am Post subject: Canon linux printer drivers

Ok not strictly true but here is a link to ask Canon to make linux drivers.
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sweet72 · Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2005 2:45 pm Posts: 4

You could use that link. You can write them letters and emails. Your best bet is to buy from manufacturers that support Linux. If they have a driver for your printer that fully works, buy from them. If not, don't buy from them. That should send a better message.

Nigel · Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:48 pm Post subject:

But unless you tell them why you bought from the competition, how are they going to know ?
If enough people write to Canon & say "I really like the look of your xyz printer, but because you don't support Linux I bought an Acme zzz instead", they might just get the hint.

sweet72 · Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2005 2:45 pm Posts: 4

Of course tell them in a letter or email what you did buy and why. If they don't understand the problem, they will not know to fix it.

davecs · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:48 pm Post subject:

Canon do actually provide Linux drivers for the i250 from their sites Down Under. I managed to install them on PCLinuxOS on my mum-in-law's computer. Here is how I did it:

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php?topic=1368.0

I'm sure a similar technique would work for most distros, just the "ln -s" lines need to specify a file that actually exists...
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Vanders · Joined: Thu Feb 09, 2006 3:21 pm Posts: 34

The bjfilter drivers that you installed have been used to developer the Canon support in Gutenprint. See http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/p_Supported_Printers.php3

Provided you have a fairly upto-date GimpPrint 4.x or Gutenprint 5.x, and foomatic if you're using Linux, you shouldn't need to install anything else to get your BJC 250 to work (Although if your distro doesn't do it for you, you'll have to configure a new print queue with the correct driver)

davecs · Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 12:48 pm Post subject:

I don't think the BJC-250 and i250 are the same, are they?
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towy71 · Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 1:38 pm Post subject:

no they aren't
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Vanders · Joined: Thu Feb 09, 2006 3:21 pm Posts: 34

Sorry, you're dead right. i250 & pixma support is in progress but seems to be going slow. You'd need to running the bleeding edge CVS version of GutenPrint to have any hope of it working with a Canon i250, although the PIXMA iP4000 & the S200 have experimental support in the latest 5.0.0-rc2 release.

Sorry for the confusion!