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looking for generic driver for canon i860. help?

Asked by richard mackenzie

using ubuntu 6.06 LTS.

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Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄 (popey) said : 		#1

According to http://www.linuxprinting.org/printer_list.cgi?make=Canon it looks like the i860 is not supported.

However there are also indications that it can be made to work:-

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1108.html
http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/howto/CANON-I850-CUPS

If that all looks a bit complicated you could try the BCJ7000 driver instead?

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richard mackenzie (mackenzie-richard) said : 		#2

thanks for your suggestions; that's what happens when you buy a cheap
printer. think i'll invest a little more money... .

On 10/23/06, Alan Pope <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> Support request #2167 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+ticket/2167
>
> Comment:
> According to http://www.linuxprinting.org/printer_list.cgi?make=Canon it
> looks like the i860 is not supported.
>
> However there are also indications that it can be made to work:-
>
> http://www.ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1108.html
> http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/howto/CANON-I850-CUPS
>
> If that all looks a bit complicated you could try the BCJ7000 driver
> instead?
>

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