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Incompatible Printer Workaround

Asked by R K

I'm switching from Windows to Linux, but unfortunately my printer (Dell AIO 944) doesn't have any open source drivers. I was going to use Google Cloud Printing as a workaround solution, but I found out that they don't have Linux support yet. Any other ideas about some sort of workaround that I could employ to get things working?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Can you have the printer attached and run:

lsb_release -a; lsusb

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R K (kippmryan) said : 		#2

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 11.04
Release: 11.04
Codename: natty
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 046d:c509 Logitech, Inc. Cordless Keyboard & Mouse
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 045e:0040 Microsoft Corp. Wheel Mouse Optical
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 413c:5113 Dell Computer Corp. Photo AIO Printer 944
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/302129

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