Ubuntu
cups package

No driver for my Canon pixma MP240!!

Asked by derekmski

Binary package hint: yelp

I tried connecting to it locally and there were no drivers for this printer. Please get a driver for this printer.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/yelp
Package: yelp 2.25.1-0ubuntu5
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: yelp
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686

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derekmski (derekmski) said : 		#1
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jetdog (slicksterdave) said : 		#2

http://software.canon-europe.com/products/0010645.asp

Please try searching ubuntuforums (or google) if you are ever unsure of getting specific hardware working.
Because in all odds, there is already someone looking too, with you! xD

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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) said : 		#3

I'm sorry but that's not a yelp bug, reassigning to cups, they might have an idea about it, thanks.

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jetdog (slicksterdave) said : 		#4

Looking for Drivers/Hardware Compatibility Information.

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jetdog (slicksterdave) said : 		#5

I believe that ubuntu cannot officially provide drivers for cannon pixima printers - as it is the case for most printers.

Most of these printers operate on specifications that are very difficult to reverse engineer for linux programmers, and companies like cannon may hold patents as well on non-standard printer driver interfaces.

AS a result, printer drivers for linux are usually (selectively) provided by the company you bought your printer from. Keep in mind that this isn't very often yet, but support is growing!

http://software.canon-europe.com/products/0010645.asp .

Make sure to download the debian package of these printer drivers... debian is the linux version that ubuntu is based on, and you should be able to simply click on it and press "install".

Happy printing :)

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#6

Hi,

Please follow these instructions:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+question/56276

Regards,

Mark

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