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Driver for Pixma mp490 using ubuntu 9.1

Asked by eagle510

I need to install a Driver my new Pixma MP490 canon printer. I found something on canon India I downloaded both debian files but it still does not work. The package offers to install the software and I did. Once I connect the printer it asks me to choose the printer model and there is no sing of the new downloaded software. I am a newbee. So please explain in detail. Thanks

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Canon are not very forthcoming with drivers for Linux.

There is no open driver for Linux but there is

http://www.zedonet.com/en_p_turboprint_driver.phtml?printer=Canon_PIXMA_MP490

It will cost you $30 USD

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eagle510 (eagle-510) said : 		#2

I have Pixma mp190 and it works fine with Ubuntu I installed mp180 driver from canon UK, but not mp490.

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Safiyyah (safiyyah237) said : 		#3

Zedonet software doesn't offer scanner support.

This is a frustrating problem

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Safiyyah (safiyyah237) said : 		#4

On my system, it automatically installed but nothing prints. I played around with other drivers and got no joy!

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samo_nz (samo-nz) said : 		#5

I installed the cannon drivers from cannon directly, just extract the files, and run "install.sh" in a terminal window, printer installed, easy as:)

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samo_nz (samo-nz) said : 		#6

http://support-nz.canon.co.nz/contents/NZ/EN/0100236302.html