Mariner Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 Greetings all I am new to Linux (very new) and I was wondering if I could get some assistance in installing my printer. I have just installed Mandriva One Spring 2008. I have a Canon PIXMA iP1500. When I turned it on an installation process started but this model was not on the list of supported printers. I managed to find this: iP1500Linux.tar.gz on a Canon site. I unpacked it and got this: bjfilter-common-2.50-2.i386.rpm bjfilter-common-2.50-2.src.rpm bjfilter-pixmaip1500-2.50-2.i386.rpm bjfilter-pixmaip1500-lprng-2.50-2.i386.rpm I read the directions on http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=73920 but since the files aren't the same and the OS isn't the same I'm not sure about what to do. Besides, I have no idea what "dependancies" are. From what I understood, I have to change to root on Konsole (I have just learned how to do that) and type this: rpm -ivh followed by the path and filename of the above rpm's My questions are: 1. Is it the correct way to install this printer (meaning: getting the drivers and installing them manually)? Or is there a better way? 2. Do I have to install the four files? Or which ones? 3. Do I have to check for dependancies first? What am I supposed to do with whatever results I get from "yum install libpng10 libxml" (according to the above-mentioned directions)? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Batson Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 I installed a Canon PIXMA MP600 using similar files. See what I did in the following thread. http://forum.mandriva.com/viewtopic.php?t=71447 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 The easy way is to use Turboprint 2.0, but (IMHO) the investment is not worth for such a cheap printer. Get a HP or Epson printer instead. Personally I've bought a Turboprint licence, but my printer is much more expensive (Pixma iP 5000) and as such the expense is somewhat justified... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariner Posted September 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 The reason why I have such a cheap printer is that I only need to print 6 pages a month. And of course when I bought it a year ago I wasn't dreaming of Linux drivers. Well, maybe I'll migrate to Linux after my next hardware upgrade, which is only a matter of time. Thanks anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Batson Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 I am sure your printer will work with Mandriva without the need for the Turboprint drivers. You probably won't have quite all the features available that are included with the Windows drivers, such as duplex printing, but still the output should look just fine. Here is the link to the page for the Linux Drivers. Just install the rpm files. Canon PIXMA iP1500 Linux drivers Install the bjfilter-common-2.50-3.i386.rpm file first. Next install the bjfilter-pixmaip1500-2.50-2.i386.rpm file. Lastly install the bjfilter-pixmaip1500-lprng-2.50-2.i386.rpm file. Follow the steps in this blog: http://mp610.blogspot.com/2007/11/setup-ca...0-or-mp610.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariner Posted September 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 Done that. And found out what dependancies are. Apparently I need a certain libpng2.so.2 which nobody seems to have on the Internet. I gave up. I have the libpng3 thingy but it still requires the .2 version, for reasons I still wonder about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Batson Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 I did find libpng2, but it is quite out-of-date. Might work if you want to give it a try. I can't say what will happen. http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/idp...k.i586.rpm.html A better solution might be to do what Scarecrow posted about 3 years ago. Create a softlink. https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtopic=25965 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariner Posted September 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 My dear Mr David Batson, It's printing. Thank you very, very much. You are the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Batson Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 (edited) I'm glad you got it working and did not give up too soon! :) So which method did you use - the softlink or did you install the libpng2 rpm? The answer could help someone else in the future. ;) Edited September 21, 2008 by David Batson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariner Posted September 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 (edited) I followed your advice only. Scarecrow's is either too expensive or too complicated for me... :D I saved these files and double-clicked on them in this order: bjfilter-common-2.50-3.i386.rpm libpng2-1.0.12-2.2mdk.i586.rpm bjfilter-pixmaip1500-2.50-2.i386.rpm bjfilter-pixmaip1500-lprng-2.50-2.i386.rpm After that the printer model appeared in the system's printer setup. I coudn't test printing in color because I'm out of color ink. Anyway, black is all I need right now. Thanks again. Edit Oct 26 2008: I got the color ink, the color pages print fine. Edited October 26, 2008 by Mariner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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