spiedra Posted November 2, 2003 Report Share Posted November 2, 2003 For those trying to get the Canon i450 printer to work under Linux, here's a solution: 1. Go to http://cweb.canon.jp/drv-upd/bj/bjlinux220.html to download and install the following printer drivers - bjfilterpixus550i-2.2-0.i386.rpm - bjfiltercups-2.2-0.i386.rpm *source files are also available, put I heard they were incomplete, but these rpms work just fine 2. Restart CUPS 3. As root type: # lpadmin -p i450 -m canonpixus550i.ppd -v canon_usb:/dev/usb/lp0 -E # lpadmin -d i450 4. Print and enjoy! This info can also be found at http://www.linuxprinting.org/forums.cgi?gr...al;article=1405 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rjh Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 Thanks so much! Using these rpms I have been able to get my i450 to print out a perfect test page. However, I've so far been unable to print from any application. I'm running Mandrake 9.2, 384M ram, Athlon XP1600; everything so far seems to be functioning as it should be, but I'm struggling to get a print out. I even get so far that I see jobs in the printing queue, but fail to get to the output. KJobViewer shows print jobs as either processing or queued. I've been googling but so far not finding much in the way of helpful material, maybe because the whole USB printer thing is fairly new... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeeDubb Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 Out of curiosity, what version of mandrake are you guys using? I ask because with the last two version of mandrake, my HP PSC 1210 required that same kind of manual configuration that was a bit of a pain, but with 9.2, it works out of the box with no manual configuration at all. If you're using 9.2 alllready, you can always hope that future verison provide better support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rjh Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 VeeDub, I'm using Mandrake 9.2, but I don't think really that it's version-related problem, I think that it is because this is a newer series of Canon printers and driver maturity isn't what it should be. So these drivers are in tune with the printer for the most part, but maybe just a tweak away from being what they need to be? I don't really know. I'm new at this, I read and read and read some more, one day I'll have exactly what I need, this is one of those deals. I could probably buy another printer that would work, but I've got time to work this thing out! I also looked in the latest Knoppix release to see if it could configure for this printer, and it can't...the state of the art on CUPS driver list seems to be identical between Mandrake 9.2 and Knoppix 3.3. I was able to get the emacs tutorial from Knoppix and install it in my Mandrake installation...thought that was pretty neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeeDubb Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 Oh well, maybe a later version... i know it's not a "version problem" as you put it, yet, as with my printer, you may find that a newer versino of mandrake may be better set up for configuring your printer. (My printeris relatively new as well) If you do get a new printer, I'd reccomend the same printer I have, especialy now that 9.2 is out. It's fantastic, multi function copier/printer/scanner. Flatbed instead of fead-through and the resolution for both scanning and printing is great for home use. If you are an imaging professional, it's probably not adequit, but short of that, it's fantastic, and only $99.95. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiedra Posted December 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 Use Turbo Print. After upgrading to MDK 9.2, I couldn't reinstall the drivers I listed because of some conflicts with other libs, but turboprint resolved the issue. It prints great pages and supports a lot of printers. Only downside is a fee of $25 USD for the full version, but as much as I use the printer, small price to pay. If I rememeber, it's www.turboprint.com, if that's not it, google it, it will come up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiedra Posted April 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2004 Update on the Canon i450. I've found you can use the BJC 7004 drivers that come with Mandrake and it will work with this printer. No need to pay money to Turboprint. Woo hoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horty Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 spiedra You little beauty! Thanks for the tip. I couldn't get my i455 to work under Mandrake without using TurboPrint.........until now that is! Thanks mate! Horty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiedra Posted July 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 No problem! I'm glad I found the right driver before paying any money for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftDeath Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 That solution is vey similiar to my problem with my Canon i250. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiedra Posted July 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 I would think it is probably the same with any of the i series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftDeath Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 You would think so, but they their still different drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiedra Posted July 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 I found any of the 7000, 7002, and 7004 drivers to work with my Canon, but I only found this out by trying every single canon driver Mandy has. So, if non of the default drivers work, then google it, and if google fails, then there is always Turboprint as a last resort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftDeath Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 Yeah gladly I never had to resolve to that with my Canon i250. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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