On 9 May 2011 04:10, Stuart Biggs <smbiduk@???> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am running ubuntu 11.10 and having great difficulty with my printer,
> I can get ubuntu to see and recognise it but actually getting it to
> print is a different topic all together.
>
11.10? Wow, can I have a ride in your tardis please? Failing that can you
please tell me next week's euromillions winning numbers?
>
> The printer
> make is a canon
> model is PIXMA MG5250
> it is connected via a standard USB cable.
>
> When I attempt to print I get no error messages suggesting
> any kind of failure at all.
>
> So I would appreciate any kind of help/input
> that any one can come up with regarding this.
>
It's not listed in the linux foundation's supported printer list, which is
always a good place to look before buying a printer:
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting
However, there appears to be a proprietary Canon driver .deb package for
Ubuntu 10.04 here, which may work for you:
http://support-asia.canon-asia.com/contents/ASIA/EN/0100301702.html
You do have to scroll down a l o n g way to get to the download link.
or there is a tarball here:
http://software.canon-europe.com/products/0010889.asp
<
http://support-asia.canon-asia.com/contents/ASIA/EN/0100301702.html>If none
of those work, try posting :
Output of dmesg after you plug it in?
Output of lsusb when plugged in?
Good luck.
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Stuart Biggs
>
>
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