[Warty] - Printer drivers and installation - Linz

Wed Apr 20 02:35:14 UTC 2005

Have you downloaded cups extra drivers in synaptic?

On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 14:24 +1200, Lindsay wrote:
> My printer did not appear in the list so I could not install.  I am
> going to have to find a linux driver and download, save somewhere?   and
> then hopefully it will be on the list.  
> I went to Canon site but no drivers there and typing 'Linux drivers' in
> Google really didn't help either.
> 
> On Tue, 2005-04-19 at 21:13 -0400, Michael R Head wrote:
> > On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 11:24 +1200, Lindsay wrote: 
> > > Below is a note from a friend on a Windows PC helpers list that has just
> > > installed Ubuntu Warty.   Both he and I are having trouble getting our
> > > PC's to share printers on our home networks.  Finding drivers and then
> > > how& where  to install them.  His problemsd below.  My printer is a
> > > Canon MPC190.  Any suggestions please?
> > 
> > So the printer is served by a windows machine, and it's working there?
> > 
> > If so, then did you do "Desktop/Administration/Printing" (I think
> > that's the right way to get the gnome-cups-manager in warty)? I've
> > never had a problem accessing a windows-shared printer by doing "New
> > Printer" to get the "Add a Printer" wizard. Select "Network Printer"
> > and "Windows Printer (SMB)". Type in the windows hostname and the
> > printer name, then click "Forward". Select the Manufacturer of the
> > printer and the model name. Then just click "Apply". 
> > 
> > Your printer should appear in your "Printers" window. Right
> > click/Properties it, and try to print a test page.
> > 
> > I don't think that has failed for me.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Michael R Head <burner at suppressingfire.org>
> > GPG: http://www.suppressingfire.org/~burner/gpg.key.txt (ID 23A02B1F)
> 
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