[Warty] - Printer drivers and installation - Linz

[Lindsay]

This is a Canon MPC190 printer/scanner.

On Thu, 2005-04-21 at 09:10 +0300, audriusb at homelan.lt wrote:
> Quoting david <nux at blueyonder.co.uk>:
> 
> HP PSC 12xx series printers works fine under the CUPS system. You need to
> install hpoj package.
> 
> Gediminas Bukauskas
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> >
> >
> > On Thu, 2005-04-21 at 14:54 +1200, Lindsay wrote:
> > > I went to the site William.  It's all a bit beyond me at this stage.
> > >
> > > On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 00:37 -0500, William F Pearson III wrote:
> > > > Lindsay I can vouch for poor all-in-one device support in Linux. It's
> > > > frustrating but this is mainly due to hardware vendors that design
> > > > with only windows in mind. You should at least be able to get the
> > > > print features of your hardware working. linuxprinting.org should be
> > > > able to generate a cups print driver for your printer if you head to
> > > > the site that Mike suggested.
> > > >
> > > > On 4/20/05, Lindsay <judenlinz at orcon.net.nz> wrote:
> > > > > OK.  I can live with that and have a way around it.   Thanks for the
> > > > > time and support.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 00:16 -0400, Michael R Head wrote:
> > > > > > On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 15:00 +1200, Lindsay wrote:
> > > > > > > Just did that.  The printer still does not appear on the list.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I searched for your model. Sadly, it's a multifunction device. These
> > > > > > have poor support in linux at the moment.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Still, I did find this:
> >
> > For the record, dual printer scanners are only a problem under
> > Linux if there's no driver. I use Epson CX3200's at work and
> > they install and work flawlessly under Linux. Linux printer support
> > is somewhat patchy. An example being an office I migrated over to
> > Linux recently and their Ā£700 networked Epson laser printer has absolutely
> > no Linux support at all. Linuxprinting.org described it as "a large,
> > expensive
> > paperweight". Had to sell it and replace it with a Lexmark one instead.
> >
> > Not much help to your current situation, just had to set the record
> > straight.
> >
> > nux
> >
> >
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