Need help on getting the cannon pixama mg2922

[Barry Premeaux]

Their are several links on the Ubuntu Forums that go through this:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2270457

This is one.  If you google Ubuntu Forums help with Canon MG2900, it will
bring them up.

Barry


On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 6:09 PM, Gene Heskett <gheskett at shentel.net> wrote:

> On Wednesday 08 June 2016 21:01:25 Larry wrote:
>
> > On 06/08/2016 08:49 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 08 June 2016 18:40:43 Larry wrote:
> > >> On 06/08/2016 05:30 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > >>> On Wednesday 08 June 2016 16:12:02 Larry wrote:
> > >>>> On 06/08/2016 02:25 PM, Volker Wysk wrote:
> > >>>>> Am Mittwoch, 8. Juni 2016, 13:29:35 CEST schrieb Larry:
> > >>>>>> I just bought a cannon scanner printer, but I am now having a
> > >>>>>> problem on finding the correct site to down load the drivers
> > >>>>>> needed for it to work...Is there anyone else on the list that
> > >>>>>> has the same scanner & printer, that could help me on how you
> > >>>>>> have your setup working...Thanks for  any help..
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> You don't need to download drivers from any websites. Just
> > >>>>> install "sane".
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> V.W.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Thanks for the reply I have sane it works, but not my printer, so
> > >>>> what I've read on the web I also need a driver for  the printer
> > >>>> side...So that is where I am at this point...
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Again thanks Larry
> > >>>
> > >>> Takes its exact model number, and your OS to the gimp list to see
> > >>> if they might know, or to the cups list to see if the are any free
> > >>> drivers around.  The gutenprint list also comes to mind.  Quite
> > >>> knowledgable folks there.
> > >>>
> > >>> Cheers, Gene Heskett
> > >>
> > >> Hi Gene, well here is what I've done, when I plug the USB cable
> > >> into the PC, it says new printer found yet NO DRIVERS found for
> > >> MG2900 series...
> > >>
> > >> I have tried CUP'S yet It's not listed, I tried aquireimages it
> > >> also tells me could not find any device...
> > >>
> > >> So I then tried PRINTERS, add a new printer again the driver was
> > >> not listed...
> > >> Right now I'am at a lost as what to do next...
> > >>
> > >> Thanks for  the help...
> > >>
> > >> Larry
> > >
> > > I'm not exactly a guru, so I'd start by posting to the cups list.
> > > But I've never heard of a paxama.  Are you sure you didn't mean
> > > pixma?
> >
> >      I do not recall saying it was a paxama it is a PIXMA MG2900
> > series printer & scanner...I also am not a guru, and for what I have
> > learned over the years, most I have forgotten...Age here is now 74 and
> > I can't remember alot of commands that I use to know...
> > So I am in need of  some help...I have used HP printers and they all
> > have worked fine, this  is the first time trying this Canon...
> >
> > Thanks Larry;-)
> >
> And now we are both guilty, You said  pixama, and I wrote paxama.  So
> there.  :)
>
> Cheers, Gene Heskett
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