Canon PIXMA MP210..How to make it work?

needspeed

Hi all,
I have just purchased a Canon PIXMA MP210. I run virtualbox to make windows stuff work and hence the MP210, but has anyone attempted to make the MP210 print in Feisty?? Can you let me know of anything that might work.
Thanks

Amazona aestiva

I have got a MP160.

It works with Feisty. (printing)
But scanning is difficult a bit:
We need a driver/software called ScanGear to scan. I've found a Redhat package for my MP160, and alien has created a debian package from it. Now it works well.

The bad new:
Canon haven't created a linux version of ScanGear for MP210. (yet)

However there might be a solution.

And you might try another version of Scangear. Perhaps mine... Maybe it'll work.
Do you want a how-to about it?

cotcot

This printer is not supported neither by gutenprint nor by Canon.
The printer is obviously a new model. Keep an eye on gutenprint, turboprint for linux (payable +- 25 euro for a driver) and the Canon website. I guess some of them will show up with a driver coming year.
Have a look to Vuescan for the scanner part.

Selling your Canon and buying an Epson or HP is an alternative to think about.

needspeed

Amazona, I am pretty new to linux/ubuntu, So any how to's are welcomed. Ubuntu actually discovers it as a MP210 but no driver options. A little quirky. What printer option do you suggest? Ill try getting scangear in the meantime.
Thanks

Amazona aestiva · 04:54 PM

Setup:
1. Connect and turn on the printer.

2.

Code:

sudo gnome-cups-add

3. First picture:
There You can see my printer is detected. Select yours and Next.

4. Second picture:
Now there is the configuration that I use. There are many of them. One must be right for You too. First try mine. After setup finished You can print a test-page to see it's all right.

5. Last stage:
Fill those if You want.

6. Type:

Code:

gnome-cups-manager

Third picture should appear.
There right click on your printer and choose properties.
There is the test page button. (Forth picture)

I hope I could help!

Amazona aestiva · 04:54 PM

Note: This scanner driver isn't for MP210, but it might work.
So:
1. Go here, choose "MP160 Scanner Driver Ver. 1.00 (Linux)" and download the 2 ones which I indicated on the attached picture.
Save the files to Your desktop.

2. From now We need terminal.

Code:

cd Desktop

Code:

sudo apt-get install alien libpng3

Code:

sudo alien scangearmp-common-1.00-1.i386.rpm

Code:

sudo alien scangearmp-mp160-1.00-1.i386.rpm

Code:

sudo dpkg -i scangearmp-common_1.00-2_i386.deb scangearmp-mp160_1.00-2_i386.deb

3. To run ScanGear:

Code:

scangearmp

If nothing works uninstall them:

Code:

sudo apt-get remove scangearmp-common scangearmp-mp160

Is it working?????? I hope it is!

needspeed

Amazona,
THANKS for the effort, but to no avail. Printer still no go and scanner... cannot find device.
I can only guess canon might release their drivers for MP210, until then ill just virtual box it instead.
Thanks Again

Amazona aestiva

Yeah You have to wait I think... sorry.

944jon

I got my MP210 to work just now. I used this guide
http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Canon-PIXMA_MP160_descargar_drivers
at openprinting.org for the MP160.
I haven't tried testing the scanning yet but printing works fine.
The driver can be downloaded from Canon Asia (http://www.canon-asia.com). Printing and scanning are working.
All of the steps worked fine for me except 7a. Doing [sudo apt-get install libgtk-1.2] it could not find this package. I googled and downloaded the deb package. Then installed it using this command
[sudo dpkg -i libgtk1.2_1.2.10-18_i386.deb]

I'm running 7.04 ubuntu
gutenprint 5.0.0 installed by synaptic(didn't need to use 5.0.1)

Hope this helps someone. It took me a while to get printing. I'll work on the scanning another time.

dioporco

excuse me, I am using ubuntu 7.10 server edition with KDE installed. I have this printer (Pixma MP210) and I would like to know if there is an howto like this for K desktop. Thanks

I already have Gnome on my notebook running feisty and I would like to know also how to make this printer shared between computers.
Thank you

September 22nd, 2007	#1
needspeed First Cup of Ubuntu Join Date: Aug 2007 Beans: 4	Canon PIXMA MP210..How to make it work? Hi all, I have just purchased a Canon PIXMA MP210. I run virtualbox to make windows stuff work and hence the MP210, but has anyone attempted to make the MP210 print in Feisty?? Can you let me know of anything that might work. Thanks

September 22nd, 2007	#2
Amazona aestiva Quad Shot of Ubuntu Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hungary Beans: 513 Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala	Re: Canon PIXMA MP210..How to make it work? I have got a MP160. It works with Feisty. (printing) But scanning is difficult a bit: We need a driver/software called ScanGear to scan. I've found a Redhat package for my MP160, and alien has created a debian package from it. Now it works well. The bad new: Canon haven't created a linux version of ScanGear for MP210. (yet) However there might be a solution. And you might try another version of Scangear. Perhaps mine... Maybe it'll work. Do you want a how-to about it?

September 22nd, 2007	#3
cotcot Fresh Brewed Ubuntu Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Belgium Beans: 1,384 Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope	Re: Canon PIXMA MP210..How to make it work? This printer is not supported neither by gutenprint nor by Canon. The printer is obviously a new model. Keep an eye on gutenprint, turboprint for linux (payable +- 25 euro for a driver) and the Canon website. I guess some of them will show up with a driver coming year. Have a look to Vuescan for the scanner part. Selling your Canon and buying an Epson or HP is an alternative to think about. __________________ AMD64X2 3800+ 3GB Ram: 8.04 & 9.04 64 bit

September 22nd, 2007	#4
needspeed First Cup of Ubuntu Join Date: Aug 2007 Beans: 4	Re: Canon PIXMA MP210..How to make it work? Amazona, I am pretty new to linux/ubuntu, So any how to's are welcomed. Ubuntu actually discovers it as a MP210 but no driver options. A little quirky. What printer option do you suggest? Ill try getting scangear in the meantime. Thanks

September 22nd, 2007	#5
Amazona aestiva Quad Shot of Ubuntu Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hungary Beans: 513 Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala	How to print: Setup: 1. Connect and turn on the printer. 2. Code: sudo gnome-cups-add 3. First picture: There You can see my printer is detected. Select yours and Next. 4. Second picture: Now there is the configuration that I use. There are many of them. One must be right for You too. First try mine. After setup finished You can print a test-page to see it's all right. 5. Last stage: Fill those if You want. 6. Type: Code: gnome-cups-manager Third picture should appear. There right click on your printer and choose properties. There is the test page button. (Forth picture) I hope I could help! Last edited by Amazona aestiva; October 8th, 2007 at 04:54 PM..

September 22nd, 2007	#6
Amazona aestiva Quad Shot of Ubuntu Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hungary Beans: 513 Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala	How to scan: Note: This scanner driver isn't for MP210, but it might work. So: 1. Go here, choose "MP160 Scanner Driver Ver. 1.00 (Linux)" and download the 2 ones which I indicated on the attached picture. Save the files to Your desktop. 2. From now We need terminal. Code: cd Desktop Code: sudo apt-get install alien libpng3 Code: sudo alien scangearmp-common-1.00-1.i386.rpm Code: sudo alien scangearmp-mp160-1.00-1.i386.rpm Code: sudo dpkg -i scangearmp-common_1.00-2_i386.deb scangearmp-mp160_1.00-2_i386.deb 3. To run ScanGear: Code: scangearmp If nothing works uninstall them: Code: sudo apt-get remove scangearmp-common scangearmp-mp160 Is it working?????? I hope it is! Last edited by Amazona aestiva; October 8th, 2007 at 04:54 PM..

September 23rd, 2007	#8
Amazona aestiva Quad Shot of Ubuntu Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hungary Beans: 513 Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala	Re: Canon PIXMA MP210..How to make it work? Yeah You have to wait I think... sorry.

November 19th, 2007	#9
944jon First Cup of Ubuntu Join Date: Aug 2006 Beans: 11	Re: Canon PIXMA MP210..How to make it work? I got my MP210 to work just now. I used this guide http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Canon-PIXMA_MP160_descargar_drivers at openprinting.org for the MP160. I haven't tried testing the scanning yet but printing works fine. The driver can be downloaded from Canon Asia (http://www.canon-asia.com). Printing and scanning are working. All of the steps worked fine for me except 7a. Doing [sudo apt-get install libgtk-1.2] it could not find this package. I googled and downloaded the deb package. Then installed it using this command [sudo dpkg -i libgtk1.2_1.2.10-18_i386.deb] I'm running 7.04 ubuntu gutenprint 5.0.0 installed by synaptic(didn't need to use 5.0.1) Hope this helps someone. It took me a while to get printing. I'll work on the scanning another time.

December 25th, 2007	#10
dioporco 5 Cups of Ubuntu Join Date: Jul 2007 Beans: 19	Re: Canon PIXMA MP210..How to make it work? excuse me, I am using ubuntu 7.10 server edition with KDE installed. I have this printer (Pixma MP210) and I would like to know if there is an howto like this for K desktop. Thanks I already have Gnome on my notebook running feisty and I would like to know also how to make this printer shared between computers. Thank you __________________ Tux the best, f*** the rest! --- If you're using windows®, please do win+e for a few seconds. It should enhance the power of your OS

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