Canon Pixma MP550 - how to?

**matttbe** · May 10th, 2011

Hello,

Just to note that I've updated my first comment here by adding a tips for Ubuntu Natty 11.04 users! (It seems the packages has to be rebuilded... don't hesitate to report this bug to Canon developpers!)

**Ineke050** · May 11th, 2011

Thanks a lot.
It worked fine

**avdheiden** · May 11th, 2011

There is a great repository for the canon pixma multi-devices. Look at the ubuntu tweak page.

**plattypus1** · May 13th, 2011

I've got a Pixma 560 finally working on Natty 64 bits, and I wanted to share how I did it.

It seems that the Canon-supplied drivers have bad dependency metadata which makes it so that they won't install easily under 64 bits, and there's a bug in Natty's dpkg that makes --force-depends not work properly. Fortunately, the bug has been fixed in the next version of dpkg. Unfortunately, the next version hasn't been applied to Natty yet. So here's what you need to do:

1. Add the line

Code:

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric main

to your /etc/apt/sources.list

2. Run

Code:

sudo apt-get update

DO NOT APT-GET UPGRADE. I don't know what it'll do, but you may end up reverting a good chunk of your system's packages manually.

3. Run

Code:

sudo apt-get install dpkg

4. Go into Synaptic (System-Administration-Synaptic Package Manager), search for dpkg. Select dpkg.

5. Under "Package," choose "Lock Version."

6. Remove or comment out the oneiric line from your /etc/apt/sources.list

7. Run

Code:

sudo apt-get update

again.

8. In the install.sh script from the Canon drivers, change

Code:

dpkg -iG

to

Code:

dpkg -iG --force-all

9 Run the install.sh script.

**Catbells** · May 13th, 2011

A tip for printing envelopes:-

Check that the corners aren't curling. Envelopes go in the rear tray, face up with the short edge at the top and the flap (the Canon web site says you're not allowed to use envelopes with two flaps) on the right. When you've done it, it looks like it's standing tall.

[ I kept putting an envelope in the rear tray with the long edge at the bottom and became quite frustrated when the printer kept spewing it out with nothing printed on it. ]

**kokolores** · October 20th, 2011

you can copy the ppd file that comes with turboprint 30 day trial. http://www.turboprint.info/
go to /usr/share/turboprint/ppd/
There are many printer configurations. The one for Canon Pixma MP550 is /usr/share/turboprint/ppd/Canon_PIXMA_MP550.ppd