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    can't set up wifi printer Canon PIXMA MG5350s

    Hi.
    I only installed ubuntu 4 weeks ago. So far I managed to figure out most of the things I needed or found answers on this forum google or youtube but this one is a killer for me. I can't find anything about this particular printer and even though I read quite a few posts about other printers I just dont know what to do. To make it clear I use ubuntu 12.04 lts (64bit). Printer as in title: Canon PIXMA MG5350s
    I downloaded drivers from canon website: http://www.canon.co.uk/Support/Consu...MA_MG5350.aspx
    I installed deb packages with ubuntu software centre (it appears to be using standard drivers for mg5300 series) - I even added some repository for canon from this forum but my printer is not there anyway.
    from what I've read and saw on youtube it should detect printer when i go to printers/add/network printer but it does not
    The printer is correctly set up on the network because i can use it with my windows pc and phone and it's working fine.
    I tried to put various things in "Enter Device URI" but I'm not sure what I should do for this printer.

    If you tell me I need to type something in the terminal please keep in mind I only just started using ubuntu and don't really have much idea about all the commands. Most of the time when I have to use it I just copy-paste what i find so I might not understand if you say things like "you may add this here or change something there". Ready formulas would be best Thanks in advance.
    Last edited by radogost1981; February 1st, 2014 at 04:22 AM.

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    Re: can't set up wifi printer Canon PIXMA MG5350s

    Since you are try to connect to a networked printer open the terminal and type: system-config-printer

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    Re: can't set up wifi printer Canon PIXMA MG5350s

    I tried to find it there. thats what I ment by "from what I've read and saw on youtube it should detect printer when i go to printers/add/network printer but it does not"

    The printer doesn't show up

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    Re: can't set up wifi printer Canon PIXMA MG5350s

    Have you tried connecting the printer directly to the Ubuntu computer?

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    Re: can't set up wifi printer Canon PIXMA MG5350s

    No. The reason I bought a wireless one is because I haven't got space for it where i keep my computer. It's too awkward to move it now. Printer is definitely working properly in the network because as i said before i can access it from my phone and windows.

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    Re: can't set up wifi printer Canon PIXMA MG5350s

    ok. I managed to add the printer this morning and it is printing but not as it should! When I tried to print some coloured oversized text from LibreOffice Writer it would start printing but stopped a few seconds after it started and didn't carry on. I tried something else - printed google homepage and it did print but missed big google sign, printed chrome logo though but at least finished printing process. Any idea what is wrong here?

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