Canon PIXMA MP250

[utilitytrack]

Hello everybody!

I purchased these device several day ago. Coming home and plug MP250 to computer (with Ubuntu 9.04), I unable to make it work.

The fact is that for MP250 don't exist the drivers (today).

On a official site Canon is written that drivers be available "Autumn 2009" (http://www.canon-europe.com/Support/Software/Linux/PIXMA/index.asp)

Please advise me how to make these device work. Any ideas?


UPDATE: These messages appear when i plug mp250 into USB port:

primer@ubuntu:~$ tail -f /var/log/messages
...
Nov  2 23:29:53 debian kernel: [ 5679.264028] usb 2-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
Nov  2 23:29:53 debian kernel: [ 5679.398706] usb 2-3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Nov  2 23:29:53 debian kernel: [ 5679.401183] usb 2-3: New USB device found, idVendor=04a9, idProduct=173a
Nov  2 23:29:53 debian kernel: [ 5679.401194] usb 2-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
Nov  2 23:29:53 debian kernel: [ 5679.401197] usb 2-3: Product: MP250 series
Nov  2 23:29:53 debian kernel: [ 5679.401199] usb 2-3: Manufacturer: Canon
Nov  2 23:29:53 debian kernel: [ 5679.401201] usb 2-3: SerialNumber: E01D68
Nov  2 23:29:53 debian kernel: [ 5679.525207] usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 3 if 1 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x04A9 pid 0x173A
Nov  2 23:29:53 debian kernel: [ 5679.525231] usbcore: registered new interface driver usblp
...

PS
don't tell me about "take back it into shop!"

UPDATE (21 november 2009)

Several day ago problems with drivers for this hardware has been solved. Canon Inc. made available (finally!) official drivers: 1) for printing cnijfilter-mp250series (v3.20-1) and cnijfilter-common (v3.20-1); 2) for scanning scangearmp-common (v1.40-1) and scangearmp-mp250series (v1.40-1). You can download their from http://support-au.canon.com.au/P/sea..._os&g_os=Linux

also don't forget that manuals will be useful: http://support-au.canon.com.au/P/sea...=0&menu=Manual

they work well with with CUPS (all newer versions until v1.4.4 incl.)

good luck!


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UPDATE2: the new version of Canon drivers (3 september 2010)

For further details please see my post: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...7&postcount=40

[hal10000]

Install cupsys-driver-gutenprint and use the driver for Canin Pixma MP 220. Maybe you can get it work with these.

[utilitytrack]

Thanks. I will try and then write about the results

[utilitytrack]

I used drivers MP220, MP150, MP180, MP500 MP610 and others. No reaction. Test page don't printed. Full silence.

On a CUPS page:

Description: Canon_pixma_MP250
Location: home
Driver: Canon PIXMA MP220 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.4 (color, 2-sided printing)
Connection: usb://Canon/MP250%20series
Defaults: job-sheets=none, none media=iso_a4_210x297mm sides=one-sided

What am I doing wrong?

[da_pingwin]

Just picked up this printer for the wife, she also is on 9.04 and it does nothing. The queue show's the job processing and then completing, but the printer appears to have no reaction to the job.

[utilitytrack]

da_pingwin, this is bad and not funny advise. I need real ideas.

[utilitytrack]

subject

[milawynsrealm]

I'm having the same problem here. I have the same exact printer (MP250) and trying the other printer options gives me no results. I tried to use the driver on the CD with WINE, but it kept crashing on me before the install could start (maybe using WINE wasn't the best idea, but it was all I had left). Is there no active driver support for this printer?

[utilitytrack]

As far I know, no some support (today). Canon is no offer drivers, Gutenprint is no offer drivers... The situation is difficult and unpleasant. So, I think that we made mistake when purchased this device. However I don't lose hope that everything will be fine.

PS Nevertheless the commercial solution exist. Look at Turboprint.

[Jan S]

Hi!

I bought the PIXMA MP270 and had the same problem until I stumbled on the Canon Australian site. They have the drivers for MP250 there too.

http://support-au.canon.com.au/EN/se...os%3d%3dLinux&

My problem is that I can't get the scanner working. I installed the drivers but sane can't find the scanner.