new repository for a FEW canon printer drivers

[Philip Farrugia]

just purchased an ip3500.
downloaded the .deb package from canon's web site. but guess what? I need amd64 bit drivers.

Can anyone tell me how to install 32 bit debs on a 64 bit OS?

[lubeck]

DRIVERS for the CANON Pixma iP2600 are indeed located at:
http://support-asia.canon-asia.com/ ..... as "stadt" says. Terrific lead, thanks.

Couple Notes, FYI:
This install took about 5 minutes... easy for a noob like me.

In addition to the two .deb files (the drivers) at the site above (the drivers appear when you select the Injet, Pixma, iP2680 printer, Downloads), are the VERY USEFUL Linux install instructions (Ubuntu included) listed if you then select "Manuals":

"IJ Printer Driver Ver. 2.90 for Linux (Operation guide [Explanation of the iP2600series operation (html file)]"

With this wonderful documentation the installation went a bit easier... since there is one install step one must take before installing the .debs.

Noteworthy in these instructions, CANON recommends the following command at the Terminal before installing the .debs, to ready the system to "receive" them. I found this necessary and fundamental:

sudo aa-complain cupsd

Final Notes:
The install instructions include a step called "Register the Printer to the Spooler." A sample command is shown, so this is easy to do. However, part of the command needs two things that are peculiar to your computer after you install the .debs.
[printer_name]
[PPD_filename]
[device_URI]
Printer name and the URI may be easily found at System, Administration, Printing ... and your iP2600 PPD can be found using "locate *.ppd" at the command line.

If it helps, mine was located in /usr/share/ppd/canonip2600.ppd, and after the Registration command, in /etc/cups/ppd/canonip2600.ppd

Some applications need to be told the Printer "PPD" to allow them to understand how to talk to the iP2600, so you may want to save this location in a text file--for later recall or copy & paste.
Thanks to those who forged the path and helped me find the drivers.
Best wishes.

[welshmike]

DRIVERS for the CANON Pixma iP2600 are indeed located at:
http://support-asia.canon-asia.com/

Hmm. Looks like the CANON PIXMA iP100 is the only driver I can find at http://support-asia.canon-asia.com/

Any idea where I might now find the iP2600 one now?

[welshmike]

Uh??? It didn't yesterday but CANON website now shows driver available for IP2600 at
http://support-asia.canon-asia.com/c...100119102.html



WTF are CANON up to? Can't be pressure from MicroS..t to make it hard for Linux Ubuntu users can it?

Big deal. The driver does not get the printer to work

[Teamgeist]

Big deal. The driver does not get the printer to work

Did you let Canon know it didn't work?
There are boxes to click on to let them know how it worked.
If they don't know the package doesn't work for your printer they won't be able to do anything about it.

[jmjohn]

Canon Pixma MP780 didn't work with the drivers listed on the site.

However, this site http://openprinting.org was useful. MP780 is supported by Gutenprint. Check it out, your printer may be there!

[lefty_lou]

is there a .deb for the pixma ip1000? can anyone help i'm running 9.04 pleaase help.!!

[Philip Farrugia]

Just checking old posts of mine.

Anyone browsing this might like to know I got my ip3500 working well now after reading somewhere that the MP520 has the same print mechanics so used the drivers for this instead.