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Bes

Member

Registered: 2007-06-20

Posts: 79

CUPS, Gutenprint, and a Canon Pixma IP5200

HI

Struggling here,

Got Gutenprint and cups installed, but if I go to install my printer as me (user sam), I can see my printer in the wizard under System -> Preferences -> Printer (in Gnome), then using the add printer wizard. However, I cannot complete the setup as I am prompted for a password, and even running lppasswd -a sam (and giving a password) does not work (I can give a new password, but the printer manager does not accept it). If I switch to administrator, I cannot see many printer drivers in the wizard at all.

Any advice?

Thanks

Dr.U

Member

From: Ettlingen, Germany

Registered: 2005-03-03

Posts: 68

Re: CUPS, Gutenprint, and a Canon Pixma IP5200

Hi,

this might not be what you want to hear, but I had so many problems (regardless of the Linux distro I tried -- and I play around with numerous ones) trying to setup and get a decent output from my Canon PIXMA iP5000 that I finally broke down and purchased the driver offered by TurboPrint. It seems to work quite well for my needs (which are almost exclusively limited to printing text). I have no idea how well it works for photos or colored graphics of any sort.

Good luck,
  -- Dr.U

Smith oo4

Member

From: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Registered: 2007-12-30

Posts: 42

Re: CUPS, Gutenprint, and a Canon Pixma IP5200

Hi
I have a Canon PIXMA IP5000 and I to have run into problems setting it up on different distributions, but I did have good luck with it on Arch.  When I got it running I followed the CUPS configuration guide in the Arch Wiki and used the web interface.  I have never had much luck with the gnome cups interface (some what of a disappointment with me as I am a gnome fan).  As for when it asked for a user name and password I think I left it blank or used my root use and  password I don't remember, sorry.  I don't know how good of a practice using your root user is but I did get it to work. 

On another note Arch is the only distribution I got duplex printing to work on the printer.

I don't know if this helps but good luck.

Morgan Smith