Printing set-up problem

[pip]

OS Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon 32 BiT
Version 2.8.6
Linux Kernel 3.19.0.32- Generic
Processor Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8400
@ 3.00 Ghz x2
Memory 3.6 GiB
HD 303.6 Gb
Graphics Intel 4Series Chipset
Intergrated Graphics Controller

I’m new to ‘Mint’ so need some simple directions. I’m trying to use a Canon IP90 with the newly installed OS, and there doesn’t appear to be any way to get it to work.

I have found a number of people on-line with the same problem, but I’ve not yet found a solution to this anywhere. Moreover, the 'Mint' Help file doesn’t even recognise the words ‘Print’ or ‘Printer’, let alone offer a solution!

Is it actually possible to use this printer with ‘Mint’, and if so, can anyone point me towards a source of help? Thanks is advance.

[EXPERIMINT]

Check under "Administration" for "Printer"

[EXPERIMINT]

Check with Canon website but it looks like they do not have a driver for Linux.

[pip]

So it seems I can'r use my Canon IP90 with Mint, a major flaw for sure. How can I find out which printers do work with Mint?

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Try manufacturers' web sites.
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[jimallyn]

Here's a couple of pages that tell you how to get your IP90 working in Mint:

http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/201 ... inux-mint/

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=504643

We used to say that Canon printers come in 3 varieties: paperweight, doorstop, and boat anchor. But a few years have gone by, and you can get a lot of Canon printers to work with Linux now.

You can check if a printer will work with Linux here:

https://www.openprinting.org/printers

The list isn't perfect; there are printers that will work that aren't on the list. I have long been using HP printers. Their HPLIP drivers work for almost every printer they make, and they come already installed in Mint.

[pip]

Thank you for the information. I have been through the instructions in fine detail, such as I understood them, and at almost every stage I met a string of what I can only call negative messages, far to complex to memorize. Having completed all the steps, nothing has worked - as far as I can tell - indeed, I would call it a spectacular failure.

I am now wondering if, having inputted certain information - such as - putting: deb http://mambo.kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~takushi/ubuntu ./ into my source list (which didn’t produce the required results), have I now created even more problems than I already had? Namely, a printer that wouldn’t print? And of course, is there actually a procedure which does result in causing the printer, a Canon IP90 to work with Mint?

This really is proving to be a minefield. Many thanks anyway.

[Cliff]

Years ago I had the same problem with Mint & Canon Pixma iP90. I found that plugging the printer in to the USB, the system will see the printer and it will start searching for drivers. I cancel the search, then just click forward. You'll get to a list of printers, Canon will probably be selected, click forward and it will highlight the IP90 model. Don't select that, instead select IP2000. That's been the best match I've found in the Linux selection.

But, another and much better way would be to buy the drivers ready to install on Mint. You'll find them here:
http://www.zedonet.com/en_p_turboprint_ ... PIXMA_iP90
The price is 30 Euros. You can download & install for a 30 day test. If during the 30 days, you want to purchase, go back to the site, pay & they'll email your password.
It's a German site, been there for years. They must have an arrangement with Canon, as the program enables you to see ink levels, clean print heads, deep clean the print head, check nozzles, etc. They have a nice interface, with an app that can sit in the task bar.
It was worth the money to me , as I liked the iP90 and didn't want to buy another one. that was ages ago, still works fine. When I upgraded to the next LTS, I just copied my print folder over. It's running on Linux Mint 18 now.

Cliff

[pdc_2]

just to add a footnote to Cliff's comments about Turboprint:

Canon do supply drivers from their Canon Asia website http://search-asia.canon-asia.com/canon ... DS%09Linux

I would echo Cliff's comments that TurboPrint is a very good printer driver system: to be recommended