Questions tagged [pixma]

PIXMA is a series of printers manufactured by Canon. This tag is for questions relating to installing or troubleshooting this brand of printers with Ubuntu.

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canon printer gm2000 how connect to Ubuntu 23.10 arm64

I need help connect cannon to Ubuntu 23.10 arm64. I tried different methods, but all in vain. maybe somebody can help me. i tried different libs but i dont fine right driver
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How to install printer Canon Pixma iP1800 on (x)ubuntu 20.04

Yesterday I reinstalled my friend's computer from Xubuntu 16.04 to 20.04. He used to print on his Canon Pixma iP1800 regularly. After this upgrade I am unable to find a way to install this priner. ...
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How to install a Canon PIXMA IP 3300?

After updating to Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS, I find myself unable to communicate with my Canon PIXMA iP 3300 printer. I have tried several techniques: Adding a PPA supposed to contain drivers for this ...
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Impossible to select glossy paper when printing

I have a cheap Canon PIXMA Ip2880 printer. I tried to print a pic on glossy paper from Linux, but impossible to select either "Glossy photo paper" or "Photo Paper Plus Glossy II" ...
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Canon Pixma MG2522 Does not print

I have a Canon Pixma MG2522. I have used it with documents in the past and it has worked well. I recently updated Ubuntu to the most recent distribution and now my printer will not The Print jobs do ...
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Fresh Install of 20.04: Canon Pixma MG2522 Cant Print from GUI or Terminal

lp -d (printername) (plaintextfilename) says it printed successfully in the logs but nothing printed. "POST /printers/MG2500 HTTP/1.1" 200 391 Create-Job successful-ok localhost - - [19/May/2020:21:...
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Scanner doesn't work anymore on ubuntu 18.10

I was scanning some pages with the usual scanner, a Canon pixma mg36500, suddenly, I click on scan (after having made a dozen) and says it can not connect to the scanner. I understand immediately that ...
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Using IJ Scan Utility in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

I wish to install the drivers for my Canon Pixma MX494 so that I can use IJ Scan Utility. Nevertheless, I don't know if I can scan a document with the said printer in Ubuntu 16.04 without necessarily ...
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16.04 - How do I install Canon Pixma MG3620 driver?

How do I install the driver for my Canon Pixma MG3620? https://canon-ij.com/canon-pixma-mg3620-driver-download/ The printer works fine, but I'm trying to use the scanner (which has been saying "not ...
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Scanner Not detected by Simple Scan

I have Canon Pixma G3012 All-in-One Wireless Ink Tank Colour Printer I am trying to scan a document from my Linux Ubuntu 18 installed PC using simple scan software. Connected the device into PC over ...
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I need a Canon Pixma Ip1800 driver for Ubuntu 14.04 32bit

This is a duplicate, but given links in original post don't work anymore. I would comment asking for new link, but I do not have 50 reputation... So only thing I know I can do is to make a new ...
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Canon Printer "Does not accept Jobs" on Ubuntu 18.04

My printer is Canon Pixma MX922. Its on my home wifi, and other Macbook computers on the network can access it. However, I can't print to it from my new Ubuntu 18.04 computer. The printer is ...
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Canon Pixma MP640 wireless network on Ubuntu 17.10 (64bit)

Has anyone managed to run old Canon Pixma MP640 printer on Ubuntu 17.10? Or do you have any idea how I could achieve this? Original drivers from Canon are no longer available (and they were available ...
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printer installed, not printing

I am trying to print, even run a test print, the printer is showing in "printers" with the green circle and tick beside it, but nothing is happening
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Printer Canon Pixma MX925 on 16.04 [duplicate]

I have a "Canon Pixma MX925" printer and run Ubuntu 16.04 on my computer. How can I install and use this printer?
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Scan through wifi with mx870 printer

I just installed my canon mx870 printer through wifi like this: Connecting printer to router (my modem) using WPS. Under 16.04 (Unity Desktop at the time. Now I use XFCE but setup didn't change) I ...
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How to install Canon Pixma MG3600?

How do I install the driver for a Canon Pixma MG3600 on Ubuntu 32-bit?
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Canon Pixma MG6850

I bought a Canon Pixma MG6850 all-in-one printer. I can't get the scanner working. I use Ubuntu 16.04 The solutions offered by Canon don't work. Anybody got an idea?
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Canon Pixma MP495 scanner not working on 16.04

I cannot seem to get my Canon Pixma MP495 working on Ubuntu 16.04 - just the scanner. It worked fine on 14.04. No problem getting the printer working but no luck with the scanner. I've spent many ...
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My printer Canon Pixma Ip1800 doesn't work

I've tried everything. I researched on forums. And although I managed to install a driver that doesn't give problems, the printer doesn't respond to my requests. My OS is Ubuntu 14.04
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Is the scanner Canon Pixma MG2450 working in Ubuntu?

The Canon Pixma MG2450 printer has an integrated scanner that should work with a tool like Simple Scan (or xsane or Skanlite). There are two sets of drivers (provided by Canon as deb files): two ...
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canon pixma2920 unable to print

I bought a white Canon MG2920 and it worked perfectly the first two months but then out of nowhere it stopped. I only use it for printing and only wireless because I don't have a cable attached. The ...
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canon pixma mg2440 scanner not working with xsane

I have got the canon pixma printer/scanner , tried installing drivers from cd, it didn't work, from canon website, i couldn't install , xsane doesn't see the scanner , however the printer is working. ...
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Installing canon pixma mg5650 in linux ubuntu

I have just bought a whole new canon pixma mg5650, and I am having difficulties installing it with my ubuntu operative system. Can anyone tell me how to connect my printer to the computer? Thank you!...
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How to install Canon Pixma E400 on Ubuntu 14.10?

Fair warning: I am a complete noob to Linux and Ubuntu. I have been trying to install the Canon Pixma E400 printer but have not succeeded so far. I tried: locating the driver through the built-in ...
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How to install a Canon PIXMA MG3520 Wireless printer

I recently purchased a Canon PIXMA MG3520 Wireless all in one printer. I have tried every way, to install it. How to install this printer?
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problems getting canon mg2920 to work with latest 64bit desktop version of Ubuntu. Did my legwork!

I cant seem to get my printer to work. I followed the directions here: https://sites.google.com/site/tipsandtricksforubuntu/printer-info/canon-drivers My printer isnt listed, so im forced to choose ...
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xsane detects scanner but freezes when scanning

I am running xsane 0.998 on ubuntu 14.04. When I start xsane, it correctly identifies my USB scanner as a Canon Pixma MP540 - but when I click the scan button - xsane freezes. However scanimage >...
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No sound, printer, or wireless connections

Had sound after installation but not now; Have not been able to connect to Canon Pixma iP2600; Have not been able to connect wirelessly.
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Printer PIXMA MP250 no longer prints after upgrade to 14.04

When looking at localhost:631, I'm seeing: stopped "The PPD version (5.2.9) is not compatible with Gutenprint 5.2.10-pre2." The original drivers are quite old (2010), and I needed to install ...
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New to Ubuntu (linux). Would like to install a printer. A bit clueless

I installed Ubuntu 13.10 on my old Dell desktop. It runs fine and I like the Ubunte experience. I found most software using the 'software centre'. But not for my Canon printer. I went to their website ...
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I can't install Canon Pixma MG2520 Printer with Ubuntu 12.04LTS 64bit

I plugged the printer in, Ubuntu recognized it in system settings but can't find a driver for it. I downloaded several driver files for Linux, extracted them but still the same result. What am I doing ...
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Installing Canon PIXMA MX395 printer drivers on Ubuntu

How can I get Ubuntu drivers for Canon PIXMA MX395 Printer & Fax ? I'm lost here. I've tired a few things, but nothing is working. I need help !
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Canon MP600 USB-connected Scanner is not recognized by sane-find-scanner

I have a Canon Pixma MP600, which is supported by xsane with pixma backend. I have Xubuntu 12.04, this is the result of sudo sane-find-scanner -v command: searching for USB scanners: checking /dev/...
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Canon (MG 5350) scangear doesn't appear in dash

I recently downloaded the Ubuntu scangear driver from their website for my canon pixma MG5350 3 in one printer. I downloaded the debian package and installed it trough the terminal, however I can't ...
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Printer driver for Canon MX452 [duplicate]

Does anyone know how I can get my Canon Pixma MX452 running on Ubuntu 13.04, either via USB or 802.11? I tried to install in 13.04 via USB, but it used a generic text-only driver which didn't work at ...
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How to setup Canon Pixma MG2120 Scan and Print

I looked a few places for this and did not find a real solution. I found a duplicate ticket which was unanswered regarding the scanner and many incorrect threads in various forums stating the scanner ...
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Canon PIXMA MG6320 on Ubuntu 12.10

I recently got a Canon PIXMA MG6320 printer and I love it, but I can't seem to get it to print on Ubuntu 12.10. I went through the standard setup, and it connected fine, until time came to print. I ...
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How can I install Canon Pixma MG 3150? [duplicate]

I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 on a Toshiba Satellite and have today purchased a Canon PIXMA MG 3150 printer. Ubuntu can't find the drivers online and the CD I have is "obviously" for ... you guessed it ...
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How to setup Canon InkJet Pixma IP 1300?

I am unable to setup Canon InkJet Pixma IP 1300 on Quantal AMD64. The things I have tried: Shut down and disconnect the printer before installing packages. Added the ppa:michael-gruz/canon ...
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installation canon pixma mp 230

when installing scangear (using scangearmp-mp230series2.0-1-deb) for canon pixma mp230 it stops with Error: Dependency is not satisfiable: scangearmp-common (>= 2.00), and scanimage -L ...
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I can't see my ink levels for my canon pixma ip2702 printer

I have a canon pixma ip2702 inkjet printer, and cups doesn't show my ink levels, inkblot is no longer available on the interwebs and mtink doesn’t seem to support my printer, I’ve checked my printer'...
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How to install a Canon iP4900 on Ubuntu Precise

I have installed printers on many versions of Ubuntu since breezy Badger with no problem. Some weeks ago I installed a new Pixma 4900 in the usual manner, it printed a test file and has not worked ...
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Canon IP4200 driver not working [duplicate]

Any Ideas how to setup a IP4200with Ubuntu 12.04 64bit? As far as I know, there is no official driver by canon. http://ppa.launchpad.net/michael-gruz/canon/ubuntu oneiric is not working Hope ...
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Can't print on my brand new Canon Pixma MP495

I just purchased a Canon Pixma MP495. It was working perfect, except for the scanner. It won't install the driver for the scanner. Anyway, I was printing using the new printer. After a while, it ...
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How can I install a Canon Pixma MG2140 printer/scanner?

I have just got the printer/scanner. It was automatically detected, but no printer driver was found in the driver database for this particular model. Searching turned up the following .deb - can I ...
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Added wireless printer for Canon MG8150 no print is produced

On my new computer a 64 bits - I have a 64 bits Ubuntu 11.10 installed. Adding network printer with settings for a generic MG8100 printer: Location: host-ip Device URI: lpd://host-ip/LPT5 model: ...
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How can i use my Pixma 6150 as scanner?

I bought a Canon PIXMA MG6150 and i am new at ubuntu. With the drivers from Canon i got it running a as a printer, but i have problems using it as scanner. With the Canon drivers it runs under GIMP ...
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USB Printer Canon Pixma MP550 installed, recognized, but does nothing [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I install a Canon Printer MP190 driver? core i7, 64bit, ubuntu11.10 : all new, also me, have parallel Win7 and run befor suse11. Plug USB, printer Canon Pixma MP550 ...
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How do I get a Canon Pixma MG 3150 working? [duplicate]

I've got the new Canon Pixma MG 3150 and so far, I can't seem to find a driver anywhere. I do have the CD for both Windows and Mac, but this doesn't help me, as I have Ubuntu 11.10. I'd prefer to have ...
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