Evening all

Needed to print something from my Ubuntu laptop today for the first
time. "Hmmm", thought I, "After reading the posts from all those
Windows experts slagging off Linux, I bet it's going to take me days to
get my printer working. Oh well, I'll just stick the cable in and see
what happens..."

5 minutes later...

"Oh look, there's the document I just typed using my free software on my
free operating system which happens to be 100 times more stable than
Windows and it's just come out the printer that took me a few minutes to
configure without even having a driver disk to hand".

"I love Ubuntu", I shouted to a bemused office.

Love, light and peace,

--
Andy Jacobs

Andy Jacobs illuminated alt.os.linux.ubuntu by typing:
> Evening all
>
> Needed to print something from my Ubuntu laptop today for the first
> time. "Hmmm", thought I, "After reading the posts from all those
> Windows experts slagging off Linux, I bet it's going to take me days to
> get my printer working. Oh well, I'll just stick the cable in and see
> what happens..."
>
> 5 minutes later...
>
> "Oh look, there's the document I just typed using my free software on my
> free operating system which happens to be 100 times more stable than
> Windows and it's just come out the printer that took me a few minutes to
> configure without even having a driver disk to hand".
>
> "I love Ubuntu", I shouted to a bemused office.
>
> Love, light and peace,

You're preaching to the converted Andy.

I recently installed one of those Bluetooth dongles onto my Ubuntu
Dektop machine...

You know the type of dongle that raises a
"Caution - Do not Plug in before you install the software on the CD
FIRST sticker emblazoned over the box, your box, the dongle, your
forehead, the screen and the Large Mexican Flag in Cancun".

(Warning - Comparison ahead. It's not for the faint hearted)

<MS Method>
So...in you pop the supplied CD in your windows box. You click install
and you get

Warning...warning. Driver not verified. You naughty bastard. Imagine
having the audacity to pop in a driver CD for the hardware you
legitimately bought...fecknuckle.
OK. Feel brave? Click the "Install anyway ---- You ain't telling me
what I can do with my legitimately bought dongle on my legitimately
bought machine with my hyper-expensive Vista "King of New York"
edition"
Then you get a "Windows is creating a restore point that is neither
use nor ornament unless your a piece of shaggy spyware that can hide
in it"

Phew....30 minutes later, you need to reboot. Nearly there.

Aaah...bugger. The driver is conflicting with the serial port. There's
a windows KB article about it. SEE....that warning wasn't for nothing
you goggle-head.

Disable serial port. Reboot again. Yes. A trickle of a bluetooth
connection.
You can wipe that sweat from your brow now.

<Ubuntu Method>
In Ubuntu...Hello...I'm here...there's an Icon up there, right where
they normally appear. Just play around with me for five seconds until
you get everything connected. Done that? The pub's that way ---->

This bloody linux really pisses off. ;-)

--
"I was sleeping the other night, alone, thanks to the exterminator." ~
Emo Philips

Andy Jacobs wrote:
> Evening all
>
> Needed to print something from my Ubuntu laptop today for the first
> time. "Hmmm", thought I, "After reading the posts from all those
> Windows experts slagging off Linux, I bet it's going to take me days to
> get my printer working. Oh well, I'll just stick the cable in and see
> what happens..."
>
> 5 minutes later...
>
> "Oh look, there's the document I just typed using my free software on my
> free operating system which happens to be 100 times more stable than
> Windows and it's just come out the printer that took me a few minutes to
> configure without even having a driver disk to hand".
>
> "I love Ubuntu", I shouted to a bemused office.
>
> Love, light and peace,
>
Andy,
For you I am happy.
Against all fear and common sense, I recently purchased a Canon MP610.
I first plugged it into my (other OS) laptop and printed documents and
pictures. No installation. No configuration. No problem. Just run.

Now I want to also use the Canon with ubuntu 7.10. I found this article...
I found http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/...rinting_ubuntu
This article gave me hope.
Then I pulled up Printer Configuration Tool. The next step was to load
the PPD file ( ppd[.gz] also acceptable ). Since I have the CDrom that
came with the MP610, I continued to hope. (for at least ten minutes)

Now if some kind person could point me to a ppd file for MP610.
Charles

On 2008-07-22, Andy Jacobs <nospam@redcatgroup.co.uk> wrote:
> Evening all
>
> Needed to print something from my Ubuntu laptop today for the first
> time. "Hmmm", thought I, "After reading the posts from all those
> Windows experts slagging off Linux, I bet it's going to take me days to
> get my printer working. Oh well, I'll just stick the cable in and see
> what happens..."
>
> 5 minutes later...
>
> "Oh look, there's the document I just typed using my free software on my
> free operating system which happens to be 100 times more stable than
> Windows and it's just come out the printer that took me a few minutes to
> configure without even having a driver disk to hand".

The CUPS printing system is a very nice subsystem in Linux and works great.
I had the same experience with both Fedora and Ubuntu.
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charles cashion <cmcnuz@dunjas.com> wrote:
> Andy,
> For you I am happy.
> Against all fear and common sense, I recently purchased a Canon MP610.
> I first plugged it into my (other OS) laptop and printed documents and
> pictures. No installation. No configuration. No problem. Just run.

> Now I want to also use the Canon with ubuntu 7.10. I found this article...
> I found http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/...rinting_ubuntu
> This article gave me hope.
> Then I pulled up Printer Configuration Tool. The next step was to load
> the PPD file ( ppd[.gz] also acceptable ). Since I have the CDrom that
> came with the MP610, I continued to hope. (for at least ten minutes)

> Now if some kind person could point me to a ppd file for MP610.
> Charles

Is it called Pixma? If yes, look here:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...roup_id=210977
and here: http://mp610.blogspot.com/

HTH,
Niklaus

charles cashion wrote:

> Against all fear and common sense, I recently purchased a Canon MP610.

All in one, Pixma MP610

> Now if some kind person could point me to a ppd file for MP610.

http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...roup_id=210977 Pixma
MP600/MP610 PPDs & scanner driver - A collection of enhanced PPD files for
Canon Pixma MP600 and MP610 all-in-one printers, and a Sane scanner driver
for Canon Pixma MP140, MP210, MP520, MP610, MP710, MX700 for up to 4800
dpi resolution, that can be used with Sane 1.0.18 or 1.0.19.

http://mp610.blogspot.com/2007/11/ne...re-printing.ht
ml Canon gave a kick to those printers by providing drivers for MP600
(which worked for MP610), and recently, drivers for the MP610 printers. --
So here is the good news: a set of new PPD files I've prepared, which
enhances original Canon ones, and provide many additional parameters to
the standard printing dialog.

--
Mike Easter

Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> wrote:

[some links]

It seems we use the same google. ;-)

Cheers,
Niklaus

In article <3dGdnfF_QvI_7RvVnZ2dnUVZ_uCdnZ2d@earthlink.com> , "Mike Easter" <MikeE@ster.invalid> wrote:
>Niklaus Kuehnis wrote:
>> Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> wrote:
>>
>> [some links]
>>
>> It seems we use the same google. ;-)
>
>I remember a long time ago when my fave search engine was dogpile :-)
>
>When I first started looking, I tho't he said mp160, which I recently
>found linux drivers for at canon.asia but not at canon.us

Yes, that's worth an extra note on actually.
When I bought my epson printer, I searched for the model number and found
almost nothing on it. Turns out that model numbers may well be different in
different areas of the world while being, underneath it all, the same
printer.
I guess it's a power supply compatability thing (among other things ?) ...
but it does not help when looking for drivers or 'how to's. Suggest looking
for a similar model number if yours isn't obvious.
Similary, a newer printer can often pose as an older model number instead of
the 'real' printer. Printers are often little different from the previous
models. :)

Niklaus Kuehnis wrote:
> Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> wrote:
>
> [some links]
>
> It seems we use the same google. ;-)

I remember a long time ago when my fave search engine was dogpile :-)

When I first started looking, I tho't he said mp160, which I recently
found linux drivers for at canon.asia but not at canon.us

--
Mike Easter

charles cashion <cmcnuz@dunjas.com> wrote in
>
> Now if some kind person could point me to a ppd file for MP610.
> Charles
>

Hmmm...

http://www.google.ca/search?q=canon+...utf-8&oe=utf-8
&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a

Looked at a couple. These look promisin


http://mp610.blogspot.com/2007/11/ne...roviding-more-
printing.html

http://mambo.kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~takushi/#canon

Have fun