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From: Jef...@invalid.invalid (Jeff Layman)
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Subject: Canon confusion
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by: Jeff Layman - Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:45 UTC

There was a cheap Canon Pixma MG2550S printer/scanner on offer at Lidl
today. Having had a lot of problems with a Pixma ip3000 when I moved to
Linux from Windows, and knowing Canon's poor record supporting Linux, I
thought I'd have a look to see if there were any drivers. Take your pick...

From
<https://www.canon.co.uk/support/consumer_products/products/fax__multifunctionals/inkjet/pixma_mg_series/pixma_mg2550.html?type=drivers&language=en&os=linux%20(64-bit)>

"Available Drivers (6):

Individual Drivers
MG2500 series ScanGear MP Ver. 2.20 for Linux (debian Packagearchive)
File version: 2.20
Release date: 05 September 2013
This software is a scanner driver for Canon color image scanners.

MG2500 series IJ Printer Driver Ver. 4.00 for Linux (debian Packagearchive)
File version: 4.00
Release date: 05 September 2013
This software is a printer driver for printing using the Canon IJ printer. "

(rpm and source file drivers are also available, making six in total.)

BUT from
<https://www.canon-europe.com/support/consumer_products/products/fax__multifunctionals/inkjet/pixma_mg_series/pixma_mg2550s.html?type=drivers&language=en&os=linux%20(64-bit)>

"Available Drivers (0)

Unfortunately your device is no longer supported under the selected
operating system."

Jeff

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by: Mike Easter - Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:09 UTC

Jeff Layman wrote:
> Canon Pixma MG2550S printer/scanner

More importantly than what canon says IMO, it isn't in the CUPS database.

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by: Edmund - Tue, 14 Feb 2023 19:03 UTC

On 2/14/23 17:45, Jeff Layman wrote:
> There was a cheap Canon Pixma MG2550S printer/scanner on offer at Lidl today. Having had a lot of problems with a Pixma ip3000 when I moved to Linux from Windows, and knowing Canon's poor record supporting Linux, I thought I'd have a look to see if
> there were any drivers. Take your pick...
>
> From <https://www.canon.co.uk/support/consumer_products/products/fax__multifunctionals/inkjet/pixma_mg_series/pixma_mg2550.html?type=drivers&language=en&os=linux%20(64-bit)>
>
> "Available Drivers (6):
>
> Individual Drivers
> MG2500 series ScanGear MP Ver. 2.20 for Linux (debian Packagearchive)
> File version: 2.20
> Release date: 05 September 2013
> This software is a scanner driver for Canon color image scanners.
>
> MG2500 series IJ Printer Driver Ver. 4.00 for Linux (debian Packagearchive)
> File version: 4.00
> Release date: 05 September 2013
> This software is a printer driver for printing using the Canon IJ printer. "
>
> (rpm and source file drivers are also available, making six in total.)
>
> BUT from <https://www.canon-europe.com/support/consumer_products/products/fax__multifunctionals/inkjet/pixma_mg_series/pixma_mg2550s.html?type=drivers&language=en&os=linux%20(64-bit)>
>
> "Available Drivers (0)
>
> Unfortunately your device is no longer supported under the selected operating system."
>
I remember a time where some/most printer could emulate Epson
and/or HP printers.

Edmund
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the more it will hate those who speak it”

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by: Paul - Tue, 14 Feb 2023 19:44 UTC

On 2/14/2023 11:45 AM, Jeff Layman wrote:
> There was a cheap Canon Pixma MG2550S printer/scanner on offer at Lidl today. Having had a lot of problems with a Pixma ip3000 when I moved to Linux from Windows, and knowing Canon's poor record supporting Linux, I thought I'd have a look to see if there were any drivers. Take your pick...
>
> From <https://www.canon.co.uk/support/consumer_products/products/fax__multifunctionals/inkjet/pixma_mg_series/pixma_mg2550.html?type=drivers&language=en&os=linux%20(64-bit)>
>
> "Available Drivers (6):
>
> Individual Drivers
> MG2500 series ScanGear MP Ver. 2.20 for Linux (debian Packagearchive)
> File version: 2.20
> Release date: 05 September 2013
> This software is a scanner driver for Canon color image scanners.
>
> MG2500 series IJ Printer Driver Ver. 4.00 for Linux (debian Packagearchive)
> File version: 4.00
> Release date: 05 September 2013
> This software is a printer driver for printing using the Canon IJ printer. "
>
> (rpm and source file drivers are also available, making six in total.)
>
> BUT from <https://www.canon-europe.com/support/consumer_products/products/fax__multifunctionals/inkjet/pixma_mg_series/pixma_mg2550s.html?type=drivers&language=en&os=linux%20(64-bit)>
>
> "Available Drivers (0)
>
> Unfortunately your device is no longer supported under the selected operating system."
>

It's a five year old printer. So the sale is probably EOL lot clearance.

https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-hardware-18/canon-pixma-mg2550s-compatibility-4175630571/

https://web.archive.org/web/20181018033001/https://www.driverpixma.com/2017/02/download-driver-printer-canon-pixma-mg2550s.html

http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/5/0100005515/01/cnijfilter-source-4.00-1.tar.gz

It looks like bodgery. The ink is not supposed to be economical. Print quality good,
because it pauses for the page to dry.

https://forum.zorin.com/t/cant-print-on-canon-prixma-zorin-16/6921/4

Google is not returning many pages of results right now, so that's
it for the "well".

Paul

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by: Dan Purgert - Tue, 14 Feb 2023 23:58 UTC

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On 2023-02-14, Edmund wrote:
> On 2/14/23 17:45, Jeff Layman wrote:
>> [...]
>> "Available Drivers (0)
>>
>> Unfortunately your device is no longer supported under the selected
>> operating system."
>>
> I remember a time where some/most printer could emulate Epson
> and/or HP printers.

Yep, Network-connected ones will basically all implement one (or all) of
PCL, LPR/LPD, or HP's JetDirect.

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by: Marco Moock - Wed, 15 Feb 2023 09:48 UTC

Am 14.02.2023 um 16:45:55 Uhr schrieb Jeff Layman:

> There was a cheap Canon Pixma MG2550S printer/scanner on offer at
> Lidl today.

Should be supported:
http://sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html

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by: Edmund - Wed, 15 Feb 2023 15:08 UTC

On 2/14/23 17:45, Jeff Layman wrote:
> There was a cheap Canon Pixma MG2550S printer/scanner on offer at Lidl today. Having had a lot of problems with a Pixma ip3000 when I moved to Linux from Windows, and knowing Canon's poor record supporting Linux, I thought I'd have a look to see if
> there were any drivers. Take your pick...
>
> From <https://www.canon.co.uk/support/consumer_products/products/fax__multifunctionals/inkjet/pixma_mg_series/pixma_mg2550.html?type=drivers&language=en&os=linux%20(64-bit)>
>
> "Available Drivers (6):
>
> Individual Drivers
> MG2500 series ScanGear MP Ver. 2.20 for Linux (debian Packagearchive)
> File version: 2.20
> Release date: 05 September 2013
> This software is a scanner driver for Canon color image scanners.
>
> MG2500 series IJ Printer Driver Ver. 4.00 for Linux (debian Packagearchive)
> File version: 4.00
> Release date: 05 September 2013
> This software is a printer driver for printing using the Canon IJ printer. "
>
> (rpm and source file drivers are also available, making six in total.)
>
> BUT from <https://www.canon-europe.com/support/consumer_products/products/fax__multifunctionals/inkjet/pixma_mg_series/pixma_mg2550s.html?type=drivers&language=en&os=linux%20(64-bit)>
>
> "Available Drivers (0)
>
> Unfortunately your device is no longer supported under the selected operating system."
>
Well I spend/wasted a lot of time trying to get canon printers
working. Eventually it works, ( so far ) but I wouldn't buy
Canon myself.
Otoh, Lidl has a good customer policy, it it doesn't work
or you don't like it, return it.
Worst case, you wasted a lot of time.

Edmund

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computers / alt.os.linux.mint / Re: Canon confusion

Subject	Author
Canon confusion	Jeff Layman
Re: Canon confusion	Mike Easter
Re: Canon confusion	Edmund
Re: Canon confusion	Dan Purgert
Re: Canon confusion	Paul
Re: Canon confusion	Marco Moock
Re: Canon confusion	Edmund