This workaround helped me in 12.04: http://askubuntu.com/questions/41615 /how-to-install-canon-pixma-ip1600
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gutenprint in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/840169 Title: Canon pixma ip1600 printer not printing Status in “gutenprint” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: On the screen everything looks great and printers light keeps flashing through the printing process. I'm not sure if it's a cups problem or not. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: cups 1.5.0-5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-9.15-generic 3.0.3 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-9-generic i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Sep 3 11:21:55 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110831) Lpstat: device for Canon-iP1600: usb://Canon/iP1600?serial=0702D8 Papersize: letter PpdFiles: Canon-iP1600: Canon PIXMA iP1600 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.7 Simplified ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-9-generic root=UUID=57274513-769c-4dfe-abad-6074cbb626a2 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: cups UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 11/29/2004 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: P1.20 dmi.board.name: K7Upgrade-880 dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.20:bd11/29/2004:svn:pnK7Upgrade-880:pvr1.00:rvn:rnK7Upgrade-880:rvr1.0: dmi.product.name: K7Upgrade-880 dmi.product.version: 1.00 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gutenprint/+bug/840169/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

