I also tried this link that also helped: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1492636
-----Original Message----- >From: Aymeric Mansoux <[email protected]> >Sent: Jun 10, 2010 10:05 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [puredyne] canon ip2600 printer > >[email protected] said : >> Hi, >> >> I tried using the gnome printer app to set-up the Canon ip2600. But when I >> try to do print a test page, the lights on the printer just blinks and no >> page is printed. >> I found some information about where to get the drive for the canon ip2600 >> but the drivers are in .rpm format. Can you used use rpm download procedures >> with >> Puredyne. Or do have a better suggestion? > >Printing on Puredyne is very standard. > > - install cups via the package manager (aptitude, synaptic, apt,...) if > not already present (cups is the program that manage printing jobs >and your printers) > - check on http://www.openprinting.org/printers/ if your printer > requires a specific driver > - check if this driver is already listed in the package manager, > otherwise download it following the links from linuxprinting. > - open you fav browser and points to http://localhost:631 If everything > is fine you should see the web interface of cups (please note that >chromium seems to have some issues with the new cups interface) > - choose add printer and you will be asked for your username and > password. > - then follow the different setup steps, depending on your printer, the > driver will be already in the list or you will have to provide a >"PPD" file for it (it should be self-explanatory when you go through the >add printer wizard). > > > >a. >-- >http://su.kuri.mu > > >--- >[email protected] >http://identi.ca/group/puredyne >irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne --- [email protected] http://identi.ca/group/puredyne irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne
