Trying to install Canon Pixma MP620, help!

[Ubu4moi]

Hello, anyone know how to install Canon Pixma MP620 on Ubuntu 8.04? This printer is not listed on the OS supported devices. I installed a generic driver but that didn't work.

[buccaneere]

http://www.linuxprinting.org/printer_list.cgi

Might be some info here.

[jaypmcwilliams]

OK, got printer to work in Ubuntu Intrepid AMD64 (8.10). Thanks to all the forums, I brought this together & got it to work;

First, you need to grab the needed files from LINUX section @ canon's website. (Just do a google search on each file)
cnijfilter-common_2.80-1_i386.deb, cnijfilter-mp610series_2.80-1_i386.deb, scangearmp-common_1.10-1_i386.deb, scangearmp-mp610series_1.10-1_i386.deb.....

Then:

Then find & download this file: ppdMP620-630en-1.5

Use sudo nautilus goto /usr/lib , /usr/lib32 & /usr/lib64 & create folder bjlib & copy new PPD files there.

Following files from Canon support site for the MP610:
Use terminal:

COMMON:
* sudo dpkg --force-architecture -i cnijfilter-common_2.80-1_i386.deb
* sudo dpkg --force-architecture -i cnijfilter-mp610series_2.80-1_i386.deb

SCANGEAR
* sudo dpkg --force-architecture -i scangearmp-common_1.10-1_i386.deb
* sudo dpkg --force-architecture -i scangearmp-mp610series_1.10-1_i386.deb


Now here's the important part, DELETE ANY previous canon printers. Then add new using USB (mine is USB#1). Next, DO NOT USE PIXMA MP610!!!! Use "Canon MP610 series Ver.2.80". Then go into the printer settings under options / paper feed choose something like cassette or rear tray. I have not used paper feed switch yet so pls let me know.

Sorry about leaving out the direct links but they keep changing them. This works on AMD64 & i386.

Jay

[imyth]

Thanks jaypmcwilliams, your post helped me get my printer working. Have you tried printing photos? whats the best program for printing boarderless photos?

[imyth]

I was wondering if anyone out there has gotten the scanner to work with Ubuntu, honestly I haven't put that much time into it because the canon can scan to a usb stick or sd card which i can then read over the network. I still want to know what other people's experiences have been scanning and if anyone has used the scanner over the network.

Thanks
Imyth

[thedlw]

Also for those who want wireless. I went to sourceforge and installed cups-bjnp
But first i had to do sudo apt-get install libcupsys2-dev and everything that came with it.

From there i had to manually build cups-bjnp

Did a make install. Then changed the usb printer location to.

bjnp://192.168.1.47:8611 and poof worked great!

Now for scanner. So far i've upgraded sane-backends to .20 (google sane and download latest

I've installed libusb-dev

Mostly because if i can get the scanner working on USB then i'll try it on network.

But AFTER doing all this scanner works over the network. so whatever they did in sane-backends everything is beautiful. (using xsane)

Now i didn't play with color management so the quality isn't the best. If someone can post and or pm me the best canon color management profiles i'll be happy to incorporate it here.

Also i can't make it load paper from the bottom tray. (not a big deal) just would be nicer looking then the rear tray.

[jaypmcwilliams]

Thanks jaypmcwilliams, your post helped me get my printer working. Have you tried printing photos? whats the best program for printing boarderless photos?

YES. it's nice.

[andrewbrown22]

bjnp://192.168.1.47:8611 and poof worked great!

Is that port number (8611) standard across the board for this printer or was that just for your case?

I'm having a hell of a time getting this to work. I hit print and the printer's screen lights up and says "Printing from PC" but still does nothing. On the computer end, it says the job was completed correctly.

Any ideas as to why it would be doing that?

[andrewbrown22]

I guess my question is in what order do you install all of these drivers (common, ij, bjnp), etc and copy over the ppd file, because whatever I've tried hasn't quite done the trick yet...

[thedlw]

You have to load paper from the back and specify it in your config sheet.

Otherwise thats all it does. It will say processing but never print.