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Where to add printer?

tuckson

Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:51:55 pm

Hi,

I try to make a zorin 5 lite pc print to a networkattached canon mp620.
According to internet resources this is not the easiest thing to do. However I found a debian package for the 630, so I installed this. But where can I then add this printer to the system? In the printer application when I use the add button, I can only use four option for network attached printers. Namely HP, IPP, samba and another one.

None of these seems appropriate here. Anyone knows what to do?

Cheers

nid

Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:01:42 am

Can you ping the printer from your Linux box?

Just use your web browser and type in localhost:631 and add printer. You may want to try Windows Printer via SAMBA .

The connection should be socket://your_printer_IP_address

Wolfman

Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:49:27 am

Make sure that "cups" is also installed, I am not sure if it is in the Lite version of Zorin!!.

Regards Wolfman :D

tuckson

Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:56:29 am

Got it working, don't ask me how . Removed all drivers I found regarding to canon and installed 2 or 3 fresh from the repository. Works now, but don't know why.

tuckson

Thu Feb 09, 2012 4:43:24 pm

No windows, i connected to the network ( AP/router ) via wifi