how to install drivers in canon mp160 printer

If you’re trying to share the printer using Samba and/or Webmin… Use your printer manager…and hope for the best… ppd file” -> look for “ canonmp160.ppd” it should be in /usr/share/cups/model… anyway it comes from the canon drivers…) 2.70”, between your Canon Drivers in CUPS)ĭo a step back, returning to the Manufactures page… -> Choose “Provide a. Install from source…(you probably need urpm) If you are not using rpm-based distribution… Take care of them using CUPS documentation You’re probably experiencing some problems CUPS-Related. The printer should now be WORKING !!! What to do if… 2.70 avaiable from Canon (RPM and Source code available - they’re useful even for Mp150 - file names are & )Ģ-Click on “System” -> “Administration” -> “Printing” ( system-config-printer)ģ-Then if everything is ok, you should see your printer “MP150”, so click on its name.Ĥ-Then Near “ Make and Model“, Click Changeĥ-Now choose “Canon” -> then look for “Mp160 ver2.70” and choose this one.Ħ->Confirm the changes and choose to change all the previous configuration Install Gutenprint (please use the latest, at least the 5.0.1, do not use the old one included in fedora’s 7 CD) This guide is fully working for both the Mp150 & Mp160 series… and even if IT IS a STEP by STEP guide for Fedora Core 7, it should be easily adaptable to other Linux distributions…(at least those rpm and gnome based)įirst of all, what do you need? This time I’m not giving direct RPMs links, just to avoid mistakes and make the guide easier…

The Mp150 Printer installed in Fedora Core 7, Fedora Core 8, Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn, is NOT WORKING…using the standard drivers, it simply prints completely white pages, even if in the *official* linux printing resource database, it is given as “Perfectly Working”…ġ_ Use and Install Turboprint driver, FULLY WORKING but …. So first of all, a brief description of the problem… This time, I’m gonna talk about a *simple* driver installation…

How to install drivers in canon mp160 printer