Thanks,
Asim

I just found this site today, searching for a driver(s) for my, Canon Pixma Mp495 all-in-one printer, and this was a good start, all though there seemed like there was a bit to do, it’s not.
Go to this website (sameWebSite as above):--- >

http://support-au.canon.com.au/P/search?model=PIXMA+MP495&menu=download&filter=0&tagname=g_os&g_os=Linux

, and click on the driver thats the closest to your printer.

After you download the file,

1. Open a command promp, and change to the dir where you saved the file.--> cd (where-ever file is located)

2. When in dir of downloaded file, ---> cd to programs or where-ever the files are located with-in dir, then type:
---> sudo dpkg -i *.deb (if using the Debian system 10 or greater )

----> if its done right, dpkg will do its thing, installing all libraries and such and from there on all you need to do is add your printer thru ubuntu---> System, Administration,printing <--- when finished print a print test by, right-clicking the printer image, properies, clicking on settings then down to your left, to process a print test to check printer setup.

Hopefully it works for guys, worked for me.
Good Luck!

But the next line prompt me with password:

What must I do next?
Thanks.

I know why it does not work at first because I forgot the file cnifjilter-mp160-2.70-1.i386.rpm.

Now printer is working for me. Thanks again!

Santacruz

Pablo and Mary Just ignore the bad device and continue with the installation process. You printer should work on the next restart.

Also, its worth noting that with Kubuntu and Ubuntu 8.04.1 the scanner works right off the box using gscan2pdf.

I’ve done numerous installs with different versions of Ubuntu and Kubuntu and the only problem I’ve had is adjusting the resolution from 600dpi to 300dpi or less and getting it to print on draft mode.

Good luck.
Emil of Mawmag

This occurred at the step: sudo lpadmin -p MP160 -P canonmp160.ppd -v cnij_usb:/dev/usblp0 -E

Could you shed a light?

So, if either of those two packages is ever updated - which is already the case between Gutsy and Hardy, your printer is likely to stop working.

Though I downloaded mp150-0.14.4.tar.bz2 from canon.com.au (first link in the post)
and before invoking “make install” I renamed:

/usr/lib/sane/libsane-pixma.so.1.0.18
to
/usr/lib/sane/libsane-pixma.so.1.0.18.old

Finally, as I read it on another , I also added:

# Canon PIXMA MP210
SYSFS{idVendor}==”04a9″, SYSFS{idProduct}==”1721″, MODE=”664″, GROUP=”scanner”

to /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules

and reloaded the rules with:

sudo udevcontrol reload_rules

The MP210 scanner works just fine with Xsane.

The whole point of a packaging system such as used by Ubuntu is to avoid that. Overwriting files will cause all manner of issues with existing installed software.

If overwriting is required then as the person providing this advice you should investigate specifically which files need to be overwritten. You then need to investigate which packages provide those existing files. Finally, you need to determine why they need overwriting in the first place.

Just choosing “Yes” in this scenario is asking for problems from a maintenance and a support perspective.

Just for example.

Let’s say that I actually followed your advice to answer “Yes” to overwrite some file somewhere.

Now I run a system update which updates a package which owns that file. The file that was replaced is either detected and the update fails, or it’s not detected and overwritten by the update.

Now you have a problem.

The updated/overwritten file is now either from the updated package or the software that you just installed to make the printer work. Best case scenario, you still have a working system, worst case scenario is that your system no longer works or boots.

Finally, just downloading “stuff” from somewhere and installing it with “sudo” is asking for your computer to be compromised.

--Onno