On Mon, 5 Dec 2005, Kevanf1 wrote:

On 04/12/05, Alfredo Cole <alfredo@acyc.com> wrote:

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El Lunes, 5 de Diciembre de 2005 06:32, ajtiM escribi�:

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Hi!

My friend has a Canon Pixma iP1000 printer and SuSE 10.0. Is this Canon support under SuSE Linux. Is it possible to install it, please?

Mitja

Take a look at http://www.turboprint.de/english.html

Regards.

-- Alfredo Cole-Tuckler

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Sorry to repeat this but it needs doing. Canon do NOT support Linux therefore do NOT buy Canon products. I feel I can say this with some authority as I have a Canon scanner that is only now starting to get SANE support - the contributors to that project have my heartfelt thanks, as do all FOSS contributors. Canon sim[ply don't want to know unless it's MS or Apple.

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This might have been one of those times. Overall, I agree with your sentiments re Canon, but in this case it seems the printer cambe before Linux, and even if not, you're berating the wrong person. If buying printers for Linux, HP makes a serious FOSS effort, Epson (inkjet at least) seems well supported, most Laser printers (including some GDI printers _not_ from Canon) work well. I'm using a Kyocera FS-920 which came with the necessary ppd for Linux (and docs to I think). Toshiba was a bit of a pain: I had to extract the PPD from a Windows driver. It's years since I fought with a Canon, but generally (for any brand) if the printer you have isn't listed, the driver from an earlier version is worth trying.

Kevan,

Sorry to repeat this but it needs doing. Canon do NOT support Linux therefore do NOT buy Canon products. I feel I can say this with some authority as I have a Canon scanner that is only now starting to get SANE support - the contributors to that project have my heartfelt thanks, as do all FOSS contributors. Canon sim[ply don't want to know unless it's MS or Apple.

-- ============================================== I am only human, please forgive me if I make a mistake it is not deliberate. ============================================== Take care. Kevan Farmer

I don't know about scanners as I don't have one, but there is excellent linux support for some Canon printers. There is a program Called BrightQ that supports some Canon printers under Linux. Our office has a Canon ImageRunner 2800, which is a network copier/printer, with duplexing and multiple cassettes. ALL the features of the printer are supported. Our office also has a Mita network copier/printer as well as an HP 4100 printer, and the Canon ImageRunner has by far the best support under Linux. I don't believe BrightQ is produced by Canon, so I am not trying to say Canon supports Linux, but BrightQ does support Canon printers under Linux. The site for BrightQ and Canon printers is <http://canon.codehost.com> and is worth looking at if yo have a Canon printer. i have used it with both 9.3 and 10.0 of SUSE, and perhaps earlier, I just don't remember. Mike -- Michael A. Coan Woodlawn Foundation 524 North Avenue, Suite 203 New Rochelle, NY 10801-3410 Tel 914-632-3778 Fax 914-632-5502