On Saturday 27 October 2007 19:42:50 Dennis J. Tuchler wrote:
I just set up the printer, self-test worked, connected the printer to a USB port on my Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop. Yast spotted both the printer and the scanner. The printer test failed. I checked and found that the printer was listed as a parallel printer connected to lp0. I changed the setting to USB printer only to get the message, "No USB devices found. It seems that your USB bus is not properly configured" I changed the connection to a USB connection that works with an external storage device. Same message.
What do I do now?
-- Best regards,
Dennis J. Tuchler University City, Missouri 63130
Hi Dennis. I had problems a while back with a canon Pixma ip4000. Support for canon printers under linux I found is not strong. Many google searches came up with using different canon models that would give me basic printing abilities but not the full scope of the printer. e.g. reduced resolution and sometimes no cd printing. Gimp + gutenprint got me a bit nearer. I ended up downloading a driver file from www.turboprint.de . This solved the problem and also gives full printer utilities like ink levels, clean heads, print head alignment etc. Note, the download is free but asks you to pay about £25 for a licence key which without, the printouts have a logo on them saying printed using turboprint. I've used it for 2 years now and although the payment was a nuisance, the printer has been great. First I would suggest google for something to give a compatable driver or workaround and the the gimp + gutenprint which gives you printouts but not for the highest resolution in my case, yours might be ok. Peter C -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org