Comments on Ken's Blog: Using a Canon Pixma MX882 All-In-One with Ubuntu 1...

Thanks for this, worked perfectly for me in Kubunt...

2012-01-25T06:17:47.530-08:00

Thanks for this, worked perfectly for me in Kubuntu 11.10. The install shell script for the scanner must be fixed because it worked for me.

Thank you!

2012-01-13T04:52:31.199-08:00

Thank you!

I echo the comments above. Excellent instructions....

2012-01-11T19:55:47.333-08:00

I echo the comments above. Excellent instructions. Thank You

This tutorial is fantastic. I was having such trou...

2012-01-05T11:57:51.052-08:00

This tutorial is fantastic. I was having such trouble transitioning from my MX860 to the MX882, but you made it a breeze! Many thanks for the detail and clarity!

After following these instructions which worked gr...

2011-12-31T09:31:57.013-08:00

After following these instructions which worked great with my networked MX882 I then built my own sane backend drivers using these instructions:

http://mp610.blogspot.com/2008/04/give-your-scanner-new-freshly-sane.html

and this patch:

http://web.archiveorange.com/archive/v/O5zM9OvZyYozmCCWO2E4

and can now scan from my MX882 using SANE.

Big thanks from me too... Thinking to look on on E...

2011-12-28T15:11:37.854-08:00

Big thanks from me too... Thinking to look on on European or Asian links will probably pay off for other things as well. Thanks for the help and the tip.

Ken, i use Ubuntu 11.04. i downloaded the package...

2011-12-10T04:16:33.447-08:00

Ken,

i use Ubuntu 11.04. i downloaded the package but when i double click cnijfilter-common_3.50-1_i386.deb or cnijfilter-mx880series_3.50-1_i386.deb i received an error message "item cannot be installed or removed until package catalog is repaired" i hit the Repair button but the problem is not solved and i receive another error message.

Any thoughts?

thank you

Giyora

Works on LinuxMint 11, thanks! The script (install...

2011-12-04T23:41:19.032-08:00

Works on LinuxMint 11, thanks! The script (install.sh) worked fine for me when run in a terminal window.

Ken, Many thanks! Your instructions are clear and...

2011-11-29T06:29:11.389-08:00

Ken,

Many thanks! Your instructions are clear and complete! Both scanner and printer now work!

BTW, if someone isn't able to make the Canon linux drivers work, TurboPrint is a reasonably inexpensive driver set (around 40 USD) that also allows you to see ink levels, etc.

Your link to the driver downloads and installation...

2011-11-26T08:59:24.041-08:00

Your link to the driver downloads and installation with and without script worked fine. Thanks!
Is there a way to print in using only black ink? I've looked in the printer properties for a way to print in grayscale or "just black" when you don't want to print in color. The printer properties seems to only offer RGB under "Printer Options/Printer Model"

thank you so much for your post. i was able to ge...

2011-11-23T09:35:50.520-08:00

thank you so much for your post. i was able to get this printer to work.

Hi Ken! Your instructions worked well, but I canno...

2011-11-19T21:26:33.867-08:00

Hi Ken! Your instructions worked well, but I cannot seem to set the driver to BW mode (pigmented ink cartridge). Do you know how to set this in the software? Thx, Mark

Ken,you must be a genius to figure these things ou...

2011-11-17T12:47:09.841-08:00

Ken,you must be a genius to figure these things out.I have PixmaMX882 and Linux Ubuntu 10.1. Using your instructions,I was able to download the print drivers,but when I went to add the printer it did not show up. Will the VueScan you mentioned work on all Linux Ubuntos or just the 10.1. Does the VueScan work for the print drivers and fax as well as the scanner? Also,in an Ubunto posting I read that others are having the same problem as me. One person said he resolved the issue by connection the USB cord directly to the router.Does that make sense to you? And if it does make sense, would connecting the USB Canon print cord to a print network work as well? Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank you so much! marcarquilla@gmail.com http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1864495

A PPA for this Canon driver was set up some time a...

2011-11-10T18:10:36.346-08:00

A PPA for this Canon driver was set up some time ago. To add it to Ubuntu, just type: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:michael-gruz/canon

Details on the PPA are at http://ubuntu-tweak.com/source/michael-gruz-canon/

Thanks, and enjoy!

Very useful! Thanks. Funny how if you search Cano...

2011-10-23T10:16:45.975-07:00

Very useful! Thanks. Funny how if you search Canon's web site for Linux you only get two matches - both devices with embedded Linux. :(

Thanks Ken! This appears to have worked perfectly...

2011-10-23T07:57:44.078-07:00

Thanks Ken! This appears to have worked perfectly. Even the install.sh's worked for me. Printing is now working and I haven't tested scanning yet, but the software is installed.

This solution also work with Canon Pixma MG5150, t...

2011-10-19T10:25:55.285-07:00

This solution also work with Canon Pixma MG5150, thanks

Thanks Helped me much, BTW install.sh worked just ...

2011-09-29T17:33:28.915-07:00

Thanks Helped me much, BTW install.sh worked just fine for me!

Great post. This worked on ubuntu 10.10 64 bit and...

2011-09-23T19:05:28.569-07:00

Great post. This worked on ubuntu 10.10 64 bit and a canon mx850

Thanks

Have you been able to find out the IP address of t...

2011-09-12T15:10:20.311-07:00

Have you been able to find out the IP address of the printer? I would like to use it over the network and unfortunately have no way of telling what IP address it was assigned.

This was very helpful, got it working in just minu...

2011-09-05T15:08:39.905-07:00

This was very helpful, got it working in just minutes after reading this page. Weird that Canon doesn't publish the drivers on their US site, but hey, the links on your page worked fine.

Perfect. Works on Ubuntu 11.10 like a charm. Thank...

2011-08-30T02:26:20.623-07:00

Perfect. Works on Ubuntu 11.10 like a charm. Thanks so much for posting this.

Mucho Gracias, Ken.

2011-08-28T15:20:21.141-07:00

Mucho Gracias, Ken.

Thank you! Great help finding the drivers. BTW, th...

2011-08-16T02:08:08.207-07:00

Thank you!
Great help finding the drivers.
BTW, the install.sh command is to be typed in the terminal preceded by a sh command. So we just need to extract the folder somewhere, access that folder in the terminal and type 'sh install.sh' once in the folder.
Worked like a charm.
Thanks again...

Works perfectly. Thanks. Now, how do I open the ...

2011-08-11T07:13:02.440-07:00

Works perfectly. Thanks. Now, how do I open the User's Guide? It's downloaded and extracted, but I can't figure out the command to view it.