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Canon Pixma MP495
newtusmaximus:
Update.
Partial good news. On LL2.4 Kernel 3.13 updated - and following the Canon Printers Guidance as per the LL updated manual - I have been able to get the MP495 to print via USB cable, using the dedicated MP495 driver. :)
A GUI appears in menu/Graphics/canon-printer-maintenance & Canon-printer-monitor. . The former works well. Have not tried the WIFI connection route yet
Now to try and get the scanning part to work. Printer scnner part of the MP495 identified in the XSane GUI box "Xsane 0.998 Canon Pixma MP495 but error message "Error During Read: Error During Device I/O There is a brief "squeak" of communication and avery brief sound of some movement within the MP495 before the error message comes up.
. Not sure how toi get round that. Any ideas?? Thanks
Progress :) Certainly don't have to junk it!!
N4RPS:
Hello!
Refilling your own ink cartridges definitely cuts the cost per page considerably. As for a Centronics-to-USB conversion cable, they are available online. I have one or two around here somewhere...
73 DE N4RPS
Rob
newtusmaximus:
Thanks for the advice - I agree that colour inkjets when not used frequently - need to be declogged before use - So as quality is not essential - grandkids schoolwork - I tend to use the syringe refill sets - good enough for what is needed.
My own is a Samsung ML1529 monochrome laser - lost track of how many years I have had it :) Must be 10 years plus. Worked on LL1 with no problems .
Also a Deskjet 1200C serial port which I inherited and never got round to using. But build quality is superb. Another rainy day project - if usb-conversion adaptors are available.
I still have an original HP deskjet 500 monochrome in the loft - will dig it out one day and give it a try for old time's sake.
N4RPS:
Hello!
A lot of people hate HP because of the LaserJet 5L/6L debacle, but for me, their Linux support makes up for that, LaserJet 3100 notwithstanding. Since virtually all my printing needs are for monochrome, I use a LaserJet p1102w as my main printer here, and it's been an excellent printer for me. Toner cartridges run $60-$70, but no more than I print, they last for years, and I don't get messy cleaning ink cartridges before printing anything. I must shake it occasionally, but I'm still on the cartridge that came with the printer. (I have a new one waiting, for when it finally DOES run out.)
I also an HP color inkjet printer/scanner. However, due to the high cost of ink, I find it cheaper to have anything in color printed at an office supply center or Wal-Mart photo center. Ink in the cartridges also dries out quickly, requiring the cartridge to be 'primed' before use. This uses a LOT of ink in the process - at $65,000 per gallon, based on the cost of the ink in those tiny cartridges.
I saw a used HP color laser at a thrift store recently at a good price ($30). If it works when I check it out, I might pick it up, even though color toner cartridges run about $100 each (3 + black). At least I'm not spending $500+ for the printer...
73 DE N4RPS
Rob
Wirezfree:
Hi newtusmaximus,
I agree with Jerry, HP are the best, but I'm biased, I worked for them for 21 years :)
Back on topic, unless they are into serious printing needs, most of the standard Deskjet family will do.
I have a HP3070A it's an AIO, and was about £35, cartridge cost are a fact of life.
I have installed LL about... ??? lost track, adding the HP Linux print Software was never an issue.
You do get an equivalent to Windows "Toolbox".... Dave
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