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| Thread ID: 145455 | 2017-11-07 00:09:00 | Ubuntu Finally Running Well! | SurferJoe46 (51) | Press F1 |
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| 1441678 | 2017-11-07 00:09:00 | I got a very nice installation of the Linux Ubuntu distro running – the latest version according to the site that let me get it . I really like it a lot – it has a lot of possibilities that I can see and I’m getting used to the ‘sudo’ stuff – er, somewhat . But I’m having one serious problem with it: the Wi-Fi stability on it kinda sux . I will be playing MP3s and streams off Pithos, and it’s great – finds my sound card an all . But it falls apart whenever it feels like it . I mean that I may be writing or listening and the Wi-Fi just quits . I try to keep the Wi-Fi busy by running music in the background and it works ---- for a while . Any ideas what I can or should do? I've thoroughly and seriously dropped all things with a M$ in the name somewhere . I'm going to have to buy a new laser printer though as there is NO WAY I can get a Linux driver for a Canon MF1330 printer . I've tried . Believe me - I tried! Sadly, I just within the past 6 months gotten 10 new printer cartridges for it - all hermetically sealed in their OE Canon boxes - 'cause they are real Canon parts, not some $3 . 00/2 Chinese versions that dump powder all over the floor and print racing stripes down each and every sheet . Any one of youse guys need a Canon MF1330 with 10 new boxed and still sealed cartridges? Youse pay the shipping and they are free! |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1441679 | 2017-11-13 10:36:00 | I had look for a driver for that printer and came up empty too. Is that the correct model (MF1330)? I couldn't find anything for that model at all. Make sure that there isn't a compatible printer driver already in the system. Use the System Settings, Add printer dialog to check (maybe you already tried this). There are a lot of Canon models listed there. If you do have to buy a new laser printer the best makes with almost guaranteed Linux support are HP or Brother. I had a Lexmark printer years ago that was difficult to get working in Linux but after a lot a sleuthing I found out there was a Lexmark driver for a similar model to the one I had and that worked perfectly. So, even if you can't get the exact model match sometimes another driver will work ... but it's a bit of a mission to pin it down. Lots of trial and error I guess. :waughh: |
Rod J (451) | ||
| 1441680 | 2017-11-13 22:38:00 | Hi Joe got any more details - is it a multi function printer and does it come in different versions ? intended for commercial or domestic use? I have a few hints, but seems I am not supplying enough info to go futher. | Laggard (17509) | ||
| 1441681 | 2017-11-14 01:23:00 | I found a driver for a Canon MF3111 that gives me PDF printing ability . That will suffice me for a bit until I can afford a printer with Linux capability . It's a 3 function . . . you know . . . . without FAX ability . It can collate and 2-sided print . . . with a 350ct paper drawer and a short run 50ct page drawer . I hold very little hope for making it run under Linux as it did . . . . . but I hold no remorseful thoughts about it . I'll really miss the fact that it never dries up the ink if it lies fallow . Ah well . . . . Next windmill please . . . . . . . . . . . . (pardon my Quixoticism) . I made a new word!!!! |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1441682 | 2017-11-14 04:40:00 | Is this it Joe? www.usa.canon.com If so they say there is no driver .It may be part of your OS ' |
Laggard (17509) | ||
| 1441683 | 2017-11-14 09:25:00 | Close . . . but I don't have that one, mine is a MR for Multi-Function . I'm not sure what driver I finally settled on, but it's crippled to only rendering PDFs . But quite a few of the fonts are missing too and I get strange Vulcan words . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1441684 | 2017-11-15 23:56:00 | It may be close enough, worth a try. driver page www.usa.canon.com It has 32 & 64 bit Linux drivers |
Laggard (17509) | ||
| 1441685 | 2017-11-16 07:10:00 | At this point, I've given up on this printer . It's been harder on me to let it go than you can imagine - it's like a good friend . It always printed when I wanted it to - almost silently . (sigh) (sniff) - I just sold my old best friend - my Canon Laser . I got almost as much money as I needed to get a new one . The 6 new, extra refills sold it I think . A Win XP-P user wanted it . I really like the look of this Samsung though: SL-M2875DW/XAC |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1441686 | 2017-11-16 10:51:00 | That Samsung printer seems to have some Linux support. I found a suitable driver here: www.easydriver.xyz Down the bottom of the page the first link is for Linux 32/64-bit. I had a look at the driver and it looks pretty straightforward to install. Just extract the driver somewhere and run the install script in a terminal session. |
Rod J (451) | ||
| 1441687 | 2017-11-16 19:07:00 | Got it! Thanks! If I install this driver package now - before I get the printer, will Ubuntu find it automatically --- or is there another step once I have the hardware here? IOW: Will pre-loading the driver now make the printer more or less, PNP? |
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