Re: [gNewSense-users] Printer trouble [solved]

[aurelien]

On jeu, 2009-07-30 at 19:22 +0200, Sam Geeraerts wrote:
> aurelien schreef:
> > Printer | usb :
> > 
> > lsusb
> > Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
> > Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
> > Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
> > Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04a9:1091 Canon, Inc. 
> > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
> > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> > 
> > The system find the printer but no exact drivers, when i sent printing
> > order, it don't print anything
> > 
> > Thanks to all for your help
> > aurelien
> 
> Hi aurelien, welcome to gNewSense.
> 
> Thanks for being thorough in providing information for your problem. 
>  From the last part I gather that it's a Canon PIXMA iP1500. According 
> to the OpenPrinting database [1] it should be possible to get this 
> working, but I'm not sure if that information has been verified. This 
> model is indeed not available in the printer configuration list in 
> gNewSense. However, I have seen reports that say that maybe the driver 
> for printer types BJC-7000 or BJC-7004 might work. You could also try 
> the other PIXMA iP.... drivers. If all else fails, [1] says that your 
> printer also supports direct text printing. Then it can only print 
> simple texts, but that still better than nothing. To enable this, choose 
> make Generic, model text-only.
> 
> Please consider contacting Canon to ask for free drivers for their 
> printers. If every printer owner would do this, it probably wouldn't be 
> long before Canon would fulfill that request.
> 
> [1] http://www.openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Canon-PIXMA_iP1500

Thanks for your help !
two solution :
        - use a printer with no Gnu licence ware
        - give the printer to a friend, and have a gnu one
        - devellop the driver (hum I am not able at this time, but tomorrow,
who knows ? ;)

Aurélien