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printing trouble - ray andrews - 01-26-2018
Hi all:
I used to be able to print from gimp but haven't done so for quite some time, and things seem to have got broken since then. Printer indicates that data is being received but after a minute or so the printer just gives up with no indication of what's wrong. Printer is canon mg5220 which works fine from all other applications. From what I've seen on the web, printing issues with gimp are so common that the usual solution seems to be to save the file and use something else to print. Is there a fix for this? Running Debian stable.
RE: printing trouble - rich2005 - 01-26-2018
If other applications are printing then nothing stuck in the printer queue. Still worth checking in your browser with http://localhost:631/admin Check on the printer defaults
This my Brother inkjet https://i.imgur.com/JjnY4yh.jpg
Have you tried the Gutenprint plugin. The Cannon MG5220 is listed. Looks like this: https://i.imgur.com/c9zpzSD.jpg
Went off Canon printers a few years ago. Their linux support was poor at best. Hope it is better these days.
RE: printing trouble - ray andrews - 01-26-2018
(01-26-2018, 07:20 PM)rich2005 Wrote: If other applications are printing then nothing stuck in the printer queue. Still worth checking in your browser with http://localhost:631/admin Check on the printer defaults
This my Brother inkjet https://i.imgur.com/JjnY4yh.jpg
Have you tried the Gutenprint plugin. The Cannon MG5220 is listed. Looks like this: https://i.imgur.com/c9zpzSD.jpg
Went off Canon printers a few years ago. Their linux support was poor at best. Hope it is better these days.
Thanks rich, installed gutenprint. 'Print' still does not work, but 'Print with Gutenprint' works fine. Dunno what the point of the non-working 'Print' is tho. As to the Canon, I got the thing for free so .... anyway all seems fine now, and the above was my first issue with the thing.