04-02-2016, 10:42 AM
I also have had this issue since I upgraded to LL version 2.6. My Canon IP2500 would not print consistently (in fact, out of every say 30 attempts, it did print once and stopped) . Since software I use for work requires Winxp running in Virtualbox, I got the printer to be recognized as a usb device so I could print from the Windows Virtual Machine running on the same laptop. Success.
This workaround means that all docs created in LL would have to placed inside a shared folder between Linux Lite and Windows XP for printing. This has worked well for me so far on this laptop, but it may be a bit of an inconvenient stretch for a beginning linux lite user.
After eight years of service from the IP2500, I may replace with an HP model. I just plugged one into someone else's LL Machine week before last. It found the drivers for the printer and scanner with ease (from the Install Drivers in the Menu) and was ready to work in no time. If a canon linux driver fix comes first, I am sure the old faithful IP2500 might just give us few more years (once I get that dreaded Ink Absorber Full thing sorted out).
This workaround means that all docs created in LL would have to placed inside a shared folder between Linux Lite and Windows XP for printing. This has worked well for me so far on this laptop, but it may be a bit of an inconvenient stretch for a beginning linux lite user.
After eight years of service from the IP2500, I may replace with an HP model. I just plugged one into someone else's LL Machine week before last. It found the drivers for the printer and scanner with ease (from the Install Drivers in the Menu) and was ready to work in no time. If a canon linux driver fix comes first, I am sure the old faithful IP2500 might just give us few more years (once I get that dreaded Ink Absorber Full thing sorted out).
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