Canon MP/MX/MG Scanner Drivers - Updated 2016

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#31 Post by rcrsn51 »

Attached below is the common package for the Scangear MP v1.30 series and the driver for the MX 330.

You will need both, plus the libgimp package from the start of this thread.

If you own an MX 330 and download these packages, would you please report back with their success or failure.
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#32 Post by vtpup »

rcrsn51, thanks so much for all the work you've done.

I just got a Pixma MX870 all in one, and with your and Patriots help, upgraded CUPS to 1.311 on my Puppy 4.32 and loaded Canon wireless printer drivers, etc. Wireless printing now works, and I'm focusing on scanning.

I've started with your Pixma package for Xsane, since I'm used to using that scanning program. But the Puppy opening script for Xsane asks if the scanner is connected via USB, Parallel, or SCSI, only. Not via network. So wireless doesn't seem to be a possibility, at present.

The next choice, Canon scan software doesn't look like there's a driver for the MX870, unless I'm mistaken about that. So if you plan on writing any more drivers for this thread, that's one I'd like to see.

Thanks!

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#33 Post by rcrsn51 »

Attached below is the common package for the Scangear MP v1.50 series and the driver for the MX870.

You need both. However, this series does NOT need the libgimp package. You will find a menu item under Graphic for the ScangearMP scanner program.

@vtpup: Could you test this by first connecting your MX870 directly by USB? Then try by wireless. If you are very lucky, it may detect the wireless scanner!

[Edit] The MX340 driver below also requires the scangearmp_common-1.5.pet.
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#34 Post by nyunda »

i download pixma-backend-qrky-1.0.21.pet posted by rcrsn51, run xsane image scanner in puppy 520, & my scanner is detected, thanks rcrsn51.

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#35 Post by rcrsn51 »

Here is the scangearmp driver package for the MP495. It also requires the scangearmp_common-1.60.pet from Page 2. However, it does NOT require the Gimp package. When installed, there will be a menu entry for the scangear program under Graphic.

The MG5100 driver attached below also requires the scangearmp_common-1.60.pet from Page 2.
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#36 Post by charlie6 »

Hi rcrsn51,
on Slacko4.99.7
works fine after only installed:
scangearmp-common-1.40.pet
libgimp2.0-2.6.8.pet
scangearmp-mp160-1.00.pet
scangearmp-locale-1.40.pet

Just one slight detail which ennoys me a bit: (on Slacko or on puppy 4.20 as well)

usually, when in a 'save as' dialog box, the path where to save the to-be-saved-file may be selected just:
- browsing across directories by using the mouse cursor and click once on the choosen folders name
- and then entering the file name;

here with scangearmp, one has to double click on each selection instead this in spite of other applications gtkdialog 'save as' boxes are 'single click navigation' settled.

Moreover, I'm using a pen tablet. So I use to position the cursor using the pen and validate the selection by pressing just once whether the 'Enter' or the 'SpaceBar' key with the other hand. This cannot be done with scangearmp.

Is there a way to get the scangearmps dialog box working as the other 'save as' dialog box (as on abiword, or whatever else application)?

Thanks for any advice!
Cheers, Charlie

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Re: Canon MP160 on Slacko

#37 Post by rcrsn51 »

charlie6 wrote:here with scangearmp, one has to double click on each selection instead this in spite of other applications gtkdialog 'save as' boxes are 'single click navigation' settled.
Scangearmp is using the GTK file chooser for its "Save as" which has that annoying double-click function. There is nothing I can do about it.

However, you could just save the file to some place easy, like /root, then copy it to the desired location afterwords.

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#38 Post by Geoffrey »

rcrsn51 wrote:Attached below is the common package for the Scangear MP v1.60 series and the driver for the MP280.

You will need both. However, it appears that this series does NOT need the libgimp package.

If you own an MP280 and download these packages, would you please report back with their success or failure.
Thanks, scanner works in racy 5.2.2 and Saluki and also prints with your canon_mp280-3.40.pet

Geoffrey

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#39 Post by rcrsn51 »

Here are the Scangear drivers for the MX410 and MX880. These units are wifi-enabled, so they are capable of network scanning. Depending on your Puppy version, they may be auto-detected by the pixma backend in SANE, so you can use Xsane or Peasyscan without installing these drivers.

If not, download both the common PET and the model-specific PET. Run ScangearMP from the Graphic menu. Perform an Update operation and wait for Scangear to locate your device. Canon detects a networked scanner by its MAC address instead of the usual IP address.
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#40 Post by bones01 »

Hi RCRN,
My office has a Canon Pixma MP800 and I can't find the specific .pet for that. If you have the time, could you put one together please?

I'm using Lucid 528 mostly, on a frugal install. do you need any other info?

Thanks

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#42 Post by bones01 »

Thanks for that. I'll give it a crack on Monday and let you know how it goes.
I am having some truoble with the laptop separate to this, so it may take a while to get it back.

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Canon MX-340

#43 Post by KJ »

I have a Canon Pixma MX340 and now need to use the scanner .. your printer .pet works great. If you have the time, could you put a .pet together please? Thanks ... KJ

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#44 Post by rcrsn51 »

What Puppy version are you running?

According to SANE, your MX340 should be auto-detected. So it should work OOTB in the Xsane scanner program.

If not, try the pixma_backend_lupu-1.0.22.pet I have posted just above.

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#45 Post by KJ »

Thanks for your quick response. Sorry .... I should have given more background. I'm running Fluppy 12 as my main OS ... so I loaded the pixma-backend-431-1.0.21.pet for Puppy 4.3.1 and then tried xsane .... no joy ... 'scanner no detected'. Tried the 'sane-find-scanner and 'scanimage -L ' CLI commands 'scanner not detected'.

Your MX-340 printer .pet works on this OS but I found that manually copying the driver over when installing the printer in CUPS works best.

I have Saluki 22 and a couple other newer 5xx pups on a 'testing' USB flashdrive ... I will check them out later as we have relatives staying with us few days. Thanks for your help .... KJ

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Re: MX340 scanner

#46 Post by rcrsn51 »

KJ wrote:I'm running Fluppy 12 as my main OS ... so I loaded the pixma-backend-431-1.0.21.pet for Puppy 4.3.1
I can't figure out from the SANE site when a particular model starts receiving support. But it sounds like your MX340 is newer than Fluppy's version of SANE.

As a test, you can try the above PET in Lupu. Or your unit may work OOTB in Slacko. But we need to know that first, below dealing with Fluppy.

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#47 Post by KJ »

Tried my canon MX340 on Saluki 22 no joy ... then tried Lupu-528, looked like it was detected as Xsane came up but got an "Error during read: Error during device I/O" message. Printer shows that there is a "save to usb pc" connection.

Loaded pixma_backend_lupu-1.0.22.pet ..... Got the same message

Loaded Slacko533F ... Xsane reports "no device found" OOTB. Thanks .. KJ

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#48 Post by rcrsn51 »

Hmm.. Slacko has SANE 1.0.21. So if your MX340 is not being detected, it must have first received support in 1.0.22.

I have packaged a version for Slacko below.

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#49 Post by KJ »

rcrsn51: Thank you very much for all your help with My MX-340 printer-scanner set up. I was about to edit my last post and saw that you had already responded. Turns out that both pixma_backend_lupu-1.0.22.pet and pixma_backend_slacko-1.0.22.pet work with Slacko533F. Did a test file scan and save to file and both .pets work on my older Acer Aspire 5570Z laptop. Great to have the scanner up and running... I really like Fluppy12 but will need to move on before long .... Thanks again KJ

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#50 Post by rcrsn51 »

Glad to help. As a test, could you please try the pixma_backend_slacko-1.0.22.pet in Lupu? It should be backwards compatible.

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