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Canon Pixma iP 1500
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2 24710 09-27-2006
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Description: I use it on my Slackware 10.1 with success.

However Canon don't yet provides Linux drivers for this printer.

To use it you have to download turboprint drivers from:

http://www.turboprint.de/english.html

You have to download the free version (only for personal use) either you have to pay the licence.
Keywords: canon ip 1500
Connection Type: usb


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Old 09-26-2006, 07:03 PM   #1
t.j.sorrow
 
Registered: Sep 2005
Distribution: SuSe10.2, Mandrake 10.1, RH
Posts: 18

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Would you recommend the product? no | Price you paid? (in USD): None indicated | Rating: 5

Kernel (uname -r): 2.6.13-15.12
Distribution: SuSe 10.0



I have very similar printer - PIXMA iP 1300. I can say that the turboprint driver somehow works - but it prints quite large logo of itself making printouts useless. Turboprint asks for about 30.00 US$ which is OK but I'm not willing to pay becouse cost of the printer is only about $60.00, it means for about $100 I can chose diferent printer with a proper driver...
rgrds Tom
 
Old 09-27-2006, 03:26 PM   #2
Nylex
 
Registered: Jul 2003
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 7,466

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Would you recommend the product? no | Price you paid? (in USD): None indicated | Rating: 1

Kernel (uname -r): 2.4.31
Distribution: Slackware 10.2


I didn't want to get Turboprint and the only driver Canon provide is in RPM format, which is no good to me. I heard rpm2tgz can mess up your system, so didn't want to bother with it. Canon don't seem to care about Linux users.
 




  



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