Here's how I got one of these cheap winprinters to work with Slack12.2 I used clues gained from an ubuntu forum and thought I'd post my results here specifically for slackers

get this file <iP2200_Linux_260.tar.gz> from canon-europe

as root do,

#tar -xf iP2200_Linux_260.tar.gz

4 files will be unpacked

cnijfilter-common-2.60-1.i386.rpm
cnijfilter-common-2.60-1.src.rpm #I didn't need it, YMMV
cnijfilter-ip2200-2.60-1.i386.rpm
cnijfilter-ip2200-lprng-2.60-1.i386.rpm #didn't need this either

I then did
#rpm2tgz cnijfilter-common-2.60-1.i386.rpm

and

#rpm2tgz cnijfilter-ip2200-2.60-1.i386.rpm

which of course produced 2 .tgz files that I installed with installpkg

fired up kcontrol (KDE3.5) and using the addprinter wizard chose the model iP2200
tested it and voila...the colour quality on plain paper was impressively good although the cups test page did not print the border

there is further futzing to be done with vi to the .ppd file in /usr/share/cups/model

and I'll report on the ability to increase dpi to 1200x1200 or even to its design max of 4800x1200 later

I have an ip2600, do you know if it uses the same driver by chance as the 1300? I also have an ip4000 but that's supported OTB. thanks and good info !!

from everything I've been able to find, the iP2600 is an enhanced-uselessness device...at least as far as slack is concerned

I just managed to install in Slackware Linux Canon PIXMA iP3600 printer. For some reason I was unable to achieve it a few months ago. Now everything went smoothly. I described it here:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...-howto-721448/

I'll try it...in the past I've tried all kinds of drivers from the Asia and Eu sites por nada.

I'll definitely read that.