Q: Canon MP970- Can't Add After Yosemite Upgrade
Recently upgraded to Yosemite 10.10.2 and was unable to print to my MP970. Followed steps to reset the printing system and set up a new printer, but the MP970 does not appear to be on the list of devices supported by Apple. Checked the Canon website which indicates no driver needed for Yosemite. I don't want to buy a new printer. Help please
iMac (21.5-inch Late 2009), OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)
Posted on Feb 25, 2015 5:40 PM
That is unusual. I can only assume that they dropped support for the MP970 and the Apple article has not been correctly updated. To be sure that there is no driver installed for the MP970, open Finder and click on the Go menu followed by Go to Folder. Next, copy the path below and paste it into the field and click the Go button.
/Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources
Now browse for an entry with MP970 in its name. Can you find one?
If not, then you could try installing the last driver that Canon has for the MP970, which was last released for OS X 10.8. Here is a link from the Canon Australia web site. Note that this driver is not signed for Yosemite so Gatekeeper will block the installation. To get past Gatekeeper, right-click on the driver installer and select Open from the pop-up menu that appears. You will now get the option to install the driver. Once the install has completed you should now be able to find the MP970 driver in the Use menu.
If this MP970 driver does not work correctly then you could look at installing an alternate driver package known as Gutenprint. It still lists the MP970 as a supported model and installs fine on Yosemite. Once it has installed, then you can add the printer again, this time selecting the PIXMA MP970 Gutenprint driver.
Posted on Feb 26, 2015 3:16 AM