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Canon ip6000d printer driver not in driver list

Just bought a Macbook Pro with 2.5 GHz and it's working great. so far only one problem I haven't been able to fix. I have a Canon ip6000d connected to a Windows desktop which is always on. This desktop is hardwired to a Linksys router, and the Macbook connects to the router without any issue. When I go to system preferences and try to add the network printer, it shows up in the list of printers connected to the desktop as CANON PIX. I select the printer, and no driver is available. I try and "Select a driver to use...", the Canon ip drivers skip straight from 5200 to 6700.

Not only did I go to Canon's US website and download the latest driver, it's also supposed to be included with Mac OS 10.5. I tried connecting the computer to the Macbook by USB, and it worked without any issue at all, showing the correct (Canon ip6000d) driver. To me, this means that I have the driver installed on the computer.

In any case, I am still unable to print over the network. Any ideas?

a.s

Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.2), 2.5 GHz, 2 GB DDR2 RAM

Posted on May 28, 2008 11:38 AM

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Posted on May 28, 2008 2:48 PM

As you have found, the Canon v4.8.3 driver for the iP6000D that is included with Leopard cannot be used when you are trying to connect to the printer when it is shared by Windows. For this type of connection, you need to use the Gutenprint drivers. However, the version 5.1.3 included with Leopard does not include the iP6000D. So you need to get v5.1.7 from Sourceforge ( http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/index.php3) which does include the iP6000D as a supported printer. Run this installer, it will remove the current v5.1.3 and install the v5.1.7 files. Then when you look through the list you will see the "Canon PIXMA iP6000D - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.1.7".

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May 28, 2008 2:48 PM in response to andy.sannier

As you have found, the Canon v4.8.3 driver for the iP6000D that is included with Leopard cannot be used when you are trying to connect to the printer when it is shared by Windows. For this type of connection, you need to use the Gutenprint drivers. However, the version 5.1.3 included with Leopard does not include the iP6000D. So you need to get v5.1.7 from Sourceforge ( http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/index.php3) which does include the iP6000D as a supported printer. Run this installer, it will remove the current v5.1.3 and install the v5.1.7 files. Then when you look through the list you will see the "Canon PIXMA iP6000D - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.1.7".

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Canon ip6000d printer driver not in driver list

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