I went to the drivers and files page for our Canon Pixma MP470 to see if any
drivers were needed for macOS El Capitan. None were shown but Easy
Photprint was shown, so I downloaded it and then installed it. When I
tried to run it I get a no compatiple printer is installed error message.
Funny, the printer shows up in El Capitan plain as day. What's up, Doc?
This is a link to the drivers page for the Canon MP470 https://www.canon.co.uk/support/consumer_products/products/fax__multifunctionals/inkjet/pixma_mp_series/pixma_mp470.html?type=drivers&language=en&os=os%20x%2010.11%20(el%20capitan)
As you can see there are no drivers available for that model and in the list below the last drivers available
were for Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks.
When you say the printer shows up in El Capitan, what does that mean, where does it should up.
In System Preferences> Printers & Scanners, and if so does it not offer any functionality.
Have a look at this page, http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php
where you can download a .dmg package that may contain drivers that will
work with your printer. Some reading will be required.
For it to work with El Capitan you need to download 5.2.11 or above.
Hello,
You will need to consult Canon’s support for assistance.
And Canon's reply was tough noogies, bucko. Buy a new printer. Why would a I want to waste money to replace a machine that works perfectly well?
I seems to work fine except with Canon software. Ain't that a trick. Yes, it is in system preferences, bold as brass.
No compatiple printer installed
