Installing cannon MX420 printer on MacBook Pro
I have a new MacBook Pro computer and I don’t see printer software for an old canon MX420 printer I have. How can I enable the printer on my MacBook Pro?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.3
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The drivers for the MX420 on Canon's support site (link provided by lobsterghost1) appear to be for macOS 10.12 Sierra and earlier. You may want to try them with macOS 12 Monterey anyway.
If this does not work, another idea could be to try the Canon Printer Drivers v3.4 for macOS download from Apple (despite the System Requirements). A Canon MX420 series version 16.10.0.0 driver is mentioned in Printer and scanner drivers for Mac - Apple Support. This may not work at all. Look upon it as an experiment.
It has often been suggested to check whether Gutenprint drivers will work with macOS Monterey and older Canon printers (an MX420 driver is listed as experimental). However, normally, it is recommended to download from the printer manufacturer or from Apple only.
Sometimes, an old printer driver may in fact be compatible with the latest operating system version, but the installer does not allow it (perhaps because of an old certificate, or something similar). There may be ways around this, but they are not supported.
Whenever necessary, try to reset the printing system.
Reset the printing system on your Mac to solve a problem – Apple Support (UK)
Add a printer to your printer list so you can use it on Mac – Apple Support (UK)
As always, before testing anything, make sure that you have multiple backup copies of all important files (documents, photos, et cetera). Software conflicts can never be ruled out.
