Installing Canon SELPHY CP780/790 driver in Mountain Lion

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Installing Canon SELPHY CP780/790 driver in Mountain Lion

Hey there,

I just figured out a way to install the new Canon SELPHY CP780 driver from the Canon site in Mountain Lion. This driver from March 2012 doesn't install on OS X 10.8 so you need to fiddle with the installer package.

Here are the steps to install this printer driver on Mountain Lion:

1) Go to http://pdisp01.c-wss.com/gdl/WWUFORedirectTarget.do?id=MDEwMDAwNDIwNDAx&cmp=ABR& lang=EN and download the printer driver

2) Double click the cp780-790os-x-06.dmg file

3) Open a new Finder window so you can see the new device "cp780-790os-x-06" in the sidebar.

4) Open the device by clicking it

5) Copy the file "SELPHY CP series Printer driver_6.0.0.21.mpkg" to your desktop by dragging it with the left mouse button.

6) Click the file "SELPHY CP series Printer driver_6.0.0.21.mpkg" on your desktop with the right mouse button and chose "Show contents"

7) Double click the directory "Contents" in the new Finder window

8) Right click "distribution.dist" and chose "Open with.."->TextEdit

9) Change the first function "installationCheck() so it looks like this:

function installationCheck() {

return true;

}

10) Press CMD-S to save the changes.

11) Double click the file "SELPHY CP series Printer driver_6.0.0.21.mpkg" on your desktop to execute it

The installation should work now.

HTH somebody!

Regards

vex

Posted on Jul 25, 2012 6:45 AM

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Answer 1

Oskcom

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Jul 27, 2012 3:09 AM in response to viciousvex

ufff! Funciona!!! que susto me he llevado cuando he visto que no conectaba mi Canon SELPHY CP780 a mi iMac.

Muchas gracias

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MacBoy70

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Jul 28, 2012 6:35 AM in response to viciousvex

can you possibly send the corrected file to me attached to email since I can't seem to get it right?

send to

nlstein@ix.netcom.com

many thanks

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Aug 3, 2012 12:18 AM in response to viciousvex

Thanx,,,,, works like a dream 🙂

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netrene

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Aug 8, 2012 4:50 AM in response to viciousvex

Hi,

it works the same way for the CP760 driver as well.

Thank you very much.

It's a shame Canon claims Mountain Lion drivers for october. What are they doing if it can be fixed in minutes?

/René

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fi43125

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Aug 19, 2012 5:23 AM in response to viciousvex

I did the same to my new CP810 & it works on OSX10.8

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Sjorsken

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Aug 27, 2012 6:32 AM in response to MacBoy70

Hi, can you send me the corrected file to me as well, I have a cp800 on mountain lion and it does not print as well.

send to:

luc.ruys@skynet.be

Thanks in advance

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Aug 31, 2012 12:12 AM in response to fi43125

Hello, can you tell me how you did it? Did you use the package from the install disc? After the changes I was able to install the driver, but unfortunately when I plug in the printer, I don't find the driver on the disc.

Where is it installed or how can I use the printer now?

Oh, and I am talking about using the Selphy CP810 under Mountain Lion.

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Sep 2, 2012 6:27 AM in response to viciousvex

Thank you works like a charm.

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Sep 2, 2012 6:29 AM in response to treegartner

What you have to do is to delete everything in the function so he does not do a check and start installing immediately.

So the function must look like this:

function installationCheck() {

return true;

}

Regards

Sébastien

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faffy3

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Sep 4, 2012 8:31 PM in response to viciousvex

Thank you..thank you. A million times thank you. I love the simplicity! 🙂

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seanfoy

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Sep 8, 2012 11:26 PM in response to faffy3

Help please ive followed the instructions my installer starts then says error reading javascript. Any ideas please.

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lapsang

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Sep 14, 2012 9:34 AM in response to viciousvex

Seanfoy,

Make sure you replace the ENTIRE first function (there's a lot more text than just "installationCheck()") and it should work.

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tusradio

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Sep 24, 2012 9:06 PM in response to viciousvex

I thought I had it, but then when I tried to print, I got the message that the printer doesn't support the paper I'm using. When I open the menu, I don't see any 4X6 paper listed. What am I missing?

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Oct 4, 2012 2:41 AM in response to tusradio

Thanks a lot

it works fine also with CP 800 on mountain lion

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Oct 16, 2012 2:29 PM in response to viciousvex

thank you for taking the time to create this post. I have made the changed for my CP800. it ran an install process. It said it was all working.

But I still can't use the printer. where will the driver be installed? or how can I now open the printer?

it feels like there is a missing step after I have completed your excellent guidance.

please advise.

thank you.

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