Select the connection method for this machine. When the printer is ready, press the Enter key.Ĭheck that the machine is properly connected and that the power is on. To use the printer on the network, connect the printer to the network. Next, register the printer to the computer.Ĭonnect the printer, and then turn on the power. When the installation is completed, a message instructing you to register the printer is displayed. (on mine I had to replace the 3.50-x below with /yyy]$ tar zxvf /yyy]$ cd cnijfilter-mx410series-3.50-x-deb (1) Expanding the archived file and switching to the expanded directory Or you can see them consolidated here below: You can untar the guide and the files and then install the guide and follow the directions (you can skip the preparation step in Ubuntu I believe, I did). Untar the file (named something like Linux IJ Printer Driver MX410.tar) by double clicking on it - this will place all of the files in your home folder - some you will not need but just follow the instructions below and it will pick the correct ones for you. (If you don't have WPS then there is another method but I haven't used it - check with manual) From printer console: Menu evice Settings:LAN Settings:WLAN Active:OK:Wireless LAN setup: WPS push button method : Go press WPS button for 5 seconds on router: Now click OK within 2 minutes on printer.) If you have one, do this step first before installation and Linux will see your printer in the install. That can be setup easily from the printer. (For wireless conectivity, I use a router with WPS button. I had to uninstall my mx330 like this and then all was good: sudo dpkg -r cnijfilter-common:i386 3.10-1)

(this is just a note in case you get an error in the install because you had a previous pixma printer installed like a 32 bit forced onto a 64bit architecture. The download says 10.04 only but it has worked for me on 10.04 32 and 11.04 64bit, too - Also, check out the tweaks at the end of this post if you want more flexibility with resolutions and grayscale. This how to is for the wireless printer only. Unfortunately, it does not install all of the tools that the Windows version does but it will allow you to print with wireless and scan (wired only I believe) with its software scangearmp.

This printer has a great and easy install method for Ubuntu. The information in this thread has been moved to Ī thread for discussion of the wiki page only can be found here

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