[HLUG] Computers for Overseas

[Julian Robbins]

Hi Chris

I know what you mean about canon printers and Linux.

They have proprietary drivers but install isn't easy and after a few hours
of trying just doesn't quite work for me on mint 16.

The install wasn't too bad but I get problems with device setup

I had to give up in the end...

Julian

On 17 Mar 2014 12:02, "Dr Chris Owens" <cowens at clara.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi Everybody
>
> Very sorry not to be getting to the meetings these days but night driving
> has become a real problem - boring!!
>
> My question for to-day is: Is there a best buy for a Charity that will
> take oldish (say post 2000) functional machines for donation to Overseas
> communities. The Executors for a chum of mine have got about 6-9 machines
> that they would like to send to a good home.
>
> And Jools, did you sort out the relationship between Mint and that Canon
> Printer. I have a very unstable relationship between a Canon PIXMA 4500 and
> Linux Mint 13 Maya - sometimes takes ages to start printing - loads of
> whirring, prints a few lines sometimes with text in various formats and
> colours, sometimes can't even turn the printer off other than at the wall.
> Mostly works in the end but something is very obviously wrong - have tried
> re-installing what drivers I could get hold of - no better result.
>
> Thanks for any help
>
> Chris
>
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