jct842

I recently bought a canon mx922 printer. The reason I bought it was that linux was supposed to have a driver. It does have one but is not very good. Has any one here had any experience with printing using linux especially to a canon printer? I can print 4x6 with borders but not border less. I can't print 5x7 except with a 4x6 image. I have not tried the larger 8.5x11 yet. The linux driver is definately crippled.

Right now the only solution I can see is to pick up a used windows laptop just to be able to have a driver. I have tried "wine" and there doesn't seem to be any hopes there.

Apaflo Loc: Anchorage, Alaska

I can't help explicitly, as I don't use a Canon printer... But a Google search on the MX922 suggests that it works quite well. Note that there are at least two or three different drivers available.

So, which driver are you using? And which Linux distribution too?

jct842

I am using PCLINUX, I am not sure which driver that is apparently in the kernel. The pictures I have printed 4x6 I think are a bit better than the same file printed by Walmart. Mine is a bit lighter and more detail. Just borders! And that I could live with. I had plans for framing a bunch in 5x7 for some bare wall. I will do some more searching and also the pclinux forums.

JerryOSF Loc: Bristol, VA

I use linuxmint and an Epson Photo R280. I also use a canoscan 9000f scanner. I had a hard time getting it to work but eventually was successful. Also had to use a Canon pixma ??? printer. . It worked very well until it died and is outdated now.