The official drivers for this printer are proprietary and closed source, therefore we cannot/are not allowed to include them into Ubuntu.
Actually your printer manufacturer needs to provide a openprinting distribution independent driver package as described here: http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/WritingAndPackagingPrinterDrivers This would allow automatic download and installation of the manufacturers printer driver by system-config-printer as already implemented by this specification: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/printerdriverautodownload since Ubuntu Intrepid. As mentioned the system-config-printer part is implemented. You should ask your manufacturer in this case Canon to provide a distibution independent package that allows their printer driver to be installed automatically on Linux in general (not only Ubuntu). ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to cups in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/624446 Title: Canon MP250 series: official drivers not listed Status in cups package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Binary package hint: cups The official drivers are available as .deb packages here: http ://support-sg.canon-asia.com/contents/SG/EN/0100236101.html ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: cups 1.4.3-1ubuntu1.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.42-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686 Architecture: i386 CupsErrorLog: Date: Thu Aug 26 12:46:17 2010 Lpstat: device for Canon-MP250-series: usb://Canon/MP250%20series device for Deskjet-F4200-series: hp:/usb/Deskjet_F4200_series?serial=CN93Q570N005BR device for MP140: usb://Canon/MP140%20series device for Samsung-SCX-4200-Series: usb://Samsung/SCX-4100%20Series MachineType: LENOVO 6366K7G Papersize: letter PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card PpdFiles: MP140: Canon PIXMA MP150 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.5 Simplified Deskjet-F4200-series: HP Deskjet f4200 Series hpijs, 3.10.2 Samsung-SCX-4200-Series: Samsung SCX-4200, SpliX V. 2.0.0 Canon-MP250-series: Canon MP250 series Ver.3.20 ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=UUID=32652736-7887-4a17-a230-2c964d60417a ro quiet splash ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: cups dmi.bios.date: 05/16/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 7JET24WW (1.09 ) dmi.board.name: 6366K7G dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7JET24WW(1.09):bd05/16/2007:svnLENOVO:pn6366K7G:pvrThinkPadX60Tablet:rvnLENOVO:rn6366K7G:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 6366K7G dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X60 Tablet dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/624446/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
