On Sun, 4 Jul 2004 17:24:23 -0700
Alan Dayley <
alandd@consultpros.com> wrote:
> We are considering getting a photo printer to go with our new digital camera.
> My wife is the real photo-bug in the family and she likes Canon products.
> BUT, she wants a good photo printer that will work in Linux. (I'm so proud!)
>
> The Canon i900D is the current model she wants. However, linuxprinting.org is
> silent on it's Linux support. It is a fairly new model, after all. So, my
> questions are these:
>
> 1. What photo printers do any of you PLUGgers use happily with Linux, Canon or
> any other brand?
>
> 2. At a long shot, do any of you have this Canon printer and can speak to it's
> Linux compatibility? Perhaps it has an emulation or compatibility with a
> different Canon model that has Linux support.
>
> I'll keep looking around the net for answers but I value this group's input.
> And, she wanted me to ask the "other Linux geeks," so I am.
>
> Alan
Alan,
I have the Canon i850 which works fine with the S800 driver under CUPS. Text prints light unless I up the density/saturation in CUPS (maybe it's stuck in econo mode), but photos print fine on glossy photo paper from GIMP.
Dennis Kibbe
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