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<blockquote data-quote="gsahli" data-source="post: 1155606" data-attributes="member: 182015"><p>Note: I may not be able to help completely... I don't have and don't plan to have W 7. ;-)</p><p>Print drivers on OS X are different than on Windows. Manufacturers are given the leeway of two driver types - CUPS drivers (meaning they work _with_ the CUPS system in OS X) or monolithic drivers (meaning they are self-contained, and the only comm protocols that work are what the writers put in). Manufacturers choose the monolithic type and therefore can limit USB printers with USB-only drivers. (Brother is the only exception to this, by the way.) So, you need a CUPS driver to use the standard Windows Printing comm protocol that is part of the CUPS print system.</p><p>Gutenprint (set of CUPS drivers) is included in OS X: Here's where to update:</p><p><a href="http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php" target="_blank">Gutenprint for Mac OS X</a></p><p>The only other CUPS drivers for Canon I know of:</p><p><a href="http://www.printfab.net" target="_blank">ZEDOnet | PrintFab Mac OS X | PrintFab - the Printer Driver RIP for Mac OS X</a></p><p></p><p>PS- this only matters for non-postscript printers (like inkjets) - OS X printing is based on postscript, so postscript drivers are all CUPS drivers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gsahli, post: 1155606, member: 182015"] Note: I may not be able to help completely... I don't have and don't plan to have W 7. ;-) Print drivers on OS X are different than on Windows. Manufacturers are given the leeway of two driver types - CUPS drivers (meaning they work _with_ the CUPS system in OS X) or monolithic drivers (meaning they are self-contained, and the only comm protocols that work are what the writers put in). Manufacturers choose the monolithic type and therefore can limit USB printers with USB-only drivers. (Brother is the only exception to this, by the way.) So, you need a CUPS driver to use the standard Windows Printing comm protocol that is part of the CUPS print system. Gutenprint (set of CUPS drivers) is included in OS X: Here's where to update: [url=http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php]Gutenprint for Mac OS X[/url] The only other CUPS drivers for Canon I know of: [url=http://www.printfab.net]ZEDOnet | PrintFab Mac OS X | PrintFab - the Printer Driver RIP for Mac OS X[/url] PS- this only matters for non-postscript printers (like inkjets) - OS X printing is based on postscript, so postscript drivers are all CUPS drivers. [/QUOTE]
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