billyphatu
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I am trying to install a Canon PIXMA MP150 combined scanner and printer on my new Macbook Pro via a USB connection. I thought it would be a breeze... but alas it is being a pain.
Before I connected the printer, I used the set-up CD for Mac that came with the printer. It seemed to install the printer driver, scanner driver and a couple of programs, just the same as when I installed it on a PC. I then connected my printer. Nothing happened - but I assume this is normal for Macs. I went to the Printer utility and I saw the MP150 in the list of available printers. When i tried to add it, however, the Printer utility froze and I had to Force Quit. It did this every time, no matter what I changed on the settings for the driver (the default option is "Canon LJ Printer").
I tried opening the Canon MP-Navigator program (allows you to set preferences for the printer etc) and it said that the driver had not been installed. I tried installing again from the CD and the same thing happened. I went to the Canon website and downloaded all of the most recent drivers and programs for the printer for Mac. I installed them, and the same things happened. A couple of times it seemed to work and the printer was added, but whenever I tried to print to it, the print job stopped and nothing happened.
Any ideas that might help me would be SOOO appreciated! I am new to Macs, so it is entirely possible that I'm doing something wrong. Is there a particular way to install drivers that I'm not doing?
Thanks in advance.
Before I connected the printer, I used the set-up CD for Mac that came with the printer. It seemed to install the printer driver, scanner driver and a couple of programs, just the same as when I installed it on a PC. I then connected my printer. Nothing happened - but I assume this is normal for Macs. I went to the Printer utility and I saw the MP150 in the list of available printers. When i tried to add it, however, the Printer utility froze and I had to Force Quit. It did this every time, no matter what I changed on the settings for the driver (the default option is "Canon LJ Printer").
I tried opening the Canon MP-Navigator program (allows you to set preferences for the printer etc) and it said that the driver had not been installed. I tried installing again from the CD and the same thing happened. I went to the Canon website and downloaded all of the most recent drivers and programs for the printer for Mac. I installed them, and the same things happened. A couple of times it seemed to work and the printer was added, but whenever I tried to print to it, the print job stopped and nothing happened.
Any ideas that might help me would be SOOO appreciated! I am new to Macs, so it is entirely possible that I'm doing something wrong. Is there a particular way to install drivers that I'm not doing?
Thanks in advance.