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By: UbuntuLinuxHelp

UbuntuLinuxHelp — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:02:50 +0000

Well… There’s raging debate about the DRM issue, but one thing you could try is…

Convert the wma or wmv (Windows Media) into another format. Or use solutions like VLC to stream the content across a network. It’s kind of hard to offer any concrete answer without seeing all the variables. ;)

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By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:56:06 +0000

Here’s one: How to I play DRM protected Windows Media Files? I tried, they don’t play even when I have the codecs installed.

By: UbuntuLinuxHelp

UbuntuLinuxHelp — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:55:28 +0000

@Skip Flem – Have you tried this?…

Get the correct drivers from here: ftp://download.canon.jp/pub/dr...../bj/linux/
(they cover i550, i560, i850,i860,i950, i990)

He needs:
bjfilterpixusXXXi-X.X-X.i386.rpm
AND the corresponding cups driver:
bjfiltercups-X.X-X.i386.rpm

Use alien to convert the rpms to debs (apt-get install alien if you don’t have it)
sudo alien

dpkg -i bjfilterpixusXXXi_X.X-X.i386.deb
dpkg -i bjfiltercups-X.X-X.i386.deb

sudo apt-get install libtiff4
sudo apt-get install libpng3

Then use the gnome GUI for adding a new printer
System > System Settings > Printing
And you will now see your new driver in the list as PIXUS XXXi verX.X

Said to be working on Feisty.

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By: Skip Flem

Skip Flem — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:47:55 +0000

Why do I have Canon i865 printer
drivers with 7.10 but my friend
DOESN’T? How could I transfer mine?
(I don’t have a Canon 1865 printer…)