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lp -d (printername) (plaintextfilename) says it printed successfully in the logs but nothing printed.

"POST /printers/MG2500 HTTP/1.1" 200 391 Create-Job successful-ok localhost - - [19/May/2020:21:30:16 -0400] "POST /printers/MG2500 HTTP/1.1" 200 274 Send-Document successful-ok localhost - - [19/May/2020:21:32:03 -0400] "POST /printers/MG2500 HTTP/1.1" 200 391 Create-Job successful-ok localhost - - [19/May/2020:21:32:03 -0400] "POST /printers/MG2500 HTTP/1.1" 200 274 Send-Document successful-ok

What could be the cause of this?

alex olynyk
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  • Same issue here. My MG2520 prints fine in previous versions of Ubuntu but not in 20.04. I did notice that cups+Gudenprint v.5.2.1 accompanied the printer description in older versions of Ubuntu but not in this version. I read somewhere that Gudenprint was no longer supporting some of the Canon MPDs and I'm wondering if that isn't where the problem lies. – Bob P May 24 '20 at 17:28

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I was able to solve this by installing cups-backend-bjnp

$ sudo apt-get install cups-backend-bjnp

I then deleted the printer and re-added it.

Before I installed that package, it first called the MG2522 a "Generic Text Only Printer", but it would just freeze up when it tried to search for drivers.

Props to @Niols for his answer here - How to install a Canon PIXMA IP 3300?

Meh-B
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