[X4U] Canon BJ printer problems

[Keith Whaley]

I've managed to wake up the printer, and it's working just fine now!
Long story short ~ problem all over!

WRT the fax machine, it's receiving faxes well, but won't send any. sighhh.
I guess that's for tomorrow. One-a-day is not all that bad...  <g>

keith

Keith Whaley wrote:

> I have a PowerMac MDD G4 Tower model, 1.25 Ghz, OS 10.3.8.
> I also have a brand new Canon bubble jet iP 3000 printer.
> Everything is working fine, up to the completion of the printer driver 
> installation.
> It will NOT quite install! Stops and spins the beach ball at aomething 
> like 99% installed. It just keeps going...
> Finder Menu bar/Apple/About This Mac/More Info/Hardward Overview shows a 
> Canon USB printer, so it recognizes it's online, but...
> 
> I spent almost ¾ hours with a Canon Mac tech support  person today at 
> the Canon support facility, and after all the shenanigans, the driver 
> still wouldn't work.
> Sighing, she finally suggested I call Apple to see how they could help me.
> I was under the opinion that Apple didn't do that sort of customer 
> service anymore.
> 
> Who knows a phone number I can call where I can get some real info, 
> Apple or not? I expect I'll have to pay for it, but...I need a working 
> printer...
> 
> Any assistance appreciated!
> 
> keith whaley
> Los Angeles
> 
> When I solve this printer problem, I have a FAXstf application, 
> operating with Apple's inboard modem, that won't send anymore. Also new 
> to me, it sent once, on installation, and then stopped sending. No clue 
> why. I need that too!  Oh well...