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PIXMA MP495 Printer Not Printing/Connecting to new Macbook Air M1 with OS Big Sur

he110mcfly — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 19:02:48 GMT

I am having issues connecting/printing with my new Macbook Air to my Canon MP495 printer. It worked fine with my 2017 macbook pro. I imagine it has something to do with the new M1 chip or Big Sur - wondering if there may be a driver update/fix on the way soon?
Currently I get a "missing usb class driver" message when sending something to print
I have tried resetting the print settings and am now unable to add the printer back
I did check Canon's site for a new driver but there doesn't appear to be one, as of now at least.
Seems like others may be having issues with other printer models as well, not just the MP495.
I thought a workaround might be to connect via Wifi to the printer, however, I have not been successful in my attempts to set this up, as the Canon IJ Network Tool does not seem to locate the printer and I cannot use a CD for setup.

Re: PIXMA MP495 Printer Not Printing/Connecting to new Macbook Air M1 with OS Big Sur

jrhoffman75 — Fri, 25 Dec 2020 00:43:04 GMT

Not just a problem with your devbice.

M1 MacBook Air "Missing USB Class Driver"… - Apple Community

Re: PIXMA MP495 Printer Not Printing/Connecting to new Macbook Air M1 with OS Big Sur

johnschult — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 15:27:07 GMT

The MP495 is no longer supported after Mojave. I replaced mine with a TR8620. $179 on Amazon.

Re: PIXMA MP495 Printer Not Printing/Connecting to new Macbook Air M1 with OS Big Sur

Cavyann — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:47:06 GMT

Hi !

Same problem here but since I have both an intel mac running big sur, and an M1 mac running big sur, I can confirm the problem has to do with the M1...

I can easily print from the older macbook through wifi...

Programed obsolescence I'm afraid...

Yann