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Now that Google Cloud Print is going away how do I get my MX922 to connect to my Chromebox wireless

Toolfriend
Contributor

Now that Google cloud print is going away how do I get my MX922 to connect wirelessly. I have been through all the steps but the MX922 is not listed as a choice. Is there another printer that is close to the MX922 that I could select in its place?

 

Thank you

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     Okay, I downloaded an Chromebook emulator (CloudReady) to see if there were differences from my Chromebook.  It looks like there were.

 

     I don't know which version you've got but if it's more like the instructions from the mod, which is what the CloudReady emulator was like, then we need to modify the install a little from what I said in my post.

 

     So, follow the mods install instructions and at step 6 it should show a popup named "Add a printer manually" with all the fields mentioned in the mods post.  You'll need to put a printer name ("Canon MX922" or whatever you want to see when you go to print) and the IP address of your printer on your network.  The IP address is important and must be set correctly for things to work.  Check your printer if you don't know it and keep in mind that it can always change depending on how your network is configured so you may need to update this in the future.  Leave Protocol to IPP and Queue to ipp/print.  Click ADD.

 

     At this point you'll get to the "Advanced printer configuration" screen.  You can go back and follow the instructions I gave for this earlier since it's the same from here on.  In short, leave the Manufacturer and Model blank and browse to get PPD file.  ADD the printer and you should be finished.  A new printer should appear with whatever name you gave it ("Canon MX922" or whatever).

 

     The emulator seemed to support more features, like duplex printing, than my actual Chromebook so maybe things will work with these different instructions?

 

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OMG! You are a genius. Works perfectly. How will I ever thank you? It has been so long. Bless you. I could not figure why I could print from the Canon Print App on my phone perfectly but not connect from my Asus CN62 Chromebox. I just ordered a new Asus Chromebox 4. I hope your PPD works from that. Again Thank you so much. You are the best!

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Hi you,

 

I wanted to thank you one more time for your fix. You are great! Maybe you can help me with something else as you are a computer genius. I have a new Chromebox 4 with Displayport over USB C. I cannot get my monitor to sleep. It keeps looking for a signal. This did not happen when it was hooked up from DP to DP on my previous Chromebox. I just thought I would ask the genius. Thank you so much again. Best, Toolfriend.

     Sorry, I don't have an answer for you off-hand.  I've heard people having mixed results with sleep working so you might just have some of those with bad luck.  I've heard some people say different cable configurations make the difference but I haven't tested this myself.  Unfortunately, I haven't seen a solution to send your way.

 

Thank you for replying. I just wanted to pass it by you. I am still so thankful for your printer file. All the best

vgrant
Apprentice
Thank you so much. I'll give this a try!!

scuppari
Apprentice

I have the same issues on all three student chomebooks that used to print to my Pixma MX472.  Any suggestion on how to get reconnected?  I've tried the IP based method and it didn't work.  Would the PPD file that everyone is mentioning work on my MX472?

     Probably not.  I'm no expert on this by any stretch of the imagination but it seems that it looks to make sure it's printing to the correct sort of printer that is in the PPD file.  So you'd need to get the name of the printer that is being advertised and place that into the file just to even begin to test if they're further compatible (I'm guessing they're not without actually looking).

 

     If you really want the file I can PM you the link (or you can search for it on Reddit) and you can try it as-is simply because you have nothing else and it won't hurt anything (you can just remove it).

 

difedepe
Apprentice
Hi, may I have the file too? I have a canon mx922

     I sent you a PM.

 

Can I also get a copy of the PPD? Thanks so much!

     I sent you a PM as well.

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