Firewire drivers for Canon i9900???

I had firewire drivers for my Canon i9900 for Leopard (10.5) but upon upgrading to Snow Leopard (10.6) the Mac wouldn't see the printer anymore. I read someone mentioning to try a USB cord for someone in the same situation and, presto, the Mac saw it -- but I prefer using the firewire port (if only to free up a USB port).
Isn't that standard to include firewire support in the drivers? Do I need a special driver?

Update: 10/08/09
FW driver causes printer to hang endlessly without apparent reason. Print cue will show "printing" but nothing happens. Turning the printer off and on again, sometimes several times will usually get it to finally print.
Neither the FW or USB drivers seem to support edge to edge printing anymore, a feature Canon bragged about on this printer and one I depend upon; Letter Extra and Tabloid Extra have disappeared from the dialog box and choosing borderless printing has no affect and the extent slider is grayed out. Furthermore the non-print area around the paper edge seems to have gotten wider with these new drivers, all and all making this printer next to useless to me. Is this Canon's way of telling us they don't really support this printer anymore?
I'm back to the USB driver, which at least prints, after I watch the spinning beachball for 20 seconds. Anyone figured out how to get edge to edge to work?

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Welcome to Apple Support Communities
As you can see, that printer is compatible > http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3669
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Sorry to hear you are having problems with your printer.
Just so you are aware. It is not Apple's responsibility to update 3rd party software such as printer drivers. This holds true for the hardware sold at the online Apple store. That is up to Canon to update their drivers to be compatible with 10.6.
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*"Important: Mention of third-party websites and products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation. Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to the selection, performance or use of information or products found at third-party websites. Apple provides this only as a convenience to our users. Apple has not tested the information found on these sites and makes no representations regarding its accuracy or reliability. There are risks inherent in the use of any information or products found on the Internet, and Apple assumes no responsibility in this regard. Please understand that a third-party site is independent from Apple and that Apple has no control over the content on that website. Please contact the vendor for additional information."*
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Hello, all you amazingly helpful folks.
Bought new iMac + Canon MP610 yesterday. Successfully installed printer on 3 Macs and a PC, and all was well.
Then--discovered that Leopard DVD was hiding in the box. So, installed Leopard uneventfully. Then--found that scanner wouldn't respond to any commands, and subsequently, I could no longer print from the new iMac ONLY (other Macs still printing fine).
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