patricia, note that the driver on the CD that came with the scanner contains only a driver written for Windows, nor one for Linux. The lexmark 2500 is an "all in one", that is a combination of a scanner and a printer. So when gOS tells you it has detected the lexmark 2500, it has detected the printer, not the scanner part of it.
Just like the HP printer any scanner that Linux has a driver for should be found automatically, and a driver for it should be switched on immediately. You should be able to scan using the program, which has a built in scanner application. sane is NOT a "scanning program". SANE means "Scanner Access Now Easy", and is an application programmers interface for scanners: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scanner_Access_Now_Easy built XSANE is a GNOME front-end for SANE, so that it works with graphical desktops, and also acts like an application. Xsane is also built into "The Gimp", (a photoshop like program) which is how you would normally work with scanners. If Xsane tells you that it cant find a scanner when you run it, that probably means that there isn't a Linux scanner driver for that model scanner when the Linux version was put together you are using. Unfortunately at the moment I do not know how to help you further, but you might try your luck at the ubuntu fora, the tips you get there should work exactly the same for gOS. gOS 3.0 is compatible with Ubuntu 8.04. Ubuntu fora can be found here: http://ubuntuforums.org/ On 6 nov, 08:16, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear All, > > I have just installed the GOS Version 3 on my computer; my HP Laserjet > printer was immediately recognised and is working...however, although > my Lexmark 2500 scanner shows up on the screen under 'printers', when > I try to use it by opening the GOS scanning programme (xzane?) the > programme looks for the scanner and then says no devices found. > > I am not sure if there is a simple way to address this as I am new to > GOS (perhaps there is another scanning programme on GOS I am unaware > of?). I have the driver and software for the scanner on CD but if I > try to load it is tells me as I have a USB connection this will be > automatically installed and thus I cannot proceed further than this > point on the installation CD. > > I would really appreciate any assistance as I am currently in a very > remote location with limited internet access to research this further. > > Thanks in advance > > Patricia --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
