On 11-10-22 01:23 PM, Hendrik Boom wrote:
My scanner stopped working as Debian upgraded. it still works with
Debian Lenny (old stable), but not with Squeeze (stable) or wheezy
(testing). The problem seems to be that the scanner violates some
aspects of the USB protocol, by sending a cancel signal after every
scan. The newer kernels apparently have a more unified USB handler
that handles cancel signals; whereas in lenny each device handled its
own.
Now either I stay with lenny, or I get a new scanner, I suppose.
We cold also use a good colour printer. My wife is an artist, and the
printer she was using has moved out of the house with my daughter.
Now my wife is enamoured with the convenience of a combination
scanner/colour printer.
Now there's no problem going to a local office supply store and seens
oodles or printers, scanners, and combo machines.
What I want to know is, which ones work well with Linux these days,
which are affordable, and which ones are really *good*.
I'm not that crazy about the one I still use on Lenny. I have documents
with faint text I can read clearly but the scanner simply does not pick
up. Neither does my son's scanner, nor a commercial photocopy shop, though.
Failing to see visible faint lines is, of course, not good enough for
artwork.
-- hendrik
The HPLIP drivers are pretty good, most HPs are well supported for
printing. Scanning is always iffy, in my experience stay away from
Epson, although they make the best photo scanners imo. I have had luck
with both a canon all-in-one and an HP, both using wifi.
Jeremy
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