On 6/22/20 12:51 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Mon, 22 Jun 2020, Michael Rasmussen wrote: > >> I went to check the PLUG history at >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/pipermail/plug/ > > Michael, > > That February thread was about the need to plug the scanner into the > desktop > directly, not into an external USB hub because the power limits for the > latter were insufficient for the scanner. > > That's not today's issue. > > lsusb, sane-find-scanner, scanimage -L, and xsane all find the hardware, > but > xsane cannot communicate with it. Canon's scangearmp2 now doesn't find the > hardware. > > Canon is making an exception for a warranty return on a 6-month old scanner > because they know how to trouble shoot using only Microsoft or Apple > software; they don't support linux. Except, they provide scangearmp2 as > .deb, .rpm, and .tgz files ... for linux. Strange company. > > Now I'm looking for a backup scanner from a company that does support > linux. > > Thanks, > > Rich >
Rich The only printer/scanner company that I know of that explicitly supports Linux is HP. HPLIP already comes installed on Slackware, and, while is can be a bit tricky at times to set up, it HPLIP does work well. Check the device list here: https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing/supported_devices/index The list contains several Scanjet models that work with HPLIP. Keep on eye on the "Driver Plug-in" column: these are proprietary binary blobs needed for full functionality. These can be a bit trick to install sometimes. Or opt for one if the multifunction printers: buy a scanner and get a printer for free! My corporate overlord provided for my home office a HP LJ M1212nf MFP that has worked well since Slackware 14.1. Slackware-14.2 has HPLIP-3.16.5 but its not hard to compile 3.20.6 (Slackware-current) if the printer/scanner needs the newer version. -Ed
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