... on Ubuntu 20.04
On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 8:18 PM Russell Senior <[email protected]> wrote: > > lsusb calls mine: > > Bus 001 Device 015: ID 04b8:012c Seiko Epson Corp. GT-X900 > [Perfection V700/V750 Photo] > > It worked out of the box, iirc. Possibly needed to add myself to a > group for permissions purposes. > > On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 5:27 PM Michael Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 9:11 PM Russell Senior <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > I have the same scanner, since 2008, still works good, can do very high > > > resolution, although it is tedious for large numbers of scans. I echo the > > > remark about the negatives. Color prints are horrible as archival > > > documents. Black and white prints can be okay. > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2021, 19:59 Bill Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2021, 9:33 PM Michael Barnes <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > I have a large number of old photos I would like to scan into files. > > > I'm > > > > > looking for an inexpensive scanner for this that will work with Linux. > > > I > > > > > don't need anything with a feeder, just a plain flatbed will > > > > > probably > > > > get > > > > > the job done. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your suggestions. > > > > > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am very happy with the Epson V600 Photo. It scans prints and > > > > negatives. > > > > If you still have the negatives from your photos then scanning them can > > > > give much better results than scanning in the prints. > > > > > > > > Bill Barry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I really need something that will work with my Linux Mint desktop computer. > > Reading various reviews on the Epson V600, there are lots of complaints > > that it does not work with Windows 10 or with Mac computers, never any > > mention of Linux.. All the commentary in the advertising focuses on the > > software. No real mention of what or how it does by itself. > > > > I'd appreciate comments on a scanner that works with current Linux systems. > > > > Thanks, > > Michael
