If you're going to use SANE for your scanner, you first have to make sure SANE recognizes your scanner. If your GUI front end doesn't see the scanner, you have to find out whether SANE sees it. You do this by typing as root at a terminal prompt: sane-find-scanner
If your scanner doesn't appear there with the location where it's found, you first need to get it recognized. Sometimes when sane-find-scanner shows your scanner but the front end doesn't list it, it's because the permissions for the scanner belong to root. Change it to allow yourself or users in general to use the scanner. Once again, you most likely need a driver from Canon for your scanner. Many Canon scanners are not supported through SANE. All the editing in the world won't help you until you install that driver. Google to find it, download, install. Then you run CANON's CanoScan program and you're in business. All this assumes SANE doesn't support your scanner. Have you checked at the SANE Web site to see the status of your scanner? They have a lot of information about supported and unsupported scanners. And as always, Google is your friend. --Judy M. USA Registered Linux User #397786 Being productive with VectorLinux 6.0 SOHO
