I had the same problem, Canon LiDe 110 worked out of the box in Kubuntu 12.04, upgraded to 14.04 and any attempt to scan failed with an "Invalid argument" error message; but a workaround reported here ( https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xsane/+bug/1247371 ) worked for me:
Kubuntu 14.04 3.13.0-34-generic #60-Ubuntu SMP Wed Aug 13 15:45:27 UTC 2014 x86_64 sane: 1.0.14-9 Workaround: disable "Intel xHCI Mode" in UEFI Mainboard: Asus H97M-Plus Canon LiDe 110 now works fine -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1184699 Title: Canon LIDE 110 can only scan once, then I need to replug the usb cable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/simple-scan/+bug/1184699/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs