Public bug reported:

Description:    Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
Release:        16.04
libsane:
  Installiert:           1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2
  Installationskandidat: 1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2 500
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

sane-utils:
  Installiert:           1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2
  Installationskandidat: 1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2 500
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

libreoffice:
  Installiert:           1:5.1.4-0ubuntu1
  Installationskandidat: 1:5.1.4-0ubuntu1
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 1:5.1.4-0ubuntu1 500
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe amd64 
Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/universe amd64 
Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:5.1.2-0ubuntu1 500
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages
gimp:
  Installiert:           2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1
  Installationskandidat: 2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1 500
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe amd64 
Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/universe amd64 
Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.8.16-1ubuntu1 500
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages
xsane:
  Installiert:           0.999-3ubuntu1
  Installationskandidat: 0.999-3ubuntu1
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 0.999-3ubuntu1 500
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

lsusb:
Bus 002 Device 012: ID 04a9:190f Canon, Inc.

sane-find-scanner -q
found USB scanner (vendor=0x04a9 [Canon], product=0x190f [CanoScan]) at 
libusb:002:012


First I want to  mention that I am perfectly satisfied with the
perfomance and usabilty of lubuntu especially with old, lowend Laptops.
I am thankfull to all those people which make this great distribution
possible. For all my problems so far I found a solution (I am on board
since lubuntu 12.04), however the following I could not fix myself.

I expect that the backend genesys (part of libsane)  used with the scanner LIDE 
220 allows me to read scans directly with libreoffice or gimp to the respective 
application.
What happens:
Libreoffice "sees" the scanner, however I cannot select the resolution. First 
it is 75 any other selection ends up in 4800. I can read one scan in resolution 
75(?) the next scan results in a libreoffice crash. Errors are eratic. But 
libreoffice  is unusable with the backend genesys.
Please note unpluging the LIDE 220 and plugging Epson 1640su scanner (backend 
epson2) everything works as expected and I can scan as often as I will with any 
resolution I choose.

Gimp does not include either xsane ore xscanimage as plugin if the LIDE 220 via 
genesys is active.
however the plugins are found and active if I use for example a Epson 1640su 
(backend epson2) and I can scan everything.

Remark:  
genesys works perfectly with scanimage, xsane, xscanimage, Simple scan.

I can only guess that the interface of the backend genesys has a flaw, which 
makes interfacing to libreoffice and gimp impossible. I would not expect the 
error on the Libreoffice or gimp side, since both work with epson2 backend 
happily. Confusing is, the genesys works perfectly with the frontends
scanimage, xsane, xscanimage and SimpleScan. I would look for the flaw in the 
way the resolution is communicated back and force from the frontend to the 
backend. However, I do not know details about the sane API.

Remark1: I played the game also with  the 32Bit version of Lubuntu 16.04.1 LTS 
In that version the backend
genesys does not work correctly at all. Black scans, the scanner makes awfull 
noice. Upgrade to rolfbench version 1.026 of libsane makes only scanimage work, 
but xsane and other do not work at all.
again everything works as expected if I use the Epson scanner via backend 
epson2 (no need to upgrade to rolfbensch version 1.026 of libsane).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libsane 1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-62.83-generic 4.4.40
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-62-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: LXDE
Date: Sun Feb  5 19:40:04 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-01-12 (24 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160720)
SourcePackage: sane-backends
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: sane-backends (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial

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  backend, libsane, genesys, Gimp, libreoffice,canon LiDE 220

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