Re: installing scanner canon
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hh.eu@gmx.de wrote:
> Are you aware of the SANE website and its list of supported devices
> <http://www.sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html#Z-CANON> and the sane-devel
> mailing list <http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel>
> which might be more appropriate places to consult with your problem?
>
> You are referring to sane-find-scanner etc., so you're trying to get the
> scanner to work using SANE, however your scanner is listed as "not
> supported" on the above mentioned list of compatible hardware. The
> reference on the Ubuntu Portugal page you gave claiming that your scanner
> works with Ubuntu doesn't list any proof/links/background etc., so seems a
> bit unreliable, if you ask me.
>
> A quick Google search also only reveals results that show that the scanner
> doesn't work in any other OS than Windows. E.g., a German Ubuntu page
> specifically lists the device as not supported on its blacklist:
> <http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Hardware_blacklist>
>
> I believe the problem is that your scanner uses a chipset for which no one
> has written a SANE backend yet. So I am afraid your scanner is (still)
> unsupported, and your conclusion that after all these years of not being
> supported it should work now was a bit premature.
>
> Most (all?) scanner producers usually only provide binary drivers for
> Windows. This is what you have on the CD. Of course, unfortunately, these
> are useless for all other OS like Debian.
>
> -Moritz
>
> P.S.: I now see you did look at the SANE documentation before. Maybe try
> the
> mailing list, but I think they won't be able to help you.
>
I thank you for you answer. I tried with an Ubuntu live cd, and the
scanner wasn't detected (same problem, like under debian). Therefore,
you're right !
Best regards,
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