Re: Contemplating new MFC color laser printer purchase

[deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com>]

Gene Heskett wrote:

> Does anyone know if the scanner in a Dell H625cdw MFC is recognized by
> xsane?

http://www.sane-project.org/sane-backends.html

I do not think so.

I bought Epson 33/330 and I've been using it with the Epsons iscan tool
(v.2.30) over 3y now. It works great for me.
It states however that it can be used by sane as well.

This might be of interest (I think it depends on what model you buy)

Epson_33_-_330/iscan-2.30.1/README

OPERATION
=========

  The software can always be started with the 'iscan' command from the
  command line or your desktop's "command runner" utility.
  You may also find it in your desktop menu in the "Graphics" section.

  PRINTING
  --------
    Scanning "directly" to a printer, by default, sends the image data
    to your system's default printer using the 'lpr' command.  You can
    modify the command used to print via the "Configuration" button.

  GIMP PLUG-IN
  ------------
    The software can also be used as a GIMP plug-in to acquire images
    directly from the GIMP.  After installation of a binary package,
    the plug-in is (normally) automatically registered and available
    from the "File" -> "Acquire" or the "File" -> "Create" menu.
    The exact menu entries may depend on your language settings and
    GIMP version.

  OTHER SANE FRONTENDS
  --------------------
    If you prefer using another SANE frontend, you can use the device
    driver included with this software by selecting a device with the
    "epkowa:" substring in its device name.

  NETWORK SCANNING
  ----------------
    Scanning directly via a device's network interface is supported
    with the help of the non-free 'iscan-network-nt' package.  Once this
    package has been installed you need to tell the 'epkowa' backend
    what network devices it should try to access.  The details of how
    you do this can be found in the 'epkowa.conf' file.
    This file is included in the sources and typically installed as
    '/etc/sane.d/epkowa.conf'.

    Notes:
     1. 'iscan' does not support setting the IP address of the device
        itself.  Please consult the device manual for instructions on
        how to do this.
     2. The download site only lists the iscan-network-nt module for the
        devices that are known to work with it.
     3. For network scanning via a server connected device please see
        the user manual.