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Newer page: version 13 Last edited on Monday, October 1, 2007 3:49:17 pm by IanMcDonald
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 !! Software setup 
  
-The [API] used for accessing scanners under [Linux] is called [SANE]. 
+The [API] used for accessing scanners under [Linux] is called [SANE]. You might need to install these packages for Debian/Ubuntu - sane, sane-utils, xsane
  
 [USB] scanners have their driver in UserSpace (at least in 2.6 LinuxKernel~s), and this is provided by the sane backend using <tt>libusb</tt>. For this to work, you will need the virtual <tt>usbfs</tt> filesystem mounted on <tt>/proc/bus/usb</tt> (although your distribution should do this automatically). 
  
 You can control which scanner drivers are loaded in [SANE]'s <tt>dll.conf</tt> file (located in <tt>/etc/sane.d/dll.conf</tt> in [Debian] Sarge.) 
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 Canon have a USB2 scanner in their "~CanoScan" series called the "LiDE 20" which worked fine with the [SANE] scanner libraries in [Linux]. (Apparently the LiDE 30 works as well.) It is based on the same chip as many Plustek-brand scanners, so make sure <tt>plustek</tt> is loaded in [SANE]'s <tt>dll.conf</tt> file. This scanner is also completely powered through the [USB] cable, so make sure it is plugged directly into a powered hub and not daisy-chained through another device or unpowered hub. 
  
 If you have an Acer ~ScanPrisa 640U there are eight <tt>.bin</tt> files in the firmware download. The one that you need is <tt>u96v121.bin</tt> 
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+!! Software hints  
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+The easiest way to scan is to do File, Acquire from within [TheGIMP]  
  
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