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| Newer page: | version 10 | Last edited on Sunday, April 22, 2007 9:03:29 am | by ElroyLiddington | Revert |
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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.)
Sane should also come with appropriate HotPlug scripts. Make sure you have appropriate permissions to access the device - in [Debian], the [USB] device file will be read-/writable by people in the <tt>scanner</tt> group, so add any users to that group (and log out and back in for changes to your current user to take effect).
-Some scanners (e.g. Acer/Benq) need to have firmware installed on your PC to copy to the scanner. For Acer/Benq go to [Benq website|http://www.benq.co.uk/serviceandsupport/downloads/index.cfm?productline=9] and select your product. Extract the <tt>.bin</tt> file from the driver files and edit the file <tt>/etc/sane.d/snapscan.conf</tt> at the top where it says <tt>firmware</tt> to point to the <tt>.bin</tt> file you downloaded.
+Some scanners (e.g. Acer/Benq) need to have firmware installed on your PC to copy to the scanner. For Acer/Benq go to [Benq website|http://www.benq.co.uk/serviceandsupport/downloads/index.cfm?productline=9] and select your product. Extract the <tt>.bin</tt> file from the driver files and edit the file <tt>/etc/sane.d/snapscan.conf</tt> at the top where it says <tt>firmware</tt> to point to the <tt>.bin</tt> file you downloaded. [ScannerHOWTO] (This used an Acer/BENQ 'Vuego 4300U as example model, and works)
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!! Hardware hints
If you are looking for a hardware flatbed scanner that works under linux, Epson-branded [Scanner]s seem to be well supported. HewlettPackard scanners and printer/scanners also seem to be well supported. [HP] have supported <tt>hpoj</tt> and <tt>hpijs</tt> drivers which are included in some distros.
