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-If you are looking for a hardware flatbed scanner that works
under linux, Epson-branded scanners seem to be well supported.
+!!!Scanners
under Linux
-See also
[HardwareEpsonPerfection1660
] for hints about that photo scanner
.
+!!Software setup
+The
[API
] used
for accessing scanners under linux is called [SANE]
.
-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 "plustek" is
loaded in sane's dll.conf file (/etc/sane.d/dll.conf in Debian.)
+[USB
] scanners have their driver
in UserSpace
(at least in 2
.6 linux kernels
), and this
is provided by
the sane backend using libusb. For this to work
, you will need the virtual 'usbfs' filesystem mounted on /proc/bus/usb (although your distribution should do this automatically).
+
+
+You can control which scanner drivers are
loaded in sane's dll.conf config
file (located in
/etc/sane.d/dll.conf 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 "scanner" group, so add any users to that group (and log out and back in for changes to your current user to take effect).
-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.
+
+!!Hardware hints
+If you are looking for a hardware flatbed scanner that works under linux, Epson-branded [Scanner]s seem to be well supported. Hewlett Packard scanners and printer/scanners also seem to be well supported. HP have supported hpoj and hpijs drivers which are included in some distros.
+
+See also [HardwareEpsonPerfection1660] for hints about that photo scanner.
+
+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 "plustek" is loaded in sane's dll.conf 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.
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