Please open terminal and set following variable: export SANE_DEBUG_DLL=255 Then run simple-scan with command: simple-scan
The output should be similar to: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/simple-scan/-/tree/master You could investigate which backend is taking so long from logs. You could disable other (not hpaio) sane backends in file: sudo gedit /etc/sane.d/dll.conf ** Changed in: simple-scan (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1921794 Title: connection to scanner very slow To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/simple-scan/+bug/1921794/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs