Hi! I've been looking into this as my father has one and I'm trying to convert him over to Linux (he finally had enough of the Illegal Operations in Winblows). Unfortunately, he brought the scanner without checking with me first.
The current state, according to the SANE website (http://www.mostang.com/sane) is that it is not supported in the current release version, is not working in CVS, and scanning through the mailing lists, it may not be for some time. The problem is that Canon have never been forthcoming with their specs and API's. While the kernel and hotplug can see and identify the scanner on the USB bus, it doesn't know how to talk to it, which is the job of SANE. No SANE backend currently supports it. It may eventually be supported in the Canon 630U backend (which uses the same chips), but does not appear to be a priority for any of the developers involved. Until someone reverse engineers a back-end for it, it's just a paper-weight. If I find some time, I may be able to help out, but don't count on it. Given the price of scanners these days, it may just be easier to buy a new scanner that is supported. I can recommend going for Epson models, as their support (except for the odd model) is near perfect and I've never had problems with mine. Lesson: check the list before buying, or live with dual-booting. Now, if only I could find a decent front-end. XSane has great features but a terrible interface, Kooka has fewer features and a so-so interface. Any ideas? John. On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 09:52, Philip wrote: > On Thursday 19 Jun 2003 10:25 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > Yes I did, but no joy. > > > On Thursday 19 Jun 2003 10:09 pm, Philip wrote: > > > Hi all! > > > > > > Have been looking for any help on how to get the above scanner > > > working working under Mandrake 9.1?? The kernel can see it ok just > > > not make it work. Any ideas would be appreciated. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > Have you tried the scanner setup tool in Mandrake Control Center > > > Hardware ? > > > > Anne
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