On Saturday 19 Mar 2005 02:41, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: > On Saturday 19 Mar 2005 00:06, Paul wrote: > > On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 11:35, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: > > > On Friday 18 Mar 2005 22:24, Noel McG. wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > I am running Mandrake 10.1 Can anyone tell me if the following might > > > > be compatible and run OK. > > > > > > > > Scanner. Cannon 4200F > > > > > > > > Printers. HP 7762, or HP1100D > > > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > I've been looking all around about Canon scanners, and it isn't good > > > jsut now. Canon won't release their code (from lists), and no > > > supporting drivers'. We need for Canaon to release code or someone to > > > develope somehting I guess .. > > > > http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-formats/html_single/Har > >dw are-HOWTO.html > > > > says the Canon BJC 4200 'works perfectly', as does the HP 1100 > > photosmart. > > > > Check the SANE pages for Canon scanners' back ends. > > > > Or, go into MCC and 'hardware' on your computer, select 'scanner' 'add > > scanner manually', and see if the model is listed there as supported or > > unsupported, then just cancel when you've the information. You can do > > something similar for printers (uncheck the 'auto-detect' box) > > But presumably for supported scanners only? By SANE etc. > > Not getting hopeful > > Rosemary
Should add - not getting hopeful after heaps of reading at various sites - Canon scanners seem to be the "pIts" with linux! Or, more accurately , Canon, disinterested? Have emailed them ...
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