On Fri, 10 Jan 2020, Christoph Willing wrote:
Sorry about that - I don't know why
Chris, Yes, very strange.
I think they're referring to their own (sane-pixma) "module" in their software, not an actual kernel module.
Ah, okay.
What you need is a suitable driver. There are (at least) two SBo SlackBuilds for drivers covering different Pixma printer/scanners, namely system/pixma and system/cnijfilter2 but I don't thinks either of these is suitable for your scanner (check each README - I don't see your device listed).
I saw cnijfilter2 but didn't build/install it.
I used to have an earlier model CanoScan LiDE scanner for which I think I used the supplied driver on the CD (was a long time ago). To obtain the latest driver in your case, I suggest downloading from: "https://www.canon.co.uk/support/consumer_products/products/scanners/lide_series/canoscan-lide-400.html?type=drivers&language=en&os=linux%20(64-bit)"
Thank you. I'll definitely do this.
from where Linux driver packages are available in .deb, .rpm and source formats. You'll have to wrangle one of those to install.
The tool, rpm2tgz, is inststalled and I've used that a time or two so I'll try it on that driver. I've used my old Epson flatbed scanner for about a dozen years, but it refuses to work with USB 3.x, the only interfaces on the new desktop. That's why I bought a replacement. Regards, Rich _______________________________________________ SlackBuilds-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.slackbuilds.org/mailman/listinfo/slackbuilds-users Archives - https://lists.slackbuilds.org/pipermail/slackbuilds-users/ FAQ - https://slackbuilds.org/faq/
