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[SOLVED] Give An Old Scanner New Life with Linux Lite

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N4RPS:
Hello!

Hmm... I thought I had already replied to this.

The Canon LIDE scanners are what I use here. They're about the only USB scanners that don't require a separate power supply - they are powered through the USB bus...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob

newtusmaximus:
Found this http://www.sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html very useful when looking for a second hand scanner which would work with linux.

Ended up with a canon LIDE 210 which works a dream usb cable powered and lightening fast.

Regrettably my old A3 scanner did not work under linux. Newer models apparently do.

mandoran:
Thanks very much! Will give that a try.

N4RPS:
Hello!

Here, Simple Scan and xsane appear under my 'Graphics' Menu. If not,


--- Code: ---sudo apt-get install simple-scan xsane
--- End code ---

should install them there.

Simple Scan is a 'quick and simple' scanning program, whereas XSane (Scanner Access Now Easy) is the more full-feaured of the two...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob

mandoran:
Sounds good, but how do you use it? I cannot find it anywhere - is it a terminal command now or something?

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