Anybody know a decent scanner that works in Linux?
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From: Frnak McKenney on 30 Mar 2010 12:33 On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:43:59 GMT, Jan Panteltje <pNaonStpealmtje(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On a sunny day (Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:09:37 -0700) it happened "Paul Hovnanian > P.E." <Paul(a)Hovnanian.com> wrote in <4BB18791.415AFB75(a)Hovnanian.com>: > >>Jan Panteltje wrote: >>> >>> Anybody know a decent scanner that works in Linux? >>> Preferably not Canon. >> >>http://www.sane-project.org/ > > Yea, none of those you can buy today in my price range, > that do what I want it to do. Getting my Brother MFC-420CN All-In-One running in SuSE 10.2 required downloading drivers from the manufacturer, also runs fine under Ubuntu 9.04. Both systems connect to the scanner through its network port. I picked up a Canon LanoScan LiDE 50 for $5 at a local thrift shop, found a USB cable, and had no trouble getting it running under Ubuntu 9.04. It's light, USB-powered, and I can stack it in a bookshelf when I'm not using it. YMMV. Frank McKenney -- "Provide me with ships or proper sails for the celestial atmosphere and there will be men there, too, who do not fear the appalling distance" -- Johannes Kepler -- Frank McKenney, McKenney Associates Richmond, Virginia / (804) 320-4887 Munged E-mail: frank uscore mckenney ayut mined spring dawt cahm (y'all) |