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From: Fred on 7 Jan 2010 22:54 "Mark Warner" <markwarner1954.inhibitions(a)att.net> wrote in message news:7qni08F4bvU1(a)mid.individual.net... > Fred wrote: >> >> My Canon scanner won't work on windows 7, and Canon are not releasing the >> necessary driver. There is a driver available for purchase that will work >> with any or at least most scanners, but does anyone know of a freeware >> one? > > John Corliss wrote: >> >> One option you might consider is (if this is possible) to run a duel boot >> system with Ubuntu or some other Linux distro on your computer. According >> to this site, your scanner is supported by Ubuntu: >> >> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=128704 > > rich wrote: >> >> Yes, my Lide 30 runs ok with Mepis 8 (debian) > > nomail(a)hotmail.com wrote: >> >> My LIDE 25 works fine with a Ubuntu liveCD. A slight >> inconvenience but worth the small effort involved. > > Spamblk wrote: >> >> The Linux Sane/Xsane driver appears to be fairly generic and is adapted >> to various scanners by firmware file. In my case, the file is called >> SBSfw.usb. At 7K its not very large which suggests that the unique parts >> of a device driver for each scanner type is fairly small. Most >> distributions of Live CD (no install) linux should have already have >> firmware files for most scanners, see discussion @ >> >> http://forums.computeractive.co.uk/showthread.php?t=185411 > > Fred -- > > You have no idea how much I'm enjoying this thread. > > Thanks. > You have no idea how much I'm not.
From: Brian (Groups) on 8 Jan 2010 00:40 On Jan 8, 2:54 pm, "Fred" <r...(a)parachute.net.nz> wrote: > "Mark Warner" <markwarner1954.inhibiti...(a)att.net> wrote in message > > news:7qni08F4bvU1(a)mid.individual.net... > > > > > Fred wrote: > > >> My Canon scanner won't work on windows 7, and Canon are not releasing the > >> necessary driver. There is a driver available for purchase that will work > >> with any or at least most scanners, but does anyone know of a freeware > >> one? > > > John Corliss wrote: > > >> One option you might consider is (if this is possible) to run a duel boot > >> system with Ubuntu or some other Linux distro on your computer. According > >> to this site, your scanner is supported by Ubuntu: > > >> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=128704 > > > rich wrote: > > >> Yes, my Lide 30 runs ok with Mepis 8 (debian) > > > nom...(a)hotmail.com wrote: > > >> My LIDE 25 works fine with a Ubuntu liveCD. A slight > >> inconvenience but worth the small effort involved. > > > Spamblk wrote: > > >> The Linux Sane/Xsane driver appears to be fairly generic and is adapted > >> to various scanners by firmware file. In my case, the file is called > >> SBSfw.usb. At 7K its not very large which suggests that the unique parts > >> of a device driver for each scanner type is fairly small. Most > >> distributions of Live CD (no install) linux should have already have > >> firmware files for most scanners, see discussion @ > > >>http://forums.computeractive.co.uk/showthread.php?t=185411 > > > Fred -- > > > You have no idea how much I'm enjoying this thread. > > > Thanks. > > You have no idea how much I'm not.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Have you tried the method in this forum: http://www.bullsworld.net/2009/03/19/windows-7-canon-lide-35-installation-fix/ Brian
From: Mark Warner on 8 Jan 2010 12:31 Fred wrote: > "Mark Warner" wrote >> >> Fred -- >> >> You have no idea how much I'm enjoying this thread. >> >> Thanks. > > You have no idea how much I'm not. You have my sympathies. I hope you get it resolved to your satisfaction. But in light of all the "there are no drivers for Linux" nonsense I have to listen to, the irony of your situation -- and especially the number of responses suggesting using Linux -- is amusing. There are a number of Linux tools that are very good at extracting the actual "meat" from self-extracting driver exe files that may help you out. If I can assist, don't hesitate to ask. -- Mark Warner MEPIS Linux Registered Linux User #415318 ....lose .inhibitions when replying
From: bob on 9 Jan 2010 21:33 In article <hi39cr$k5n$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, netburgher(a)REMOVEgmail.com says... > > On 01/06/2010 03:55 PM, David H. Lipman wrote: > > From: "Fred"<reg(a)parachute.net.nz> > > > > > > | Lide 30. Definitely not interested in paying for 3rd party software. I do > > | have an old laptop (XP) that I can keep for scanning. It's far from an > > | everyday use for me. > > > > I have the SAME model ! :-) > > > > Have you tried the Vista version of the software ? > > That's what I was gonna ask. > > Every time the aging peripherals gave me a bother about drivers under > win7 (3 times & counting), I've been able to use Vista's w/o a quibble. > > > hth, That's because Vista and Win7 use the same driver model. Bob
From: Roger Hunt on 9 Jan 2010 21:41
bob <nottooslow42(a)yahoo.com> wrote >In article <hi39cr$k5n$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, >netburgher(a)REMOVEgmail.com says... >> >> On 01/06/2010 03:55 PM, David H. Lipman wrote: >> > From: "Fred"<reg(a)parachute.net.nz> >> > >> > | Lide 30. Definitely not interested in paying for 3rd party software. I do >> > | have an old laptop (XP) that I can keep for scanning. It's far from an >> > | everyday use for me. >> > >> > I have the SAME model ! :-) >> > >> > Have you tried the Vista version of the software ? >> >> That's what I was gonna ask. >> >> Every time the aging peripherals gave me a bother about drivers under >> win7 (3 times & counting), I've been able to use Vista's w/o a quibble. > >That's because Vista and Win7 use the same driver model. > It sure is similar, but, for instance, the Vista version of my Sil680 RAID card drivers makes Win7 drop dead here, and they haven't done a Win7 RAID driver for that card, if they ever will. -- Roger Hunt |