Am Donnerstag, 24. September 2009 schrieb Clayton:

[...] I have this scanner (Cannon LiDE25): https://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Scanners/Flatbed/canonsca n_lide25/index.asp and it works out of the box with Linux.

I bought the CanoScan LiDE 60 because it offers USB 2.0: https://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Scanners/Flatbed/canonscan_l...

I bought it because it's small/compact, and powered off the USB (no external power brick).

Same holds true for the LiDE 60. And it works fine with Vista, too.

I didn't have to do anything to get it to work with openSUSE 11.1... just plug it into the USB port and fire up my favorite scanner software.

I used YaST to ensure that all needed packages got installed ... Gruß Jan -- It works better if you plug it in. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Philippe Andersson wrote:

The Epson scanners only work in Linux via a proprietary driver (provided in RPM format by Epkowa). I've not checked in a while, but as far as I know, they only exist in 32bit version => if your linux is 64bit, you'd have to make do with the GUI provided by the driver (usable, but not great).

This is not correct. A very large number of scanners work with the VueScan software, which can be licensed and downloaded here: http://www.hamrick.com/ No Product Activation, nor will a paid-for version ever expire. But you have to pay. Per Inge Oestmoen, Norway -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Philippe Andersson wrote:

The Epson scanners only work in Linux via a proprietary driver (provided in RPM format by Epkowa). I've not checked in a while, but as far as I know, they only exist in 32bit version => if your linux is 64bit, you'd have to make do with the GUI provided by the driver (usable, but not great).

If you're on a 32bit install, the driver integrates with SANE and Kooka, so it's even better.

Per, I have an Epson RX620 all-in-one printer/scanner that works well, including all the front-panel buttons. It's on a 64-bit system and integrates well with SANE etc. It uses the iscan-free package from the OSS repository and It Just Works. Some Epson scanners need the iscan package from the non-OSS repository. Check out the package descriptions in YaST or some details are somewhere in the archives of this list. And thanks especially to Johannes Meixner for his work and help! :) Cheers, Dave PS I used to have a Canon scanner which worked well but I gave it away when I discovered their approach to Linux. Pity, they make nice cameras as well. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

James Knott wrote:

Philippe Andersson wrote:

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Hello Per,

I have an Epson scanner I'm quite satisfied with (don't remember the exact model, it's at home -- I can check and report back later).

The Epson scanners only work in Linux via a proprietary driver (provided in RPM format by Epkowa). I've not checked in a while, but as far as I know, they only exist in 32bit version => if your linux is 64bit, you'd have to make do with the GUI provided by the driver (usable, but not great).

If you're on a 32bit install, the driver integrates with SANE and Kooka, so it's even better.

HTH

Cheers. Bye.

Ph. A.

I have an Epson scanner and I didn't have to get the proprietary drivers It works fine.

James, As a previous comment on this thread hinted at, looking at the description for packages "iscan" and "iscan-free" will tell you which Epson scanners require the proprietary driver (and/or firmware). Other models may work with only the "iscan-free" package, but those are not listed (at least, not to my knowledge). I use the "Perfection 3170 Photo", and that model does indeed require both proprietary modules. Once you have them, it works fine though. HTH Cheers. Bye. Ph. A. -- *Philippe Andersson* Unix System Administrator IBA Particle Therapy | Tel: +32-10-475.983 Fax: +32-10-487.707 eMail: pan@iba-group.com http://www.iba-worldwide.com

Richard Creighton wrote:

Per,

I have an HP 5610 Officejet AllInOne that works very well.

It has scanner, copier, document feeder, color, b&w, works with 11.1 and earlier with SANE and will send and receive fax. It worked out of the box to my suprise.

That's the one thing I forgot to mention - no HP printers/all-in-ones around here. I've been there and done that - for me, they just don't last. I agree they work very well with Linux, but I'm very concerned about their general longevity. /Per -- Per Jessen, Zürich (18.6°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Hello, On Sep 24 12:35 Richard Creighton wrote (shortened):

I have an HP 5610 Officejet AllInOne that works very well. It has scanner, copier, document feeder, color, b&w, works with 11.1 and earlier with SANE and will send and receive fax.

Regarding "receive fax": Of course the device can receive a fax stand-alone. As far as I know HPLIP supports only "PC fax send" but it does not yet support "PC fax receive" i.e. that an incomming fax gets somehow forwarded from the all-in-one device to the PC or that a fax which was received by the all-in-one device can be directly downloaded from there to the PC. When a fax was received by the device, one would have to place the fax-printout on its scanner unit to get it as fax-image into the PC. Compare http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/models/officejet/officejet_5600_series.... --------------------------------------------------------------------- Fax supported means that PC initiated fax send is supported using hp-sendfax, once an appropriate CUPS fax queue is set up. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Kind Regards Johannes Meixner -- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstrasse 5, 90409 Nuernberg, Germany AG Nuernberg, HRB 16746, GF: Markus Rex -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

lynn wrote:

On Thursday 24 September 2009 18:35:42 Richard Creighton wrote:

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On Thursday 24 September 2009 05:28:27 am Per Jessen wrote:

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I bought an HP Scanjet 2400 a while ago,

There is a linux driver and instructions for the 2400 here:

http://www.elcot.in/linuxdrivers_download.php

L x

Now, that was an interesting link - it seems to contain a driver for the HP 2400 Scanjet, but no source code. I went through the instructions (nothing much to it), and it works just fine! (except the front buttons). I guess the lack of source code is why this driver isn't included with openSUSE ? /Per -- Per Jessen, Zürich (16.4°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Linda Walsh wrote:

I don't know what you consider affordable, if you get a scanner that's is a "network" scanner -- it can scan directly a system using network protocols, like 'email', or 'smb', or 'ftp'.

I did think about defining 'affordable', but I thought perhaps the comparison with an HP2400 would hint at it :-) I think the HP2400 was about CHF100, a new 2410 is about the same. A network connected scanner would certainly be optimal, but for the kind of casual, occasional use I have for it, I suspect it would be out of the question. Besides, miraculously the HP2400 is now working with the driver from http://www.elcot.in/ ...

I don't know at what price point they start offering features like that. But I laid out some bucks for a laser printer recently (my volume is very low -- so low that inkjets die because the ink dries up in them and clogs the output tubes), so...I decided I had to go with something that wouldn't dry out -- like powdered toner. :-). The price of ink's were driving me to insanity, but if you don't use the ink, you lose the printer.

Yeah. I went through exactly the same about two years ago. /Per -- Per Jessen, Zürich (16.4°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org