[Lancaster] Canoscan Lide Scanners under Linux

[Martyn Welch]

Hi Ken,

On Sunday 08 October 2006 09:54, Ken Hough wrote:
> Does anyone out there have experience of using Canoscan Lide scanners
> under Linux?
>

Yes - I have a Canoscan Lide 20.

> Are you listening Martyn? If I remember correctly, you set one up back
> in the Folly.
>

Install Sane, at the very least the backend (and Kooka if using KDE)

> There's a guy on the Gimp user group forum who has problems and I wrote
> that I would try to help. The message in question and my response are as
> follows:
>

No idea about accessing it through the Gimp. If I remember correctly it will 
use sane.

Hope that helps,

Martyn

> Mike Vore wrote:
> > The system:
> > Linux  2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 #1  (Fedora Core 4 - FC4)
> >
> > Gimp:
> > 2.2.11
> >
> > Scanner:
> > Cannon Canoscan Lide,  on a USB port
> >
> > The problem:
> > Gimp does not recognize the scanner.
> >
> > I've upgraded from FC-3 to FC-4, and a few versions of Gimp since I last
> > needed to scan into Gimp so I don't know which upgrade lost the scanner.
> > It's probably a module not loaded, but I don't remember which one.  So in
> > short "help!". I hate to have to go back to W2k just to scan.
> >
> > mike
>
> Mike,
>
> You are a little out of date. Fedora Core 5 has been out for a while and
> has had good reports. I cannot be certain that it will recognise your
> scanner, but would be surprised if it did not.
>
> I use SuSE Linux v10.1 with Gimp v2.2.10. Under YAST there are 9
> versions of the Canoscan Lide listed. I use an Epson Perfection 2400
> PHOTO (also USB) without any problems.
>
> I have a contact who has a Lide scanner which he uses (or used to) under
> Linux. I'll ask him how he set it up and will get back to you.
>
> --- go back to W2K? Perish the thought!
>
>
> Ken Hough
>
>
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