[Wolves] Scanner happiness

Kevanf1 kevanf1 at gmail.com
Tue Nov 2 20:51:09 GMT 2004


Nice one.  I wish my Canon LiDE 50 would work with my Linux box :-((((


On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 20:19:59 +0000 (GMT), Adam Sweet <drinky76 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Ok, off real stuff...
> 
> My dad just gave me his old Canon scanner as he's
> bought a multifunction unit and (having had the
> forethought to compile usb scanner support into my
> kernels for the last few months) I plugged it in, did
> apt-get install sane xsane and a few other things for
> the Gimp and it all worked.
> 
> I was expecting this to be a head scratching
> ball-ache, but instead I'm very happy. I also finally
> got around to setting up my printer and working out
> why SWAT wouldn't work so I'm all pleased with myself.
> 
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