Scanner Question

[Ric Moore]

On Tue, 2010-09-21 at 15:38 -0500, Billie Walsh wrote:
> On 09/21/2010 12:14 PM, Ric Moore wrote:
> > On Tue, 2010-09-21 at 11:50 -0500, Billie Walsh wrote:
> >    
> >> I have an HP 4100 all in one printer connected directly to a USB port. I
> >> was having some issues with it as a printer after a clean install of
> >> 10.04 and found it was a bad cable. Replaced that and that part now
> >> works fine.
> >>
> >> I just can't use the scanner part.
> >>
> >> I've never had any issue on previous versions/machines.  So far I've
> >> tried different ports. Checked to make sure that all the requisite
> >> software is installed [ sane, hplip, etc. ], and even marked it for
> >> re-install via Synaptic.
> >>
> >> I'm out of ideas. Any suggestions. I really need the scanner more than
> >> the printer.
> >>      
> > This may sound nuts, but I found that at times I have to open and close
> > the scanner lid part to recycle "something". I know, not very techie but
> > once I do that, something grinds and whirs and I'm able to scan. I
> > loathe the amount of ink my HP 1510 eats, but it's a fine scanner. Ric
> 
> I've opened and closed the lid many times trying to get it to scan 
> something. So far that hasn't done any good.

Sorry, it was a real shot in the dark. :) Ric

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