Which USB Scanners work?

[Basil Chupin]

On 29/09/2010 13:47, FarSight Data Systems wrote:
> On Tuesday 28 September 2010 09:40:10 pm Basil Chupin wrote:
> > On 29/09/2010 01:31, FarSight Data Systems wrote:
> > > I'm looking to replace my old HP ScanJet 6300c scanner. It's giving me
> > > problems.
> > >
> > >
> > > So, I've tried the Canon CanoScan 8800F and it doesn't work (and I've
> > > tried) with Linux and Canon doesn't support Linux (currently using
> > > Linux Mint 7 on desktop and lapton and Kubuntu 10.04 on netbook) might
> > > be upgrading to Kubuntu 10.04 all around.
> > >
> > >
> > > So, what scanners work with the above distros? My parameters:
> > >
> > >
> > > Company should support Linux (an exception can be made for a definite
> > > working flatbed scanner that's inexpensive)
> > >
> > >
> > > Price at or under $150
> > >
> > >
> > > USB 2.0
> > >
> > >
> > > Can scan at minimum of 600 DPI (higher would be better)
> > >
> > >
> > > Can anyone help me with choosing a scanner with the above parameters?
> > >
> > >
> > > Mark
> >
> > Don't have to go further than the Epson V300 Photo.
> >
> > Have one myself.
> >
> > Works beautifully.
> >
> > You can either use it with the SANE driver but preferably use the Linux
> > driver provided by Epson itself.
> >
> > 
> http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&sku=B1
> >1B193081
> >
> > BC
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Sound that shatters silence is called noise. Sound that enhances 
> silence is
> > called music. Chinese proverb
>
>
> The SANE supported Devices page says the Perfection V300 Photo is 
> unsupported. Is this wrong?

Yes. I have the SANE driver installed. Fascinating....

I go to Applications/Graphics and start XSane Image Scanner.....and I 
get XSane 0.996 Perfection V300 driver.

The "native" app. in Ubuntu Simple Scan supports it.

But you would be better off going to http://avasys.jp/eng/linux_driver/ 
to get the Linux driver for the V300 from Epson itself.

The driver comes in 2 parts:

esci-interpreter-gt-f720_0.0.1-2_i386.deb  and

iscan_2.24.0-4.ltdl7_i386.deb

Use nautilus to install these. BUT, you need to install one before you 
can install the other - and I cannot remember which one comes first! :-) 
. Don't worry, you will get an error message if you do it the wrong way 
'round :-) .

There is also

ImageScan.pdf

BC

-- 
Sound that shatters silence is called noise. Sound that enhances silence is called music.
                                           Chinese proverb