HP ENVY 6052e Printer as a SCANNER Question

[Douglas McGarrett]

On 10/1/21 11:50 PM, Bob wrote:
> ** Reply to message from Zahid Rahman <zahidr1000 at gmail.com> on Sat, 2 Oct 2021
> 04:04:27 +0100
>
>> I also use an app called Fing. This app list the devices connected on the
>> local area network.
>>
>> So if you use the WPS method to connect the printer to network then you can
>> see it is actually connected with its  IP address.
>>
>> But then you already have the printer working it is only the scanner you
>> have issues with.
>>
>> Perhaps if you install Ubuntu Mate  then you will have a compatible
>> environment for the XSane.
>>
>> But then there is still the question why the  android  hp smart app is not
>> connecting. ?
>>
>> On Sat, 2 Oct 2021, 02:53 Jay Ridgley, <jridgley2 at austin.rr.com> wrote:
>>
> <snip>
>
> I am on Ubuntu 21.04.  In the past I have used "simple scan".  Somewhere in
> updating Ubuntu that program disappeared.  I am now using "document scanner".
> I click on "Show Applications" and type "si" to get the icon for the program.
> I have two MFP devices, HP ENVY 120 and a HP M277dw laserjet.  Both of these
> work using the Document Scanner program.  There are problems with the program
> as it lists both devices three times in the drop down to select which device to
> use, in my case the only items that work are the last two in the list.
>
Don't know if you can get XScan on a deb system, but I have found that 
it has more
options as to scan depth, color/bw, save options than anything else I 
have run into.
If you can get XScan to work, I'm sure you will like it.
--doug