Questions tagged [scanner]
Questions that relate to a device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting, or an object, and converts it to a digital image.
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Fix Epson XP-2100 Scanner connection
PC and printer/scanner are connected via WiFi and I can print anything from my PC (Ubuntu 20.04).
But my Scan-Software insists in getting a connection error:
Which is not very telling.
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Unable to connect to Cannon LIDE 400 Scanner On Ubuntu 20.04
On my freshly installed Ubuntu 20.04 where I imported user's home from my previous installation, I have this annyoing issue with my Canon CanoScan LIDE 400 :
It is detected by Ubuntu:
but can not ...
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How can I update sane-backends for Ubuntu 20.04?
scanimage --version shows
scanimage (sane-backends) 1.0.29; backend version 1.0.29
which is ancient and may be reason why I get cryptic failures like scanimage: sane_read: Error during device I/O - ...
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SANE triggers scanner, but doesn't save the image
I have a Ricoh P311, when i try to scann a document using SANE and airscan, i get the following error:
> scanimage --device "airscan:e0:Ricoh P311" --mode Color --format=png --output-file ...
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problem with xsane after upgrading to 23.04
I had been using xsane with no problems until I upgraded to v. 23.04 of Ubuntu. It loads, the scanner scans, but xsane presents a blank page. If I enter the command xsane in the terminal, I get the ...
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Scanner Keeps Asking For Credentials Ubuntu 22.04
Any time I invoke my scanner program, the program almost locks (several times I often get the Force Quit / Wait prompt) and after several seconds, I am prompted for my login credentials. After a few ...
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Xsane br-y scale fault. Scan dimensions 220 x 330 mm for A4 ?? HP Laserjet M1005 MFP
I want to scan an A4 Paper with my HP-M1005-MFP, which only scans A4.
With the A4 setup, only (210x280)mm² are scanned.The standard options show the correct values (210 x 297)mm².
If I set the ...
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Can I use dual booting with Ubuntu and Windows 10-11 to run old scanners?
I have AcerScan 620U and Xerox DocuMate 252 scanners that worked great with Windows XP, but I cannot find drivers for my Windows 10-11 PCs. I wonder if these scanners can install on some version of ...
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"document scanner" doesn't work with 22.04: cannot find any scanners, then crashes
I've not had a problem before with 22.04 - I have a Brother printer-scanner (MFC-J5320DW at least 5 years old), and printing works. It connects via USB. (I am using X11 windowing system.)
Document ...
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Unable install Dropbox and connect hp scanner in my new Dell Optiplex 7400 AIO with UBUNTU 20.04 LTS
I just bought a Dell Optiplex 7400 All-in-One with pre-installed OS UBUNTU 20.04 LTS. I tried to install dropbox by downloading the 64 bit version from https://www.dropbox.com/install-linux but unable ...
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pacific image primefilm 7200 scanner not found
Running ubuntu 22.10 with standard sane scanner packages.
I have a pacific image primefilm 7200 film scanner that works with windows 10.
When i plug into my ubuntu laptop, the lsusb command shows the ...
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Ubuntu document scanner software does not scan images
I am using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. And I am using Hp Multifunction laser printer.
The document scanner software scans texts. But does not scan images.
How can it scan images too?
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IP information for network attached epson scanner
Where does the IP information about a network attached scanner get stored in the file system?
This is on Ubuntu Desktop 22.04.1 LTS (LSB Version: core-11.1.0ubuntu4-noarch:printing-11.1.0ubuntu4-...
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scan landscape page
I visited hoping to find a procedure to scan some pages in landscape orientation. I found some handy tips but not landscape.
I found a solution using XSane (below). There can always be other ...
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EPSON Feeder Scanner driver L5190 Ubuntu 20.04
any suggestion for EPSON feeder Scanner driver L5190 Ubuntu 20.04
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Increase simple-scan maximum resolution beyond 2400 dpi
My scanner Epson Perfection 3200 Photo supports resolutions of up to 3.200 dpi x 6.400 dpi (horizontal x vertical). It has full / complete support by sane.
Yet when scanning with simple-scan under ...
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Toshiba E Studio 2309A- Scan Driver
Toshiba E Studio 2309A Printer working properly, But scanner doesn't showing. Where I Get scanner driver ?
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Scanner not found in Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
I'm struggling to install a Kodak i940 in Ubuntu 22.04.1
I have already installed the device driver (kodak_i900-07.01.00.00-1.amd64), the libudev0-package, sane, xsane and the multiarch-support_2.27-...
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default Ubuntu lossy photo or photos compression method
I prefer to backup ~/Documents to a tar file and move that tar file to a removable solid state drive. After many years of collecting data, my tar file is approximately 4 GB which is nice since I can ...
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Monochrome scanning software
I am new to Ubuntu and am seeing if I can move from Windows. My one problem is getting the right scanning software. In particular, I want to scan documents in 1-bit monochrome(i.e. black and white) to ...
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Phaser 3100MFP Kubuntu 22.04
I'm trying to use a Xerox Phaser 3100MFP with Kubuntu 22.04 distro but with no luck. I started by downloading the drivers from the official site here:
enter link description here
Then I installed them ...
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scanimage gives error when trying to scan
I used to have my scanner working ok via commandline using a command similar to ramy@moonface:~$ scan -d pixma:04A9172B_D05FD9 --format jpeg
Now, after upgrading to ubuntu 22.04, I get the following ...
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Scanner not working after waking up from sleep mode
I use Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and a CANON DR-M160 scanner.
When I first start my notebook an Inspiron 15 5000 series and start the Document Scanner app it finds the scanner and all works fine.
Here is some ...
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very slow connecting/finding printer & scanner Ubuntu 22.04
After turning on or restarting my PC, my ubuntu 22.04 can connect to the available network printer/scanner.
After some time, the connection to the printer/scanner went off.
So after this period, when ...
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Brother scanner dcp1622we doesn't work , printer works just fine, ubuntu20.04
My network scanner doesn't work.
I installed the manufacturer deb. packages with bash command entered the device name which is 1610w and put in the ip of the printer. This is what I get :
dpkg -l | ...
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Need to reboot to correctly connect to Epson printer/scanner (via usb)
When I try to connect my Epson XP-2100 via USB, simple-scan detects it as expected. However, actually scanning a document hangs for a bit and then says "Unable to connect to scanner". If I ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 unable to communicate with scanner
i know there are a lot of question about setting up epson scanners on ubuntu but i tried
for days now and i cannot get it fixed - so here is my setup and problem:
Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS, 64-bit
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How to duplex print with HP8715 in Ubuntu
I want to scan with Ubuntu, full duplex.
My printer is HP8715 .
simple-scan only scans one page, even if I select both pages :D
What should I do?
Is there a program that work better?
thank you :D
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Canon TS3450 scanner not working anymore after upgrade to 22.04
I can't use anymore my Canon TS3450 scanner with simple-scan or xsane since I upgraded from 20.04 to 22.04.
Connection to the scanner is fine (Wifi). Scanning with Canon utility scangearmp2 works fine....
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Locked out of Kubuntu due to fprintd. I have the password but I still can't get in
I have a Thinkpad x1 Carbon (2nd Gen) with a fingerprint scanner. The machine has Kubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish) installed.
Since it's Kubuntu, I installed fprintd to scan my fingerprint for login. ...
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Saving in simplescan: "The folder contents could not be displayed. Operation not supported."
Since upgrading to 22.04.1 Simplescan scans the document but when I try to save it I get the message "The folder contents could not be displayed. Operation not supported." It worked OK in 20....
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Cannon LIDE 300 doesn't work with Kubuntu 20.04
I have a CanonScan LIDE 300 and system Kubuntu 20.04 on Aspire 5. I tried different scanning programs -- they see the scanner but "cannot connect" when I try to scan. What could be the ...
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HP printer/scanner not working after 22.04 upgrade
I recently upgraded from 20.04 LTS to 22.04.1 LTS through online upgrade process. Since then, the HP printer/scanner LaserJet Pro MFP M130nw doesn't print or scan.
The 'Document Scanner' detects the ...
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Scan image borderless with scanimage, pnmtops, ps2pdf
I am scanning pages on my DIN A4 Scanner directly from command line.
How to I get rid of unwanted borders (or what am I doing wrong, such that I am getting them).
(Printer is a Epson ET-2750, bought ...
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Help connecting an Epson ET 2810 scanner
Ubuntu 20.04
Possibly need to install the following package but have no idea how to
epsonscan2-bundle-6.6.42.0.x86_64.deb.tar.gz
Scanner is detected bluetooth but shows as "Not set up"
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Unable to set up Epson Bluetooth printer on 18.04.5 LTS
I am trying to connect an Epson ET-2810 printer using bluetooth on Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS.
My Bluetooth system detects the printer but I get the message "Not Set Up" so I cannot connect the ...
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Epson_XP_7100 No scanner access
I can access almost all my printer options, but I have no access to the scanner. I have tried with Image Scan v3 and Simple Scan, but neither of them worked.
My settings on Kubuntu 18.04:
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Multifunction printer works fine but scanner is not detected
Ubuntu 20.04.04 LTS
HP Laserjet Pro MFP M148dw
The printer part works fine but when using the native scanner app (Document Scanner / Simple Scan) it says it cannot detect the scanner.
A trial version ...
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can not scan from Canon MF260 to computer
Some Information
Operating System: Ubuntu 20.04.4.LTS
Printer make and model: Canon MF260
lsusb -v | grep -A 3 bInterfaceClass.*7
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
Couldn't open ...
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How to get autodocument feeder scan working for HP Laserjet M234sdw (M232-M237) in Ubuntu 22.04?
I have followed the instructions over at this thread and I have been able to print and scan from the feeder. What I have not been able to do is get a scan working from the autodocument feeder.
Here is ...
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E: Unable to locate package libsane-extras
I am trying to install the sane package in ubuntu 20.04 to be able to use a scanner but for some reason I cannot install the libsane-extras package.
admin:~$ sudo apt-get install sane sane-utils ...
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Issues with My Scanner
I have Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS and I have a Canon Pixma MG2522 Multi-function Printer I Reconnected the printer turned off the printer and the computer reinstalled the drivers from Canon's Website to no ...
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Using a more recent .deb version of hplip than standard for that OS
I am running 18.04 up to date, with hplip 3.17.10 installed. According to package search this is the standard one for this OS.
However, I recently purchased a new HP multi-function printer. To operate ...
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How do I get Linux drivers for Epson ES-50 scanner
I got a new Document scanner the Epson ES-50. Epson doesn't provide official Linux drivers. So I was looking into scanners imported by the SANE project.
The ES-50 is listed here: http://www.sane-...
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simple-scan Ubuntu 22.04 : error message while saving file - ghost process
since I am using Ubuntu 22.04, simple-scan shows this error message when saving the scanned page :
Failed to execute child process " " (No such file or directory).
It really saves the file,...
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Is there any wifi scanner GUI app for Ubuntu? [duplicate]
Using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Desktop on my Asus Laptop ..is there any app by which i can who is usig my wifi and pinpoint there location on map ????
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sudo sane-find-scanner detects Viiscan vf3120 scanner, but sudo scanimage -L does not
Scanner: Viisan VF3120, which is supposedly compatible with Linux.
I'm on LTS (Bionic).
root# sudo sane-find-scanner | grep libus
found USB scanner (vendor=0x3297 [ZSA], product=0x1969 [Moonlander ...
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Hand Scanner using DB9
I am new to Ubuntu so I hope this is a good place to ask for help.
I just installed Ubuntu 20.04 and I am trying to get a Honeywell 1980i hand barcode scanner to work through Serial DB9 cable. My ...
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Epson DS530II scanner not detected by sane
I have an EPSON DS530II scanner.
Output of lsusb:
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 04b8:0182 Seiko Epson Corp. DS-530II
output of sane-find-scanner:
found USB scanner (vendor=0x04b8 [EPSON], product=0x0182 [DS-...
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My laptop's fingerprint scanner not detecting even in LSUSB
My laptop has a fingerprint scanner and that works well when on windows but when loggedinto ubuntu, the fingerprint scanner is not detected.
This is my lsusb
the_cactus_knox@Cactus-Knox:~$ lsusb
Bus ...
