[brlug-newbies] Scanner

[Roger Dedon]

No, I haven't read a HOWTO. I don't know right off where to find one.
Do you have any ideas?

Thank you

Roger


--- On Tue, 12/30/08, Dustin Puryear <dustin at puryear-it.com> wrote:

> From: Dustin Puryear <dustin at puryear-it.com>
> Subject: Re: [brlug-newbies] Scanner
> To: "A list devoted to newbies that want to discuss Linux!" <newbies at brlug.net>
> Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2008, 8:18 AM
> I'm no scanner pro. Actually, I don't even use the
> HP scanner we have at
> work, and we have the Windows software for it installed.
> Did you read a
> HOWTO on this and see if there are any troubleshooting
> tips?
> 
> Roger Dedon wrote:
> > I'm using Mepis 7.0.  I'm using sane.  I type
> xscanimage into the command line and I check the processes
> running and it shows xscanimage is running.  Nothing comes
> up on my screen.  The scanner connects through usb.  Usually
> when I hook something to a usb  port I get something on the
> screen showing something is hooked up, but this doesn't
> show anything is hooked up.
> > 
> > Thank you
> > 
> > Roger
> > 
> > 
> > --- On Mon, 12/29/08, Dustin Puryear
> <dustin at puryear-it.com> wrote:
> > 
> >> From: Dustin Puryear <dustin at puryear-it.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [brlug-newbies] Scanner
> >> To: "A list devoted to newbies that want to
> discuss Linux!" <newbies at brlug.net>
> >> Date: Monday, December 29, 2008, 11:08 AM
> >> Are you running Linux? Which distro? Which
> version? What
> >> package are you
> >> trying to use to manage the scanner?
> >>
> >> Roger Dedon wrote:
> >>> I just bought a new hp scanner (without doing
> any
> >> research).  I thought most any hp would work.  I
> got a
> >> Scanjet G3110 for scanning slides and photos.
> >>> I tried everything I could think of to do, but
> I
> >> can't get the computer to see the scanner.  I
> looked at
> >> the /etc/scan.d/conf files and tried to enter my
> scanner in
> >> them but this hasn't helped.
> >>> Does any have and ideas they would be willing
> to
> >> share.
> >>> Roger
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>       
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