-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Are you aware of the SANE website and its list of supported devices > <http://www.sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html#Z-CANON> and the sane-devel > mailing list <http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel> > which might be more appropriate places to consult with your problem? > > You are referring to sane-find-scanner etc., so you're trying to get the > scanner to work using SANE, however your scanner is listed as "not > supported" on the above mentioned list of compatible hardware. The > reference on the Ubuntu Portugal page you gave claiming that your scanner > works with Ubuntu doesn't list any proof/links/background etc., so seems a > bit unreliable, if you ask me. > > A quick Google search also only reveals results that show that the scanner > doesn't work in any other OS than Windows. E.g., a German Ubuntu page > specifically lists the device as not supported on its blacklist: > <http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Hardware_blacklist> > > I believe the problem is that your scanner uses a chipset for which no one > has written a SANE backend yet. So I am afraid your scanner is (still) > unsupported, and your conclusion that after all these years of not being > supported it should work now was a bit premature. > > Most (all?) scanner producers usually only provide binary drivers for > Windows. This is what you have on the CD. Of course, unfortunately, these > are useless for all other OS like Debian. > > -Moritz > > P.S.: I now see you did look at the SANE documentation before. Maybe try > the > mailing list, but I think they won't be able to help you. >
I thank you for you answer. I tried with an Ubuntu live cd, and the scanner wasn't detected (same problem, like under debian). Therefore, you're right ! Best regards, - -- Shams Fantar (Website : http://snurf.info) My public GPG Key : http://snurf.info/sfantar.gpg « A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. » -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIG2s35ChwvXmalbURAuCFAJ0acc2+wmqQjFr/10oJoqUPLM6w6QCZAdLM nxawAVUNswlTrd5CAE+1mcY= =MZTI -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
