On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:51:12AM +, Michael Fothergill wrote:
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> >I scan using and HP PSC all-in-one money pit and it works flawlessly
> >with xsane.
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> Maybe its worth buying this scanner. Is it a SCSI one? Maybe they work
> more easily in sane and xane.
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no, its a USB Hewlett-
> Hello after a while on this. I have tried xsane in Debian and Fedora until
> I am blue in the face and I can't get it to work. I am starting to think
> the only way to get a scanner to work in Linux is if you write the program
> in assembler code and hire an idiot savant to configure it.
> I ge
From: Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: alternatives to sane in scanner software...
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 16:27:04 -0800
On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:24:35AM +, Michael Fothergill wrote:
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On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:24:35AM +, Michael Fothergill wrote:
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> Hello after a while on this. I have tried xsane in Debian and Fedora until
> I am blue in the face and I can't get it to work. I am starting to think
> the only way to get a scanner to work in Linux is if you writ
From: Stefan Monnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: alternatives to sane in scanner software...
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:39:23 -0500
>> > I have given up on sane with my scanner.
>> I guess you mean xsane. If so, a bewildering i
>> > I have given up on sane with my scanner.
>> I guess you mean xsane. If so, a bewildering interface, a badgering
>> licence message, and a lack of stability, make this a program to avoid.
Hmm... interesting. I started with the software that HP distributes with
my OfficeJet: a complete waste
On Sat, Dec 02, 2006 at 07:43:13PM +, Michael Fothergill wrote:
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> >Quiteinsane (gimp2.0-quiteinsane) is a simpler alternative.
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> THanks alot. I did apt-get install gimp2.0-quiteinsane and installed it on
> my machine.
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> I can't seem to find the executable with whereis gimp2.0-quitei
From: Andrew Malcolmson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Michael Fothergill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: alternatives to sane in scanner software...
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 13:28:59 -0500
On Sat, Dec 02, 2006 at 12:10:18PM +, Michael Fothergill wrote:
> Dear Debian folks,
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Dear Debian folks,
I have given up on sane with my scanner.
I tried Vuescan for Linux and it worked immediately.
But it costs money.
What alternatives to sane do you recommend that are proper free software?
Are any of them on the Sarge 3.1 r3 CD set?
Regards,
Michael Fothergill
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