Certainly, the PPA from `rolfbensch` has the fix (start at https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/issues/7#note_125319290).
https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/tags/1.0.28, was released on Jul 31 2019. At least currently: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/s/sane-backends/ libsane-common_1.0.27-1~experimental3ubuntu2.2_..> 30-Aug-2019 15:48 267K <<<< THIS ONE libsane-common_1.0.27-3.2ubuntu1.1_all.deb 30-Aug-2019 15:48 265K libsane-common_1.0.27-3.2ubuntu1_all.deb 05-Apr-2019 23:06 265K libsane-common_1.0.27-3.2ubuntu3_all.deb 19-Sep-2019 12:48 265K My system was preset for that PPA (due to above). ``` $ dpkg --list | grep -i libsane-common ii libsane-common 1.0.28+git20191006-bionic0 all API library for scanners -- documentation and support files /etc/apt/sources.list.d$ grep -rins sane * rolfbensch-ubuntu-sane-git-bionic.list:1:deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/rolfbensch/sane-git/ubuntu bionic main rolfbensch-ubuntu-sane-git-bionic.list:2:# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/rolfbensch/sane-git/ubuntu bionic main ``` Remove that PPA and update/refresh (remove libsane*) then re-install (there is a lot of awkward pkg removals when I tried to remove libsane*, be sure to re-install stuff that you didn't want to remove) ``` $ dpkg --list | grep -i libsane-common ii libsane-common 1.0.27-1~experimental3ubuntu2.2 all API library for scanners -- documentation and support files $ dpkg --list | grep -i sane-utils ii sane-utils 1.0.27-1~experimental3ubuntu2.2 amd64 API library for scanners -- utilities ``` Retested, and == VERIFIED FIXED -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1731459 Title: genesys_gl847 scanners produce a black band in scanned images on Ubuntu 17.10+, 18.04 LTS and 18.10 Cosmic cuttlefish To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/sane-backends/+bug/1731459/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
