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*Make sure the scanner is supported by [http://sane-project.org sane] | *Make sure the scanner is supported by [http://sane-project.org sane] | ||
*Make sure the lock is disengaged (not all scanners have a lock, but the best ones do) | *Make sure the lock is disengaged (not all scanners have a lock, but the best ones do) | ||
| + | *Let the scanner warm up and try it again | ||
| + | *Unplug the scanner's power and plug it back in and try again | ||
*Check to see if the power supply is good (and the right voltage/amperage) | *Check to see if the power supply is good (and the right voltage/amperage) | ||
**It is generally a good idea to have some "known good" power supplies on hand for initial testing. | **It is generally a good idea to have some "known good" power supplies on hand for initial testing. | ||
Revision as of 23:47, 14 March 2006
USB
Configuring a USB scanner is a matter of installing the sane scanner drivers and a scanning program.
The following list will work:
- xsane
- libsane
- libsane-extras
- sane
- sane-utils
to install them:
- open a terminal
- become root
- type:
- apt-get update
- apt-get install xsane libsane libsane-extras sane sane-utils
remember to put yourself in the scanner group (edit /etc/group as root)
to start using the scanner
- connect the power to the scanner
- connect the USB cord to the scanner and the CPU
- start the xsane program (KDE menu)
Problems
- Make sure the scanner is supported by sane
- Make sure the lock is disengaged (not all scanners have a lock, but the best ones do)
- Let the scanner warm up and try it again
- Unplug the scanner's power and plug it back in and try again
- Check to see if the power supply is good (and the right voltage/amperage)
- It is generally a good idea to have some "known good" power supplies on hand for initial testing.