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2 edits | Any such thing as out of box/easy found driver Linux Scanner Old one wouldn't even work VISTA (XEROX 6400) considered obsolete even for Windows (And 2 years old)
So any suggestion for out off box dectnt scanner for Linux, or easily found good driver for some model?
And yes I know there is a Linux scanner data base (some how those drives exist but not printers in general?)
But also full (not just basic) functionality as a criteria as well... assumedly what ever it is would also have WIN and Mac drivers, I'd have only passing interest in.
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GILXA1226
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clubs: | Re: Any such thing as out of box/easy found driver Linux Scanner Check here, if they list it as working that's about as easy as it gets.
»www.sane-project.org/ | |
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4 edits | Re: Any such thing as out of box/easy found driver Linux Scanner Well again I know of that but rather not go through a LOT of SIFTING/price checking.... was really looking for a basic recommendation for medium level quality (like 2400dpi standard page... legal might be nice... maybe with transp capability)/cost and overall functionallity compared to WIN/Mac.
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| Re: Any such thing as out of box/easy found driver Linux Scanner I found out Brother printers and scanners work pretty good with Linux. Brother has all the drivers on their site. I have a Brother scanner/printer/fax and have not had any problems. It didn't work "out of the box" however it only took the double click of a rpm file to install. | |
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Hayward
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Key West, FL | Re: Any such thing as out of box/easy found driver Linux Scanner Did you have to search for that or supplied?
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| Re: Any such thing as out of box/easy found driver Linux Scanner I believe the driver was on the CD however I went to Brothers web site and search for "linux" and they had updated drivers so I used those. Go look around their site and pick out a printer and search for the driver. Here is their Linux page:
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Hayward
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4 edits | Re: Any such thing as out of box/easy found driver Linux Scanner Well again the postscript capable DELL Printer even the generic Color Laser Driver works quite well, again even some options that never did under WIN.... only thing really missing is the toner GAS GUAGE..
Issue at the moment is scanner.
I HATE all in one solutions (print/scan/fax).... FUP's loose everything. (As well as spec usually big compromise)
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happylurk
@look.ca | For Linux support I've had great luck with Samsung Printers and Epson scanners...
Epson scanners generally offer the choices of open source and proprietary drivers... | |
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4 edits | Re: Any such thing as out of box/easy found driver Linux Scanner said by happylurk
Epson scanners generally offer the choices of open source and proprietary drivers...
OK I'll admit it.... Keys laid back (You ever want to know about the Keys come to the SE forum... I'll save you lots of time & BS)  any particular model(s) suggestions in mind?
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happylurk
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| Re: Any such thing as out of box/easy found driver Linux Scanner Well here's the place to start looking...
»www.sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html#Z-EPSON
Of those models I personally own an Epson Perfection 1260 but I wouldn't hold my breath trying to find that particular model these days. Most likely discontinued...
Corss-referencing here »www.pricewatch.com/brands/scanne···on-1.htm the Perfection 4490 is listed as both available and completely supported...
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@look.ca | Re: Any such thing as out of box/easy found driver Linux Scanner Whoops! that's the 4990 not the 4490 that's completely supported...
Anyway, cross reference the two pages and you're sure to find something that works for ya. | |
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1 edit | Re: Any such thing as out of box/easy found driver Linux Scanner OOPS DP NM | |
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1 edit | OK there is a check mark but would like something with basic transparancy capability too....
And this isn't exactly encouraging for ease of use
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Works fine in Linux, but only with the very latest plustek backend. You might have to recompile the sane-backends to get it working.
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| Re: Any such thing as out of box/easy found driver Linux Scanner Who are you going to believe, Hayward - some anonymous bonehead posting on the Internet or me?
Wait. Don't answer that.
The Canon and the one I had before it (a LiDE 10, I think) were essentially ready for use by plugging them in. I did have to set up a udev rule to keep from having to run XSane as root under Slackware.
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| Re: Any such thing as out of box/easy found driver Linux Scanner I was responding to his quote of a user review in his research of the Canon I suggested. He should not have to recompile anything to get the scanner I suggested working.
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Maccawolf
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Hillsdale, NJ | SOMETHING by Canon is supported in Linux? I must be dreaming!
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| Re: Any such thing as out of box/easy found driver Linux Scanner said by Maccawolf  :SOMETHING by Canon is supported in Linux? I must be dreaming! LOL. Yeah, I haven't personally run across anything yet by Canon that does support Linux. | |
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Clarkston, WA | Are you stuck on a standalone scanner? I've had really good luck with just about all the all-in-one OfficeJets from HP. HP is pretty much Linux-friendly in this area. They even officially support Debian on some of their servers. | |
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| Re: Any such thing as out of box/easy found driver Linux Scanner said by garywk :Are you stuck on a standalone scanner? I've had really good luck with just about all the all-in-one OfficeJets from HP. HP is pretty much Linux-friendly in this area. They even officially support Debian on some of their servers. No not paerticularly, but I have a perfectly good Linux compat Dell COLOR LASER printer, and Fax machine.... just need a SCANNER.... AND AGAIN JUST AS SOON NOT EVERYTHING DOES'T ALL CRAP OUT AT ONCE, as all in ones tend to do when they go bad..
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Maccawolf
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| Re: Any such thing as out of box/easy found driver Linux Scanner Actually, I AM stuck on a stand alone. Not for the reason that everything craps out at once, but because if one part of it fails, you need to replace the whole unit.
Also as Hayward mentioned before, it's a quality issue.
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| said by Hayward :said by garywk :Are you stuck on a standalone scanner? I've had really good luck with just about all the all-in-one OfficeJets from HP. HP is pretty much Linux-friendly in this area. They even officially support Debian on some of their servers. No not paerticularly, but I have a perfectly good Linux compat Dell COLOR LASER printer, and Fax machine.... just need a SCANNER.... AND AGAIN JUST AS SOON NOT EVERYTHING DOES'T ALL CRAP OUT AT ONCE, as all in ones tend to do when they go bad.. That's fine. No need to YELL about it. All I did was ask a question.
I went all-in-one for lack of desk space. I just brought up the all-in-ones from HP because there is good Linux support for them.
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