[Linux-aus] printer advice

[Maxim Zakharov]

Hello

I am using scangearmp2 utility with my Canon Pixma T8000
printer/scanner/copier on Ubuntu.
This tool was downloaded from Canon web-site several years ago. It allows
you to scan via network into PDF or JPEG.
I have bought this printer in Officeworks aiming for one with the cheapest
ink price per page. It runs without any issue for years with infrequent
printing.

Maxim

On Wed, 31 May 2023 at 09:35, Peter Barker via linux-aus <
linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au> wrote:

> My Canon PIXMA MG3660 scans fine using Skanlite (or XSane for more
> control). I don't do very much printing, but have had no problems.
> Using driver Canon MG3600 series Ver.5.20 - I think this is part of CUPS
> on Ubuntu?
> Peter Barker
>
> On 31/5/23 09:16, NeilBrown via linux-aus wrote:
> > On Wed, 31 May 2023, Russell Stuart wrote:
> >>
> >> The scanners on the MFP's are a different story.  Mine scans (it's a
> >> ET-5170).  But getting scanners to work has always been a struggle for
> >> me.  The ET-5170 does scan from my laptop (and phone) using the Epson
> >> supplied close source binary.  It's GUI looked very pretty on start up
> >> but isn't particularly ergonomic, and it segfaults on occasion.  In my
> >> experience that's par for the course for vendor supplied software.  If
> >> you can find a scanner supported by SANE you can use open source
> >> software, which will be more reliable.  I couldn't.
> >
> > The easiest way to scan on my MFPs is to connect to the embedded web
> > server.  It works, and doesn't require closed software (outside the
> > computer).  It certainly isn't ideal for high throughput, but the
> > hardware itself can only take one page at a time, so if I wanted high
> > throughput, I would buy different hardware.
> >
> > If I REALLY wanted to I could probably write a script with curl to
> > automate some of it.
> >
> > NeilBrown
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