[Cbsupport] RE: [Cbtechnical] Scanners under linux ?

[Price, Tim]

> 
> The client wants to know if the canon N6400pex (flatbed scanner) or a 

http://hardware.linuxfaqs.de/entry.php?tab=peri&id=1753

> Canon N670U (with usb interface) will work under linux?

http://hardware.linuxfaqs.de/entry.php?tab=peri&id=1628


Short answer - appears to be either no, or badly. If the client is wanting
to buy, get them to buy from a company that doesn't show contempt for linux.

The Sane website has a list of supported scanners.

http://www.mostang.com/sane/sane-backends.html


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kylie Davies [mailto:kylied at projectx.com.au]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 2:22 PM
> To: cbtechnical at lists.linux.org.au; cbsupport at lists.linux.org.au
> Subject: [Cbtechnical] Scanners under linux ?
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I had a question from one of our clients about scanners that 
> work under 
> linux....
> 
> The client wants to know if the canon N6400pex (flatbed scanner) or a 
> Canon N670U (with usb interface) will work under linux?
> 
> I have been to this site at 
> http://www.buzzard.org.uk/jonathan/scanners-usb.html - but 
> this does not 
> report what i want to hear. Also this site is only for USB 
> style scanners.
> 
> I then went to this site (same people) at 
> http://www.buzzard.org.uk/jonathan/scanners.html re non USB scanners
> 
> It seems the more recent model scanner is not listed...
> 
> Can anyone help me sort out whether or not these types of 
> scanners (new 
> canons) will work under linux?
> 
> It seems that the epsom ones / HP ones work?
> 
> Anyone help? All replies to these lists...
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Kylie
> 
> 
> 
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> Kylie Davies
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> Victorian State Branch
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