[SOLVED] HP Scanjet 4070 Photosmart Scanner help

techdude · 01-13-2014, 08:03 PM

I have this USED scanner, and Simple Scan doesn't make it look pretty. I have tried XSANE. In XSANE, it registers that the scanner is there, however, when I go to acquire a preview I get a rainbow page and the scanner bar does not move. Any ideas on how to fix this?

Thanks

frankbell · 01-13-2014, 08:14 PM

Have you installed HPLIP?

If you are using a repo-based distro, it should be in the repos. Note that the HPLIP GUI ("hp-toolbox" on the command line) is often a separate package.

techdude · 01-16-2014, 03:52 PM

HPLIP doesn't help me with my scanner. It is an independent scanner that doesn't have a printer on it.

frankbell · 01-16-2014, 08:21 PM

Thanks.

I checked the website and it did say "printers and scanners," but I was afraid that might happen.

Sorry.

techdude · 01-17-2014, 07:23 AM

I guess it might be a problem with the scanner itself. Other people don't have problems with XSANE with their HP 4070 scanner.

Thanks anyway.

frankbell · 01-17-2014, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by techdude

I guess it might be a problem with the scanner itself. Other people don't have problems with XSANE with their HP 4070 scanner.

Have access to another computer you could hook the scanner up to for testing purposes?

techdude · 01-23-2014, 10:21 AM

It works better on Windows, but it doesn't beat my HP Officejet all-in-one. I guess, I am going to return it and save up for a brand-new Canon CanoScan 9000F Mark II for $179.00

frankbell · 01-27-2014, 07:46 PM

If I read this page at the sane project correctly, that printer is not supported by sane.

http://www.sane-project.org/lists/sa...s.html#Z-CANON

Based on what I've seen here at LQ, Canon seems frequently not to work and play well with Linux.

techdude · 01-27-2014, 08:52 PM

Well, if I were to go and get the Cannon scanner, I would use my Windows 7 desktop instead. Thanks anyway.