did anybody have success in getting this HP ScanJet N6310 scanner running under linux, or slackware ? i am aware that SANE does not seem to support it, but there are may be other ways such as for example with VueScan.

now, their website reports something strange such as "You need to install an HP scanner driver to use this scanner on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux". therefore i am not sure what to do before i purchase this piece of equipment.

VueScan see here : http://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/hp_scanjet_n6310.html

any feedback appreciated, thanks, bye, pisti

i had an hp aio (i forget which one) and it worked ok with fedora using the hplip package. the button on the scanner didnt work but it would work when i click on scan using simple-scan.

It depends on the chip set in the scanner and it looks like Vuescan supports your scanner while it does not support the chip set in my older HP scanner.

HP does provide Linux drivers for all their printers and all their "all-in-one" products, but they do not, for whatever reason, provide Linux drivers their standalone scanners.

Not sure I understand what Vuescan means when they say you need to install the HP scanner driver, when, in fact, HP doesn't provide a Linux driver.

http://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/sit...4892.199480143

Perhaps, installing hplip will be enough or the Sane backend, I really don't know. Both are included in a default Slackware installation.

thanks for your posts. i guess, i first need to buy the scanner, and then see how to make it work under linux... even VueScan was not sure about this model in their email i got from them : "Does VueScan work with this scanner on Linux?"...

do you know of any other scanner make and model - duplex-autofeed-flatbed - that works with VueScan & linux ?

bye, pisti

here some feedback : i got the HP Scanjet N6310 and tried it with the newest 64bit VueScan 9.4.28 - only to experience Vuescan crashing : "Segmentation fault"... log files do not look helpful to me.

so, i am not sure what to say, or what to do currently. i wrote to Hamrick.com, let's hope they come up with a solution. bye, pisti

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