Had to follow a few HOWTO's to get it going but once configured... very easy to use and reliable. Configured usb modules and sane backends - xsane works very well.

usbview was used to view usb device connections to usb ports.

lsmod:
usb-storage 123184 1
lp 7492 0 (autoclean)
scanner 11264 0
printer 8320 0
usb-ohci 19720 0 (unused)
ehci-hcd 18924 0 (unused)

Works great!

do you recall if the scanner was recognized as a 2.0 device?
mine unfortunately isnt (but other devices are being recognized):

: Bus=02 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=01 Cnt=01 Dev#= 3 Spd=12 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=00 Prot=ff MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=04a9 ProdID=220d Rev= 1.00
S: Manufacturer=Canon
S: Product=CanoScan
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=a0 MxPwr=500mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=00 Prot=ff Driver=(none)
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 1 Ivl=16ms
E: Ad=82(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=03(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms

Output from usbview for the CanoScan LIDE:

CanoScan
Manufacturer: Canon
Speed: 12Mb/s (full)
USB Version: 1.10
Device Class: ff(vend.)
Device Subclass: 00
Device Protocol: ff
Maximum Default Endpoint Size: 8
Number of Configurations: 1
Vendor Id: 04a9
Product Id: 220d
Revision Number: 1.00

Config Number: 1
Number of Interfaces: 1
Attributes: a0
MaxPower Needed: 500mA

Interface Number: 0
Name: usbscanner
Alternate Number: 0
Class: ff(vend.)
Sub Class: 0
Protocol: 0
Number of Endpoints: 3

Endpoint Address: 81
Direction: in
Attribute: 3
Type: Int.
Max Packet Size: 1
Interval: 16ms

Endpoint Address: 82
Direction: in
Attribute: 2
Type: Bulk
Max Packet Size: 64
Interval: 0ms

Endpoint Address: 03
Direction: out
Attribute: 2
Type: Bulk
Max Packet Size: 64
Interval: 0ms

Just to say that I have had minor difficulties with this. It "went red" for a while, quick reboot into Windoze found it working perfectly. Back to Linux and it went red again. Adjusted sliders until it was almost balanced (red down, blue/green up) and scanned then all of a sudden the pointers reset to zero and it scanned perfectly!

Still, I used to have a scanner that did the same in Windoze years ago.

I have to say, even though it is a cheap and theoretically lo-res scanner (600dpi) the scans are of a very high quality.

I bought this scanner cheaply in a sale. For the price, I didn't really care if it worked with linux or not.
It has a USB 2.0 interface.
I plugged it in & booted.
The command
$ sane-find-scanner
found it:
found USB scanner (vendor=0x04a9 [Canon], product=0x220d [CanoScan], chip=LM9832/3) at libusb:001:003

I wasn't sure what to do at this stage.
So I started the Gimp (v2). File-Acquire-xscanimage-Device dialog.
Set the scan type to colour.
Set the scan resolution.
Set the preview window to fullscreen.
Scanned.
A perfect result.

Could not have been easier. It literally "Worked out of the box". I haven't even opened the manual (which is probably all windows-centric anyway).

Recommended.

Here's my experience so far:

- Plugged the scanner in, ran Yast, no problem, scanner found & installed nice
- Installed xsane & Kooka
- Tried a scan, machine seems to work fine, but scans come out messed up Example: http://www.petervandepol.com/tmp/lide0020.png
- Downloaded latest Plustek drivers and Sane backend, compiled and installed, problems remains

Hmmmmm.......

- Installed the scanner under Windows XP > Succes, Darn...! ;-((
- Deleted Sane, reinstalled sane > same troubles again.

Who can help me out here? I am running SuSE 9.2 / Download on a Dell Optiplex GX270/P4-3GHz/512MB

"Worked out of the box" as someone said.
no compatibility problem at all with Mandrake 10.1
A bit slow (2 min 1 page). I don't know if it is the same on Windows (I haven't it)

Worked perfectly out of the box. Excellent quality scans.

Plugged the scanner in the usb port and

$ dmesg | tail

to see if scanner was recognized...and obviously it was :D. I didn't do any configuration as far as setup is concerned.

Just fired up xsane, set the scanning parameters and voila!!!!...works out of the box in true sense.

I had no success with other distributions (I cant remember which ones I tried it on). It may not have worked with some earlier versions of Ubuntu, but the last couple of versions it has worked immediately.

The scanner performs as expected if it works with your distribution. The buttons on the front (which are at an awkward angle and hard to see) don't work in Ubuntu.

I gave it a medium rating because it is not a Linux friendly scanner. I would not recommend it on that basis.

I got given this printer. It worked with Debian 4 and Ubuntu(6.10 and 7.10). With Debian I had to get Xsane and give permission to use it as user. In ubuntu it worked with whatever was installed with the OS. Doesn't work as well as it does with windows. Like the front buttons are a nice feature but they are not operational with linux. Also it makes more noise with linux and takes longer to scan. The resolution looks better with linux though.

Bought it for under $50 at Fry's and used it under Windows (I like this unit because I do not need to deal with a power supply unit). I tried it under Linux and found it to work with few, if any, problems. Fedora recognized it immediately and was able to use it using Xsane. I am still learning though at this point I know this scanner will work and I can move towards ditching Windows without changing hardware.