Backend driver for Canon/HP scanners

satimis · 05-14-2006, 10:09 PM

Hi folks,

FC5_64

I'm considering to purchase either CanoScan 4200F (preferrable) or HP Scanjet 4370. But they are unsupported on SANE

http://www.sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html#Z-CANON
http://www.sane-project.org/sane-mfg...EWLETT-PACKARD

I have been searching "The sane-devel Archives"
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/sane-devel/

and could not find available Backend driver for them.

Can any folk on the forum shed me somelight. TIA

B.R.
satimis

David the H. · 05-15-2006, 02:10 AM

Stay away from Canon. They don't release the interface information needed to create proper drivers. I had a Canoscan 5000F myself that's still unusable more than 3 years after I bought it.

I'm not sure about HP scanners, but I've heard they have pretty good printer support. I have no personal experience with HP, however, so I really don't know.

As always though, the devil's in the details, and one model of hardware may work while the next number up doesn't. It's probably a good idea to stay away from any unit that doesn't ALREADY have drivers available for it.