Linux driver for HP scanjet 3670

drawstop · 01-24-2009, 06:49 AM

I am using "Win 2000" as XSane on Ubuntu (of whichI am a great fan) will not recognise my HP scanjet 3670 scanner. Is it possible to get XSane to drive it or do I have to continue with two PC's For obvious reasons
(I am a pensioner of nearly 80) I do not want to buy another scanner.
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Drawstop. UK.

Didier Spaier · 01-24-2009, 09:23 AM

Looking at the SANE's information sheet about it, your scanner seems not to be supported. But from SANE's download I did go to the source repository page where I founded this link from which I dowloaded the last stable release file sane-backends-1.0.19.tar.gz. After un-tarring it:

Code:

bash-3.1$ tar xvf sane-backends-1.0.19.tar.gz

I had a look at ./sane-backends-1.0.19/backend/genesys_devices.c and saw that hp367Oc is supported.

As there is a Debian SID package for sane-backend-1.0.19 and if I am right Ubuntu is based upon Debian, may be you could try to install it or (prefarably) the Ubuntu-equivalent. Or, if this doesn't work and you are comfortable with compiling programs, you could compile it yourself and install it from the source code.

drawstop · 01-24-2009, 10:37 AM

Thanks Didier. Regret that most of your reply is beyond me but I will have a go. Am I correct in thinking that the code has to be typed into a terminal?
Drawstop

Didier Spaier · 01-24-2009, 12:25 PM

Well, it depends on the availability of a pre-compiled package for your version of Ubuntu.

To check that, please tell us which Ubuntu version do you have, e.g. 8.10/intrepid, 8.04/hardy, 7.10/gutsy.

drawstop · 01-29-2009, 06:07 AM

Thanks Didier - sorry to have taken so long to reply but have been very busy. I use Ubuntu 8.1 and driving this scanner is the only problem I have have encountered with Linux. Trouble is that as I am now nearly 80 I find it difficult to learn this new technology. But thanks for all your help.
Drawstop.

Didier Spaier · 01-29-2009, 06:53 AM

Hello Drawstop,

As long as you are eager to learn, you will stay young

By the way, my father is nearly 87 and he uses Slackware Linux

Now I suggest you install this package. I don't know Ubuntu but I guess you could do that typing following command:

Code:

aptitude install <package_name>

as root in the directory where you will have downloaded it.

I hope it will work, don't hesitate to come back for more help if needed.