Next you should test the scanner's image grabbing ability. Make note of the 'backend:device' information obtained this will be our device name to specifically access the scanner from the command line.Īlso, be aware that sane-find-scanner is a separate utility that does not guarantee support under SANE, it only looks for devices that claim to be scanners. Whereas when using libusb it registers asĭevice `epson:libusb:001:003' is a Epson Perfection1240 flatbed scanner For example, this is the output on my system:ĭevice `v4l:/dev/video0' is a Noname BT878 video (Hauppauge (bt878)) virtual deviceĭevice `epson:/dev/scanner0' is a Epson Perfection1240 flatbed scanner Which should yield information about attached devices.
If your scanner is a type not looked for by sane-find-scanner, you can try as root In Woody it is available in the 'libsane' package.)
(Note to Debian users: starting with Sarge, or unstable, sane-find-scanner is available in the 'sane-utils' package. which should find and identify your scanner from a list of possible devices. If you have a SCSI or a USB scanner, at the command line you can issue the following command: This section assumes your scanner is turned on and has been attached through the appropriate interface. Once you've completed all of the above, you're ready to test your scanner equipment.
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