On Thu, 2017-10-26 at 22:38 -0400, Fred Smith wrote: > On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 06:23:21PM -0700, Howard Howell wrote: > > On Thu, 2017-10-26 at 21:41 +0200, Louis Lagendijk wrote: > > > On Thu, 2017-10-26 at 00:14 -0700, Howard Howell wrote: > > > > On Wed, 2017-10-25 at 17:51 -0400, Fred Smith wrote: > > > > > On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 11:52:20AM -0700, Howard Howell > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Hi, guys, > > > > > > I have to scan a document into my computer from a > > > > > > cannon mfc620 > > > > > > multifunction printer. It is wifi connected, and I have > > > > > > also a > > > > > > USB > > > > > > connection. Xsane says no device connected and exits. > > > > > > > > > > > > Any help? googling didn't give me anything useful. > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Les H > > > > > > > > > > It looks as if Sane has support for Canon PIXMA MP620 (you > > > > > can > > > > > check > > > > > out > > > > > the sane page at: http://www.sane-project.org/sane-backends.h > > > > > tml) > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > I have no clue if that is in any way similar to MFC620. I'd > > > > > guess > > > > > not, but that's the only thing shown on that page that is > > > > > both a > > > > > Canon > > > > > and has the numbers 620 in it. > > > > > > > > > > > When connected over USB: what is the USBid (lsusb should tell > > > you). > > > that will give you an idea if this is an MP620 or not... The usb > > > id > > > for > > > the MP620 is 0x172f > > You may wish to check out www.hamrick.com. they have an application > named vuescan that they claim to work with a huge number of scanners > on Linux. scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "supported > scanners" > then click on "canon scanner drivers". > > there isn't anything there named mfc<anything>, same as on the canon > support pages. Are you sure it is model mfcxxx, and not some other > number? is there a label on the back/side/bottom that gives > additional > model or serial number info? > > So, anyway, if you can figure out which of the devices they show > matches > yours, you can download for free to try it. > > Also, some scanners/multifunction devices have a USB port, and you > can > scan stuff on them which will be written to a USB stick inserted into > that port. Which would then be easy to sneakernet over to your LInux > box. If it has one, that is. > > -- > ---- Fred Smith -- fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -------------------- > --------- > But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: > While we were still sinners, > Christ died for us. > ------------------------------- Romans 5:8 (niv) -------------------- > ---------- > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx My error in reading my purchase paperwork. I found the label on the printer. It is an MF628CW. That could be the sole source of my problem. I'll respond again to this message once I download and try the new driver. Thanks to all of you for your help. By the way, I am a bit vision challenged, so that probably contirbuted to my error. Regards, Les H _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
