On Sun, Oct 15, 2023 at 9:55 AM Tom Horsley <horsley1953@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > In the past I have had near infinite trouble getting scanners > compatible with linux, but I just replaced a dead Epson multi-function > device that I only ever used as a scanner with a Canoscan LIDE 300 > and was shocked and amazed when it just worked out of the box. I recently purchased a stand-alone HP ScanJet Pro 4500 (L2749A), <https://www.hp.com/emea_africa-en/products/scanners/product-details/8744135>. The L2749A works fine with KDE Ubuntu's Skanlite, but I have not tried with KDE Fedora. I found I have to wake the scanner up before trying to connect to it over the network. I don't know if the scanner responds to the magic wakeup packet. > P.S. The epson isn't quite as bad as HP forbidding you from using > the scanner if it is out of ink, but it finally decayed to the > point that it decided there were errors with the ink cartridges, > and nothing would allow it to use the scanner after that. Ironically, I bought the L2749A because my multi-function Epson Workforce 630 did the same thing. I could not scan anymore on the Workforce due to ink problems, so I bought a stand-alone scanner. I filed a complaint about Epson with my Attorney General's office. It is unlawful to tie products and services, like scanner function to Epson ink. The thing is, it is so profitable for companies to engage in the shady practice, the companies will not change. The companies still make more money after the fines for doing it, so there's no reason to stop. It does not matter how many times the FTC or a state Attorney General drags them into court. Jeff _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
