Re: Which scanner/copier do you use with Fedora?

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On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 3:08 AM Samuel Sieb <samuel@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 3/22/24 00:02, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 2:52 AM Samuel Sieb <samuel@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 3/21/24 23:46, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> >>> On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 2:04 AM Samuel Sieb <samuel@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> On 3/18/24 18:09, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> >>>>> On 3/18/24 17:49, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> >>>>>> Which scanner/copier does everyone use, that works out of the box with
> >>>>>> Xsane?Printing would be nice but I already have an HP that does the
> >>>>>> job for me.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I don't use xsane, but my Brother multi-function color laser scans with
> >>>>> the Gnome scanning app with no problems.  It depends on what you mean by
> >>>>> "out of the box".  I did install a driver at one point and I assume
> >>>>> that's still being used.
> >>>>
> >>>> I've now checked and I can't find any installed driver and cups says
> >>>> it's "driverless", so that would imply it working out of the box and I
> >>>> would expect any newer models to do the same.
> >>>
> >>> If it is driverless, it is probably using IPP or IPP over USB. See
> >>> <https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/cups-useful-tricks/>.
> >>
> >> Yes, it's a wifi printer and it's using IPP and it's working fine.  I
> >> was just clarifying my previous comment where I thought I had installed
> >> a driver.
> >>
> >> Btw, my Fedora computer is apparently the only one that can print
> >> double-sided properly to it.  The phones and Windows computers will only
> >> print short side flip for some reason even if long is selected.  It's
> >> very strange.
> >
> > That sounds like
> > <https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/cups-known-issues/#_there_are_less_options_available_if_the_device_is_used_as_driverless_than_with_a_classic_driver>.
>
> You got that completely backwards.  I have no issues at all using
> Fedora.  It's everyone else that it isn't working for.

>From the section:

   ... Some devices declare less options via protocols - f.e.
    IPP 2.0+, WSD, eSCL - which support driverless solutions
    than via classic drivers...

It sounds like your WIndows machine is using WSD, and it is providing
fewer options than IPP.

Jeff
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