How to map network scanner
I have just bought a shiny new Canon MG6250 multifunction printer/scanner and connected it via LAN. Installing the printing side of things was a breeze, however, I cannot work out how to set up scanning.
I installed the MG6200 series ScanGear MP driver from Canon's site but when I open GIMP or Simple Scan, they say there is no scanner detected. Using GIMP's 'update scanner list' button to search for the scanner does not find it.
How do I tell Ubuntu, GIMP or Simple Scan to look on the network for the scanner? Is there another utility especially for this?
networking scanning
asked Oct 14 '12 at 9:33
AndrewAndrew
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I have just bought a shiny new Canon MG6250 multifunction printer/scanner and connected it via LAN. Installing the printing side of things was a breeze, however, I cannot work out how to set up scanning.
I installed the MG6200 series ScanGear MP driver from Canon's site but when I open GIMP or Simple Scan, they say there is no scanner detected. Using GIMP's 'update scanner list' button to search for the scanner does not find it.
How do I tell Ubuntu, GIMP or Simple Scan to look on the network for the scanner? Is there another utility especially for this?
networking scanning
asked Oct 14 '12 at 9:33
AndrewAndrew
4442615
Found a few pages via Googling talking about xsane and configuring it. Most of them talk about scanning using a USB connected scanner. I tried a few of the outlined tweeks, but none have worked so far.
– Andrew
Oct 21 '12 at 4:29
Did you try the command line tool that comes with the ScanGear driver,scangearmp? That found it for me.
– Noyo
Sep 8 '13 at 10:06
add a comment |
I have just bought a shiny new Canon MG6250 multifunction printer/scanner and connected it via LAN. Installing the printing side of things was a breeze, however, I cannot work out how to set up scanning.
I installed the MG6200 series ScanGear MP driver from Canon's site but when I open GIMP or Simple Scan, they say there is no scanner detected. Using GIMP's 'update scanner list' button to search for the scanner does not find it.
How do I tell Ubuntu, GIMP or Simple Scan to look on the network for the scanner? Is there another utility especially for this?
networking scanning
asked Oct 14 '12 at 9:33
AndrewAndrew
4442615
I have just bought a shiny new Canon MG6250 multifunction printer/scanner and connected it via LAN. Installing the printing side of things was a breeze, however, I cannot work out how to set up scanning.
I installed the MG6200 series ScanGear MP driver from Canon's site but when I open GIMP or Simple Scan, they say there is no scanner detected. Using GIMP's 'update scanner list' button to search for the scanner does not find it.
How do I tell Ubuntu, GIMP or Simple Scan to look on the network for the scanner? Is there another utility especially for this?
networking scanning
networking scanning
asked Oct 14 '12 at 9:33
AndrewAndrew
4442615
asked Oct 14 '12 at 9:33
AndrewAndrew
4442615
asked Oct 14 '12 at 9:33
AndrewAndrew
4442615
asked Oct 14 '12 at 9:33
AndrewAndrew
4442615
asked Oct 14 '12 at 9:33
AndrewAndrew
4442615
4442615
Found a few pages via Googling talking about xsane and configuring it. Most of them talk about scanning using a USB connected scanner. I tried a few of the outlined tweeks, but none have worked so far.
– Andrew
Oct 21 '12 at 4:29
Did you try the command line tool that comes with the ScanGear driver,scangearmp? That found it for me.
– Noyo
Sep 8 '13 at 10:06
add a comment |
Found a few pages via Googling talking about xsane and configuring it. Most of them talk about scanning using a USB connected scanner. I tried a few of the outlined tweeks, but none have worked so far.
– Andrew
Oct 21 '12 at 4:29
Did you try the command line tool that comes with the ScanGear driver,scangearmp? That found it for me.
– Noyo
Sep 8 '13 at 10:06
Found a few pages via Googling talking about xsane and configuring it. Most of them talk about scanning using a USB connected scanner. I tried a few of the outlined tweeks, but none have worked so far.
– Andrew
Oct 21 '12 at 4:29
Found a few pages via Googling talking about xsane and configuring it. Most of them talk about scanning using a USB connected scanner. I tried a few of the outlined tweeks, but none have worked so far.
– Andrew
Oct 21 '12 at 4:29
Did you try the command line tool that comes with the ScanGear driver,
scangearmp? That found it for me.– Noyo
Sep 8 '13 at 10:06
Did you try the command line tool that comes with the ScanGear driver,
scangearmp? That found it for me.– Noyo
Sep 8 '13 at 10:06
add a comment |
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Just got this going today. This is how I got it working over wireless network, running Xubuntu 12.10 64-bit. (No Canon drivers were needed).
After installing xsane:
The sane man pages refer to "backendname" a lot. http://www.sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html gives the backend name for the 6250 as "pixma"
man sane-pixma(seems to be a man entry for each backend) tells you that network scanners should normally be detected, but if not, add them directly to/etc/sane.d/pixma.conf
Edit that file and add a line of the format:
bjnp://<ip_address>
IP address can be retrieved from the printer settings, or from the options in the printer itself.
After adding an entry for the printer, save
pixma.confNow edit
/etc/default/sanedand setRUN=yesThen:
service saned startRun
xsane
Now xsane should discover the scanner, and instead of saying "no devices found" and dying, it should run up (brings up about 4 windows). All the default settings seem to work — just press "Scan".
answered Apr 13 '13 at 14:05
AshAsh
8511819
Thankyou for that concise explanation. Works a treat now!!
– Andrew
Oct 18 '13 at 10:22
Good tip! My scanner isn't on the officially supported list. It didn't respond over the network but worked fine via USB fromxsane.
– Stephen Niedzielski
Apr 14 '15 at 19:46
This is exactly how I resolved an issue with my Ubuntu 15.04, Canon PIXMA MX870 (a network multi-use device connected via WiFi) and Simple Scan. Now everything works very well. Thanks for a great tip!
– madjoe
Oct 23 '15 at 19:19
Note you have to dosudo service saned startor the service won't actually start. Usesudo service saned statusto confirm it has started. You should see: saned is running.
– snark
Dec 24 '15 at 17:11
@snark: yes, all of the commands above (editing in /etc/...) have to be run as root. I've found most instructions leave it out, I guess to not clog up every command, so I followed that trend.
– Ash
Dec 24 '15 at 22:42
|
show 2 more comments
I have an epson printer/scanner and had to add the IP address to /etc/sane.d/epson2.conf like this:
net 10.0.5.125
I also commented out the net autodiscovery line.
answered Aug 6 '18 at 13:19
deltaraydeltaray
14610
1
Thanks! Less complicated than the accepted answer and worked for me right away.
– gavsiu
Oct 9 '18 at 22:16
1
Same here, worked perfectly for my EPSON XP-950. It worked only with the USB before changing net autodiscovery to the real IP of the scanner.
– wotter
Feb 8 at 17:27
add a comment |
I found that adding the subnet IP addresses to this file worked when nothing else did:
/etc/sane.d/saned.conf
To get the subnet, look at your output from the ifconfig command. Find a line that looks like this:
inet addr:192.168.1.4 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
From this output, I learned that my wireless router subnet is 192.168.1,
and then searched for the printer (wireless router and printer must be powered on and operating) using this command:
sudo nmap -sP 192.168.1.0/24
Nmap scan report for 192.168.1.6
Host is up (0.011s latency).
MAC Address: XX:Xx:XX:XX:XX:XX (Canon)
From above, 192.168.1.6 is the IP address for my Canon printer/scanner on my LAN.
Therefore, I added this entry to /etc/sane.d/saned.conf:
192.168.1.0/24
xsane could then see my scanner.
answered Dec 3 '17 at 20:46
RickyRicky
112
On Ubuntu 16.04 (2018), this worked for me. Something must have happened to make saned stop scanning the proper network.
– danShumway
May 5 '18 at 13:22
add a comment |
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Just got this going today. This is how I got it working over wireless network, running Xubuntu 12.10 64-bit. (No Canon drivers were needed).
After installing xsane:
The sane man pages refer to "backendname" a lot. http://www.sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html gives the backend name for the 6250 as "pixma"
man sane-pixma(seems to be a man entry for each backend) tells you that network scanners should normally be detected, but if not, add them directly to/etc/sane.d/pixma.conf
Edit that file and add a line of the format:
bjnp://<ip_address>
IP address can be retrieved from the printer settings, or from the options in the printer itself.
After adding an entry for the printer, save
pixma.confNow edit
/etc/default/sanedand setRUN=yesThen:
service saned startRun
xsane
Now xsane should discover the scanner, and instead of saying "no devices found" and dying, it should run up (brings up about 4 windows). All the default settings seem to work — just press "Scan".
answered Apr 13 '13 at 14:05
AshAsh
8511819
Thankyou for that concise explanation. Works a treat now!!
– Andrew
Oct 18 '13 at 10:22
Good tip! My scanner isn't on the officially supported list. It didn't respond over the network but worked fine via USB fromxsane.
– Stephen Niedzielski
Apr 14 '15 at 19:46
This is exactly how I resolved an issue with my Ubuntu 15.04, Canon PIXMA MX870 (a network multi-use device connected via WiFi) and Simple Scan. Now everything works very well. Thanks for a great tip!
– madjoe
Oct 23 '15 at 19:19
Note you have to dosudo service saned startor the service won't actually start. Usesudo service saned statusto confirm it has started. You should see: saned is running.
– snark
Dec 24 '15 at 17:11
@snark: yes, all of the commands above (editing in /etc/...) have to be run as root. I've found most instructions leave it out, I guess to not clog up every command, so I followed that trend.
– Ash
Dec 24 '15 at 22:42
|
show 2 more comments
Just got this going today. This is how I got it working over wireless network, running Xubuntu 12.10 64-bit. (No Canon drivers were needed).
After installing xsane:
The sane man pages refer to "backendname" a lot. http://www.sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html gives the backend name for the 6250 as "pixma"
man sane-pixma(seems to be a man entry for each backend) tells you that network scanners should normally be detected, but if not, add them directly to/etc/sane.d/pixma.conf
Edit that file and add a line of the format:
bjnp://<ip_address>
IP address can be retrieved from the printer settings, or from the options in the printer itself.
After adding an entry for the printer, save
pixma.confNow edit
/etc/default/sanedand setRUN=yesThen:
service saned startRun
xsane
Now xsane should discover the scanner, and instead of saying "no devices found" and dying, it should run up (brings up about 4 windows). All the default settings seem to work — just press "Scan".
answered Apr 13 '13 at 14:05
AshAsh
8511819
Thankyou for that concise explanation. Works a treat now!!
– Andrew
Oct 18 '13 at 10:22
Good tip! My scanner isn't on the officially supported list. It didn't respond over the network but worked fine via USB fromxsane.
– Stephen Niedzielski
Apr 14 '15 at 19:46
This is exactly how I resolved an issue with my Ubuntu 15.04, Canon PIXMA MX870 (a network multi-use device connected via WiFi) and Simple Scan. Now everything works very well. Thanks for a great tip!
– madjoe
Oct 23 '15 at 19:19
Note you have to dosudo service saned startor the service won't actually start. Usesudo service saned statusto confirm it has started. You should see: saned is running.
– snark
Dec 24 '15 at 17:11
@snark: yes, all of the commands above (editing in /etc/...) have to be run as root. I've found most instructions leave it out, I guess to not clog up every command, so I followed that trend.
– Ash
Dec 24 '15 at 22:42
|
show 2 more comments
Just got this going today. This is how I got it working over wireless network, running Xubuntu 12.10 64-bit. (No Canon drivers were needed).
After installing xsane:
The sane man pages refer to "backendname" a lot. http://www.sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html gives the backend name for the 6250 as "pixma"
man sane-pixma(seems to be a man entry for each backend) tells you that network scanners should normally be detected, but if not, add them directly to/etc/sane.d/pixma.conf
Edit that file and add a line of the format:
bjnp://<ip_address>
IP address can be retrieved from the printer settings, or from the options in the printer itself.
After adding an entry for the printer, save
pixma.confNow edit
/etc/default/sanedand setRUN=yesThen:
service saned startRun
xsane
Now xsane should discover the scanner, and instead of saying "no devices found" and dying, it should run up (brings up about 4 windows). All the default settings seem to work — just press "Scan".
answered Apr 13 '13 at 14:05
AshAsh
8511819
Just got this going today. This is how I got it working over wireless network, running Xubuntu 12.10 64-bit. (No Canon drivers were needed).
After installing xsane:
The sane man pages refer to "backendname" a lot. http://www.sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html gives the backend name for the 6250 as "pixma"
man sane-pixma(seems to be a man entry for each backend) tells you that network scanners should normally be detected, but if not, add them directly to/etc/sane.d/pixma.conf
Edit that file and add a line of the format:
bjnp://<ip_address>
IP address can be retrieved from the printer settings, or from the options in the printer itself.
After adding an entry for the printer, save
pixma.confNow edit
/etc/default/sanedand setRUN=yesThen:
service saned startRun
xsane
Now xsane should discover the scanner, and instead of saying "no devices found" and dying, it should run up (brings up about 4 windows). All the default settings seem to work — just press "Scan".
answered Apr 13 '13 at 14:05
AshAsh
8511819
edited Oct 18 '13 at 10:34
answered Apr 13 '13 at 14:05
AshAsh
8511819
answered Apr 13 '13 at 14:05
AshAsh
8511819
answered Apr 13 '13 at 14:05
AshAsh
8511819
8511819
Thankyou for that concise explanation. Works a treat now!!
– Andrew
Oct 18 '13 at 10:22
Good tip! My scanner isn't on the officially supported list. It didn't respond over the network but worked fine via USB fromxsane.
– Stephen Niedzielski
Apr 14 '15 at 19:46
This is exactly how I resolved an issue with my Ubuntu 15.04, Canon PIXMA MX870 (a network multi-use device connected via WiFi) and Simple Scan. Now everything works very well. Thanks for a great tip!
– madjoe
Oct 23 '15 at 19:19
Note you have to dosudo service saned startor the service won't actually start. Usesudo service saned statusto confirm it has started. You should see: saned is running.
– snark
Dec 24 '15 at 17:11
@snark: yes, all of the commands above (editing in /etc/...) have to be run as root. I've found most instructions leave it out, I guess to not clog up every command, so I followed that trend.
– Ash
Dec 24 '15 at 22:42
|
show 2 more comments
Thankyou for that concise explanation. Works a treat now!!
– Andrew
Oct 18 '13 at 10:22
Good tip! My scanner isn't on the officially supported list. It didn't respond over the network but worked fine via USB fromxsane.
– Stephen Niedzielski
Apr 14 '15 at 19:46
This is exactly how I resolved an issue with my Ubuntu 15.04, Canon PIXMA MX870 (a network multi-use device connected via WiFi) and Simple Scan. Now everything works very well. Thanks for a great tip!
– madjoe
Oct 23 '15 at 19:19
Note you have to dosudo service saned startor the service won't actually start. Usesudo service saned statusto confirm it has started. You should see: saned is running.
– snark
Dec 24 '15 at 17:11
@snark: yes, all of the commands above (editing in /etc/...) have to be run as root. I've found most instructions leave it out, I guess to not clog up every command, so I followed that trend.
– Ash
Dec 24 '15 at 22:42
Thankyou for that concise explanation. Works a treat now!!
– Andrew
Oct 18 '13 at 10:22
Thankyou for that concise explanation. Works a treat now!!
– Andrew
Oct 18 '13 at 10:22
Good tip! My scanner isn't on the officially supported list. It didn't respond over the network but worked fine via USB from
xsane.– Stephen Niedzielski
Apr 14 '15 at 19:46
Good tip! My scanner isn't on the officially supported list. It didn't respond over the network but worked fine via USB from
xsane.– Stephen Niedzielski
Apr 14 '15 at 19:46
This is exactly how I resolved an issue with my Ubuntu 15.04, Canon PIXMA MX870 (a network multi-use device connected via WiFi) and Simple Scan. Now everything works very well. Thanks for a great tip!
– madjoe
Oct 23 '15 at 19:19
This is exactly how I resolved an issue with my Ubuntu 15.04, Canon PIXMA MX870 (a network multi-use device connected via WiFi) and Simple Scan. Now everything works very well. Thanks for a great tip!
– madjoe
Oct 23 '15 at 19:19
Note you have to do
sudo service saned start or the service won't actually start. Use sudo service saned status to confirm it has started. You should see: saned is running.– snark
Dec 24 '15 at 17:11
Note you have to do
sudo service saned start or the service won't actually start. Use sudo service saned status to confirm it has started. You should see: saned is running.– snark
Dec 24 '15 at 17:11
@snark: yes, all of the commands above (editing in /etc/...) have to be run as root. I've found most instructions leave it out, I guess to not clog up every command, so I followed that trend.
– Ash
Dec 24 '15 at 22:42
@snark: yes, all of the commands above (editing in /etc/...) have to be run as root. I've found most instructions leave it out, I guess to not clog up every command, so I followed that trend.
– Ash
Dec 24 '15 at 22:42
|
show 2 more comments
I have an epson printer/scanner and had to add the IP address to /etc/sane.d/epson2.conf like this:
net 10.0.5.125
I also commented out the net autodiscovery line.
answered Aug 6 '18 at 13:19
deltaraydeltaray
14610
1
Thanks! Less complicated than the accepted answer and worked for me right away.
– gavsiu
Oct 9 '18 at 22:16
1
Same here, worked perfectly for my EPSON XP-950. It worked only with the USB before changing net autodiscovery to the real IP of the scanner.
– wotter
Feb 8 at 17:27
add a comment |
I have an epson printer/scanner and had to add the IP address to /etc/sane.d/epson2.conf like this:
net 10.0.5.125
I also commented out the net autodiscovery line.
answered Aug 6 '18 at 13:19
deltaraydeltaray
14610
1
Thanks! Less complicated than the accepted answer and worked for me right away.
– gavsiu
Oct 9 '18 at 22:16
1
Same here, worked perfectly for my EPSON XP-950. It worked only with the USB before changing net autodiscovery to the real IP of the scanner.
– wotter
Feb 8 at 17:27
add a comment |
I have an epson printer/scanner and had to add the IP address to /etc/sane.d/epson2.conf like this:
net 10.0.5.125
I also commented out the net autodiscovery line.
answered Aug 6 '18 at 13:19
deltaraydeltaray
14610
I have an epson printer/scanner and had to add the IP address to /etc/sane.d/epson2.conf like this:
net 10.0.5.125
I also commented out the net autodiscovery line.
answered Aug 6 '18 at 13:19
deltaraydeltaray
14610
answered Aug 6 '18 at 13:19
deltaraydeltaray
14610
answered Aug 6 '18 at 13:19
deltaraydeltaray
14610
answered Aug 6 '18 at 13:19
deltaraydeltaray
14610
14610
1
Thanks! Less complicated than the accepted answer and worked for me right away.
– gavsiu
Oct 9 '18 at 22:16
1
Same here, worked perfectly for my EPSON XP-950. It worked only with the USB before changing net autodiscovery to the real IP of the scanner.
– wotter
Feb 8 at 17:27
add a comment |
1
Thanks! Less complicated than the accepted answer and worked for me right away.
– gavsiu
Oct 9 '18 at 22:16
1
Same here, worked perfectly for my EPSON XP-950. It worked only with the USB before changing net autodiscovery to the real IP of the scanner.
– wotter
Feb 8 at 17:27
1
1
Thanks! Less complicated than the accepted answer and worked for me right away.
– gavsiu
Oct 9 '18 at 22:16
Thanks! Less complicated than the accepted answer and worked for me right away.
– gavsiu
Oct 9 '18 at 22:16
1
1
Same here, worked perfectly for my EPSON XP-950. It worked only with the USB before changing net autodiscovery to the real IP of the scanner.
– wotter
Feb 8 at 17:27
Same here, worked perfectly for my EPSON XP-950. It worked only with the USB before changing net autodiscovery to the real IP of the scanner.
– wotter
Feb 8 at 17:27
add a comment |
I found that adding the subnet IP addresses to this file worked when nothing else did:
/etc/sane.d/saned.conf
To get the subnet, look at your output from the ifconfig command. Find a line that looks like this:
inet addr:192.168.1.4 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
From this output, I learned that my wireless router subnet is 192.168.1,
and then searched for the printer (wireless router and printer must be powered on and operating) using this command:
sudo nmap -sP 192.168.1.0/24
Nmap scan report for 192.168.1.6
Host is up (0.011s latency).
MAC Address: XX:Xx:XX:XX:XX:XX (Canon)
From above, 192.168.1.6 is the IP address for my Canon printer/scanner on my LAN.
Therefore, I added this entry to /etc/sane.d/saned.conf:
192.168.1.0/24
xsane could then see my scanner.
answered Dec 3 '17 at 20:46
RickyRicky
112
On Ubuntu 16.04 (2018), this worked for me. Something must have happened to make saned stop scanning the proper network.
– danShumway
May 5 '18 at 13:22
add a comment |
I found that adding the subnet IP addresses to this file worked when nothing else did:
/etc/sane.d/saned.conf
To get the subnet, look at your output from the ifconfig command. Find a line that looks like this:
inet addr:192.168.1.4 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
From this output, I learned that my wireless router subnet is 192.168.1,
and then searched for the printer (wireless router and printer must be powered on and operating) using this command:
sudo nmap -sP 192.168.1.0/24
Nmap scan report for 192.168.1.6
Host is up (0.011s latency).
MAC Address: XX:Xx:XX:XX:XX:XX (Canon)
From above, 192.168.1.6 is the IP address for my Canon printer/scanner on my LAN.
Therefore, I added this entry to /etc/sane.d/saned.conf:
192.168.1.0/24
xsane could then see my scanner.
answered Dec 3 '17 at 20:46
RickyRicky
112
On Ubuntu 16.04 (2018), this worked for me. Something must have happened to make saned stop scanning the proper network.
– danShumway
May 5 '18 at 13:22
add a comment |
I found that adding the subnet IP addresses to this file worked when nothing else did:
/etc/sane.d/saned.conf
To get the subnet, look at your output from the ifconfig command. Find a line that looks like this:
inet addr:192.168.1.4 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
From this output, I learned that my wireless router subnet is 192.168.1,
and then searched for the printer (wireless router and printer must be powered on and operating) using this command:
sudo nmap -sP 192.168.1.0/24
Nmap scan report for 192.168.1.6
Host is up (0.011s latency).
MAC Address: XX:Xx:XX:XX:XX:XX (Canon)
From above, 192.168.1.6 is the IP address for my Canon printer/scanner on my LAN.
Therefore, I added this entry to /etc/sane.d/saned.conf:
192.168.1.0/24
xsane could then see my scanner.
answered Dec 3 '17 at 20:46
RickyRicky
112
I found that adding the subnet IP addresses to this file worked when nothing else did:
/etc/sane.d/saned.conf
To get the subnet, look at your output from the ifconfig command. Find a line that looks like this:
inet addr:192.168.1.4 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
From this output, I learned that my wireless router subnet is 192.168.1,
and then searched for the printer (wireless router and printer must be powered on and operating) using this command:
sudo nmap -sP 192.168.1.0/24
Nmap scan report for 192.168.1.6
Host is up (0.011s latency).
MAC Address: XX:Xx:XX:XX:XX:XX (Canon)
From above, 192.168.1.6 is the IP address for my Canon printer/scanner on my LAN.
Therefore, I added this entry to /etc/sane.d/saned.conf:
192.168.1.0/24
xsane could then see my scanner.
answered Dec 3 '17 at 20:46
RickyRicky
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edited Dec 3 '17 at 20:55
answered Dec 3 '17 at 20:46
RickyRicky
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answered Dec 3 '17 at 20:46
RickyRicky
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answered Dec 3 '17 at 20:46
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On Ubuntu 16.04 (2018), this worked for me. Something must have happened to make saned stop scanning the proper network.
– danShumway
May 5 '18 at 13:22
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On Ubuntu 16.04 (2018), this worked for me. Something must have happened to make saned stop scanning the proper network.
– danShumway
May 5 '18 at 13:22
On Ubuntu 16.04 (2018), this worked for me. Something must have happened to make saned stop scanning the proper network.
– danShumway
May 5 '18 at 13:22
On Ubuntu 16.04 (2018), this worked for me. Something must have happened to make saned stop scanning the proper network.
– danShumway
May 5 '18 at 13:22
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Found a few pages via Googling talking about xsane and configuring it. Most of them talk about scanning using a USB connected scanner. I tried a few of the outlined tweeks, but none have worked so far.
– Andrew
Oct 21 '12 at 4:29
Did you try the command line tool that comes with the ScanGear driver,
scangearmp? That found it for me.– Noyo
Sep 8 '13 at 10:06