Re: [gentoo-user] Scanner and weird streaking

2022-12-30 Thread Mark Knecht
On Fri, Dec 30, 2022 at 1:12 PM Urs Schütz wrote: > > Any chance you need to shield the scanner from light sources outside the scan head? > Throw a dark jacket over it for testing. Or if it's that the light is for some reason too bright and the inside of the lid is reflecting it then try a piece

[gentoo-user] Scanner and weird streaking

2022-12-30 Thread Urs Schütz
Any chance you need to shield the scanner from light sources outside the scan head? Throw a dark jacket over it for testing.

Re: [gentoo-user] Scanner and weird streaking

2022-12-30 Thread Michael
On Friday, 30 December 2022 13:42:04 GMT Dale wrote: > Michael wrote: > > On Friday, 30 December 2022 02:28:32 GMT Dale wrote: > >> Howdy all, > >> > >> I have a HP scanjet 4570c flatbed scanner. I bought it used years ago > >> and most of the time, it works just fine. On occasion tho, I get > >

Re: [gentoo-user] Scanner and weird streaking

2022-12-30 Thread Wols Lists
On 30/12/2022 13:42, Dale wrote: Given I only use Linux, know of any good and commonly available flatbed scanner models?  I'm fine with used ones as long as they work.  I like the one I got since when I'm done, it stands upright in my closet and takes up very little floor space.  It does a really

Re: [gentoo-user] Scanner and weird streaking

2022-12-30 Thread Mark Knecht
On Fri, Dec 30, 2022 at 6:42 AM Dale wrote: > Well, bummer. I was afraid it was going bad. ;-) If it's still moving then it isn't necessarily bad. Possibly you need a new goal for your old equipment? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Hfj_SuVm_0 Good luck, Mark

Re: [gentoo-user] Scanner and weird streaking

2022-12-30 Thread Dale
Michael wrote: > On Friday, 30 December 2022 02:28:32 GMT Dale wrote: >> Howdy all, >> >> I have a HP scanjet 4570c flatbed scanner. I bought it used years ago >> and most of the time, it works just fine. On occasion tho, I get >> something weird. When I scan something, it adds some pinkish colo

Re: [gentoo-user] Scanner and weird streaking

2022-12-30 Thread Michael
On Friday, 30 December 2022 02:28:32 GMT Dale wrote: > Howdy all, > > I have a HP scanjet 4570c flatbed scanner. I bought it used years ago > and most of the time, it works just fine. On occasion tho, I get > something weird. When I scan something, it adds some pinkish colored > streaks. I too

[gentoo-user] Scanner and weird streaking

2022-12-29 Thread Dale
Howdy all, I have a HP scanjet 4570c flatbed scanner.  I bought it used years ago and most of the time, it works just fine.  On occasion tho, I get something weird.  When I scan something, it adds some pinkish colored streaks.  I took a scrap sheet of paper and scanned the back of it. I used a mag