found http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10526638&postcount=31
could you try to scan as root: gksu simple-scan if this does not help, install the following and try again (without+with root): sudo add-apt-repository ppa:robert-ancell/sane-backends sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install libsane libsane-extras sane-utils does that work? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/787014 Title: Canon, Inc. CanoScan LiDE 200: "Failed to scan. Unable to start scan" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/simple-scan/+bug/787014/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs