On 21/07/2010 13:22, ByteSoup wrote: > Hi Barry, Just out of curiosity, I have Canon scanner and didnt even > need to install any drivers, I connected it via USB and used "simple > scan" which is installed by default under the Applications / Graphics > menu. Im not sure if this works for you, I guess you already tried it. I > didnt think that scanners would need much in the way of drivers > > -Mark
It depends on the hardware. For instance I installed an Epson scanner for a friend, I figured since the Epson printers (inkjets at least) are reasonably well supported that the scanners would be too, turns out it wasn't the case. Luckily there was a driver available from Epson (turns out it uses the same chipset as the Agfa SnapScan). Some scanners will work fine straight out of the box, some will maybe need a firmware file and others may need drivers. Just one of those things. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
