[sane-devel] hints on getting hp G2410 scanner working with sane

[stef]

Le Sunday 09 January 2011 18:31:03 Michael Fothergill, vous avez écrit :
> Dear Folks,
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> I bought an HP G2410
> scanner.   I haven't tried to install it yet.  I run Debian Lenny
> AMD64.
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> The info in the sane
> backends file is as follows:
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> Backend: genesys
> (1.0-8)
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> Manufacturer: ScanJet
> G2410
> 
> Interface: USB
> USB id 0x03f0/0x0a01
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> Status Untested
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> It seems as though this
> scanner isn't as well supported as other hp machines under Linux.
> But there is a proprietary scanner that apparently works on it:
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> http://old.nabble.com/to-configure-HP-ScanJet-2400-also-applies-to-the-HP-G
> 2410-td21345012.html
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> and
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> http://old.nabble.com/HP2400-HP2400c-HP-G2410-Re-Indian-Driver-td21374472.h
> tml
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> plus more discussions
> here:
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> http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/hardware-peripherals/155041-getting-hp-sca
> njet-g2410-scanner-working-linux.html
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> Is enough to install
> sane and xsane ie
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> aptitude install sane
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> aptitude install xsane
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> or  do I need to
> install more packages to get all the library files?
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> If I use the
> proprietary HP2400 driver do I still need to put the extra line in
> the .conf directory?  It doesn't look it in these write ups.....
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> Comments appreciated.
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> Michael Fothergill

	Hello,

	since this backend isn't from the SANE project, I think it would be more 
suited to ask for support from the people that provide it. They know how it 
works and what it needs, which isn't our case.

Regards,
	Stef