[sane-devel] Canonscan N 650U LIDE Scanner does not scan but makes terrible noise

[Mike Cloaked]

On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 11:45 AM, <i_am_ at mail-buero.de> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> my Canonscan N 650U LIDE Scanner does not scan but makes terrible noise,
> as if the scan unit is going in the wrong direction. The scanner works fine
> with Win XP 32-bit
>
> OS: Linux  Kanotix Dragonfire (Debian based) 64-bit
> scanimage (sane-backends) 1.0.22; backend version 1.0.22
> Software: Xsane, Xscanimage
>
> It does not make a difference using XSane or XScanimage. First I have to
> choose the source device which is plustek:libusb:006:003
>
 Just a shot in the dark and an obvious question but if you have a lock
slider button on the base, I guess you checked that the scan mechanism has
been unlocked?  I have a Canon (different model but still a flatbed) and
once I forgot to unlock it and had similar symptoms to you until I unlocked
it....
-- 
mike c
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