[sane-devel] Problem installing Canon MP270 scanner on debian wheezy

[Rolf Bensch]

Hello Rob,

Please read chapter "Installation" of README.linux:
http://www.sane-project.org/README.linux. You will get the latest
version of README.linux if you fetch latest Sane from git.

Cheers,
Rolf



Am 20.01.2013 09:38, schrieb Rob Hill:
> 
> -- Hello list, 
> 
> I am unable to install the scanner on a Canon MP270 printer/scanner on
> a Debian Wheezy 32-bit stystem.  
> 
> Scanimage -V gives:  
> 
> scanimage (sane-backends) 1.0.22; backend version 1.0.22
> 
> The scanner is detected.  Scanimage -L gives: 
> 
> device `v4l:/dev/video0' is a Noname Integrated Camera virtual device
> device `pixma:04A9173B_829B41' is a CANON Canon PIXMA MP270
> multi-function peripheral
> 
> sane-find-scanner gives: 
> 
> found USB scanner (vendor=0x04a9 [Canon], product=0x173b [MP270
> series]) at libusb:003:002
> 
> The directory /dev/usb/ contains lp0 (from the printer part of the
> mp270) but no scanner device.  
> 
> If I try 
> 
> $ scanimage >file.pnm
> 
> 
> I get:
> 
> scanimage: sane_start: Invalid argument
> 
> I've looked at the sane installation howto, and tried to create a
> device manually, but with the same result.  
> 
> Any help will be appreciated. 
> 
> 
> 
> Rob 
> 
>