[sane-devel] Canon Pixma MX530 series

Rolf Bensch rolf at bensch-online.de
Mon Sep 8 16:53:43 UTC 2014


Hi Stephen,

Attached is a patch to fix your issue.

To test this, you must install Sane from source as described here:
http://www.sane-project.org/README.linux and patch 'backend/pixma_mp150.c'.

If you don't like to test the patch, I can directly upgrade Sane repro
and my ppa.

Cheers,
Rolf


Am 07.09.2014 um 23:57 schrieb Stephen Weston:
> Rolf,
> 
> Thank you for your help. I have followed your instructions on a fresh
> install of Ubuntu 14.04.
> 
> I'm pleased to report that in general the scanner is functioning well
> over the wireless connection.
> 
> I can confirm that the ADF appears to be working correctly, however
> scanning at 1200dpi is not functioning correctly. I have attached the
> image file that resulted from scanning a crisp packet at 1200dpi, along
> with a scan at 300dpi for your comparison.
> 
> I appreciate all the effort you are putting in to getting the drivers
> and hardware working correctly and please do let me know how I can help
> to this end. If you require me to do any further testing or any other
> information to help please don't hesitate to ask.
> 
> Regards,
> Stephen
> 
> On 06/09/14 18:55, Rolf Bensch wrote:
>> Hi Stephen,
>>
>> You can try my ppa:
>> (1) $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rolfbensch/sane-git
>> (2) $ sudo apt-get update
>> (3) $ sudo apt-get upgrade
>>
>> Please report if the scanner is working, especially 1200dpi and ADF.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Rolf
>>
>>
>> Am 06.09.2014 um 12:33 schrieb Stephen Weston:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have noticed that the scanner on the Canon Pixma MX530 is marked as
>>> untested and currently I have been unable to get the scanner
>>> recognised by sane in Ubuntu 14.04.
>>>
>>> I am happy to do work to test this device and get it functioning.
>>> Unfortunately my expertise is limited, so would appreciate any advice
>>> and guidance on what I can do to help.
>>>
>>> I have already followed many suggestions and guides on the internet to
>>> try to get the scanner working, but all to no avail.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Stephen
>>>
>>>
>>
> 
-------------- next part --------------
--- ./pixma_mp150.c	2014-09-08 18:44:38.971259204 +0200
+++ ../sane-backends/backend/pixma_mp150.c	2014-09-08 18:46:39.591067190 +0200
@@ -1130,6 +1130,7 @@
               && s->cfg->pid != MP220_PID
               && s->cfg->pid != MX360_PID
               && s->cfg->pid != MX370_PID
+              && s->cfg->pid != MX530_PID
               && s->cfg->pid != MX890_PID
               && s->cfg->pid != MX720_PID
               && s->cfg->pid != MX920_PID


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