[sane-devel] Mustek A3 scanner on Linux Mint 18

[Sean Greenslade]

On February 3, 2017 12:54:56 PM PST, Derek Day <gsis at vfemail.net> wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>I'm new to this list, and to Linux (in the process of moving from 
>Windows 10). I have a low level of UNIX knowledge from a l.o..n...g
>time 
>ago, not connected with hardware/device problems, and mostly forgotten
>- 
>so bear with me.
>
>I have a Mustek A3 2400S USB scanner which works under Windows 10, but
>I 
>haven't been able to get it working -so far - under Linux.
>
>lsusb reports:
>
>Bus 002 Device 010: ID 055f:0503 Mustek Systems, Inc.
>
>so it looks as though the system knows it's there, but XSANE reports: 
>"no devices available".
>
>Similarly neither Simple Scan, Scanimage nor Vuescan can find any
>device.
>
>If my understanding is correct I believe this scanner is not supported 
>by SANE. If I'm correct is there a way to add it to SANE or an 
>alternative to SANE? Are my only options to stick with Windows 
>(aaaargh!) or replace the scanner? Where do I go from here?

Check this list. If it's not listed, you're SOL unless you are willing to code the backend yourself or pay someone else to.

http://www.sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html

As far as I'm aware, there isn't any other project that does scanner driving in Linux besides SANE.

--Sean