[sane-devel] No Backends found

sane-devel at symme.link sane-devel at symme.link
Thu Jun 25 23:10:01 BST 2026


Hi, Joe.

On Thu, Jun 25, 2026 at 12:44:04PM -0700, Joe Zeff wrote:
> > 2. Are you running as an ordinary user? (Can you try running `scanimage
> >     -L` as the superuser, e.g., with `sudo` or after `su`?)
> > 
> 
> Yes.  device `pixma:04A91158' is a CANON Canon PIXMA TS3700 Series
> multi-function peripheral
> device `airscan:e0:Canon TS3700 series (USB)' is a eSCL Canon TS3700 series
> (USB) ip=127.0.0.1, ::1

This (and the output below) implies that `scanimage` _is_ detecting your
scanner as supported by SANE.

Can you run: scanimage -d pixma:04A91158 --format=jpeg -o image.jpeg

...and see if this initiates a scan, and produces a meaningful image in
"image.jpeg" in the current working directory?

- Tricia



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