I just bought a Canon CanoScan LiDE 70 and I see that it doesn't work in Linux.<br><br>I uh.... "accidentally" disassembled it... and uh... if desired, I could desolder and lift the metal cover and look at the chips. But if I do that, it's going to be a lot more obvious that I took it apart. At this point in time, I could reassemble it cleanly and get a refund (I have 14 days to decide). If this scanner isn't going to be usable in Linux any time in the near future, I'd rather just get a refund and buy something else. If there's a good chance it *will* be usable in Linux in the near future, I'd be willing to desolder things, since I'm the only one who will have to deal with it. So:
<br><br>1. Would it be helpful to know the chips this thing uses, or do you already know?<br>2. Is there a chance this scanner will work under Linux in the near future?<br><br>If the answer to number 2 depends on the answer to number 1, I guess we have a chicken-and-egg problem. :-)
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