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Questions that relate to a device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting, or an object, and converts it to a digital image.

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Multiple page scan using scanimage

What command to use in the terminal to scan multiple pages? I normally use scanimage > myimage.pnm for 1 page scanning.
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Is there a way to adjust contrast for Simple Scan?

Simple Scan works very well for basic day to day scanning; however, my scans are a bit washed out. Am wondering if there's way to adjust the contrast?
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Scanner is listed under lsusb command, but not detected by scanning programs

I connected my Genius Vivid-1200TA image scanner to my laptop USB port running Ubuntu 14.04. lsusb | grep -i scanner shows that it is connected and detected by the system: Bus 002 Device 005: ID 05da:3021 Microtek International, Inc. 1200dpi…
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Install Canon scanner

I cannot install my Canon Canoscan LiDE 70 flatbed scanner on my Dell Dimension 3000 computer on which I replaced Windows XP with Ubuntu 12.04.4. The installation disk does not operate. It this device compatible with Ubuntu?
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File doesn't exist when trying to change permissions following the avasys image scan manual

I was finally able to connect to avasys.jp and downloaded and installed iscan_2.28.1-3.ltdl7_amd64.deb iscan-data_1.13.0-1_all.deb. The programs appeared to install correctly. I then ran sane-find-scanner and got back: found USB scanner…
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Brother MFC-495CW Scanner not working on Ubuntu 18.04

I am using Ubuntu 16.04 and my scanner, Brother MFC-495CW, is working fine. However I wanted to test Ubuntu 18.04 and installed it on a separate hard-drive. I followed the same instructions as for 16.04 but cannot make the scanner work on 18.04. …
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Ubuntu 18.04: scanner program does not detect scanner

I recently installed ubuntu 18.04. I installed the Seiko scanner program per their instructions. I checked it using terminal and the Bash command "lsusb" and the hardware detects the scanner. I use "Classic menu indicator" and it sees the scanner…
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Ubuntu 16.04: simple-scan I/O error

While attempting to scan with simple-scan, I very often (but not always!) get an I/O error telling me that the scanner is unreachable. I don't think it's a physical connection issue (cable or USB port problem), because printing with the same device…
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How do you use `scanimage` to scan two sides of a document with an adf scanner?

I have an ScanSnap iX500 and I'm trying to figure out how to scan two sides of a document with it. Obviously, I need to scan one side, flip the paper and scan the other side. But, I can't figure out how to get scanimage to hold up for one second…
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Scanning over WiFi with Dell e525w multifunction printer

How to get scanning over WiFi up and running with the Dell e525w multifunction printer. Not really a question, just posting here since it hasn't been asked yet and it needed a bit of research to find out how to do it. Assumes you already have the…
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canoscan 9000f mark II on ubuntu 14.04

I am trying to install the CanoScan 900F Mark II on Ubuntu 14.04. Using the hints from Ubuntu 14.04 setup for Canoscan 9000 Mark II, I am able to detect the scanner and scanimage -L shows the correct device. However, when I try to do a test scan, I…
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Ubuntu 14.04 setup for Canoscan 9000 Mark II

How do I get sane to work on Ubuntu 14.04 with a USB 3 connected Canoscan 9000F Mark II scanner lsusb shows the device as a Canon Device 0x04A9/0x190d. I added this device to /etc/sane.d/canon-dr.conf scanimage -d test -T works with all passes sudo…
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I can print but not scan with my Epson XP-400...what can I do?

I can print with no problems with my Epson XP-400 but not scan - which I need to do often for work - there is no support in Linux for Epson xp-400...is there anything I can do? Thanks!
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why is "saned" disabled on boot Ubuntu 12.04?

I want to know why the scanner utility saned is disabled on boot and how to resolve this issue. I have had this problem on 3 laptops and I cannot find a solution other than manually restarting the service. Here is the error saned disabled edit…
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Simple Scan is missing in 12.04

Possible Duplicate: How do I add 'Webcam' Back Under 'Attached Devices' in the session indicator? I was wondering if there is a way to add 'Simple Scan' back under 'Attached Devices' in Session Indicator on Ubuntu 12.04 as it was in 11.10? I…
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