[SATLUG] flatbed scanner

[Ed Coates]

On 8/1/07, Daniel J. Givens <daniel at rugmonster.org> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:06:12 -0500, toddwbucy <toddwbucy at grandecom.net>
> wrote:
> > can someone recommend a good flatbed scanner for linux?  I am currently
> > running Ubuntu 7.04 so something with native support and not a lot of
> > headaches would be nice.
>
> I have an HP Photosmart C-5180 All-in-one and it works like a champ for
> scanning and printing in Ubuntu. Not only does it work via USB, it will
> scan and print across the network. It does the job for me.
I'll second that, although mine is the HP Photosmart 2575.  It sits on
my network, and  one of the best things is that CUPS detected it
automatically.  I asked to add a printer, it told me that it had
already found the 2575, and asked if I wanted to add it.

Just a bit of trivia, if you have it on the network, you'll need to
run /usr/bin/hp-makeuri <ip address of photosmart> (ubuntu 7.04
Feisty).  It will then print out some info, and the line for SANE will
be what you have to put after xsane to have it access it over the net.

As an example, my commandline for xsane is:

/usr/bin/xsane hpaio:/net/Photosmart_2570_series?ip=192.168.1.12

I've modified the properties of my xsane button in the menu with this,
and now when I press it, it goes out and finds the scanner.

Ed