HP Scanjet G2710 w/ Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron)
Post by: tom on June 11th, 2008 | File Under Distributions, Hardware, MultimediaTags: G2710, Hardy, Hardy Heron, Linux, sane, Scanjet G2710, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 8.04, xsane
Today, I bought a new scanner – of course without checking linux compatibility : /
hp – a well known brand. Description says “Works with Max OS X, Win Vista, XP, 2000″.
Linux wasn’t mentioned, but that’s not unusual at all.
The default xsane backend package (<- v.1.0.19 [delivered with Ubuntu Hardy])
didn’t find a device, so I tried installing the beta release of the hp3900 sane backends (drivers).
This version is still beta status, but got my new scanner up and running : )
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