HP scanjet 5400c

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#1

i have a HP scanjet 5400c that wont run on vista. hp doesnt have vista drivers and ive tried everything on windows. can i get it to run on opensuse 12.1 kde?

i guess i need drivers and software, has anyone tried a HP scanner ON 12.1?

#2

HP is probably one of the best supported
Take a look at this list, though it’s by no means complete
HCL:Printers - openSUSE

#3

i didnt see my scanner in the list. but opensuse recognizes my hp scanjet when i did a hardware scan in yast

 lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 2040:c200 Hauppauge 
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 046d:c001 Logitech, Inc. N48/M-BB48 [FirstMouse Plus]
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 03f0:1105 Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 5470c/5490c
#4

i went to scanner in yast then configured scanner and found it in the list then picked it from the list then hit next. now how do i get it scanning.

ran a test and i heard it work, is there software to use with it, how do i work with it on opensuse?

thanks

#5

diablo1 wrote:
> i went to scanner in yast then configured scanner and found it in the
> list then picked it from the list then hit next. now how do i get it
> scanning.
>
> ran a test and i heard it work, is there software to use with it, how
> do i work with it on opensuse?

There are various scanner applications. I use xsane, which I find very
straightforward. KDE and Gnome probably have their own programs. Try
using YaST software management and search for ‘scanner’ to see what
there is.

Have you read this, BTW?
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Configuring_Scanners

#6

i have skanlite scanner software installed. it copied a letter i had works

as with the article "http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Configuring_Scanners," does that mean i didnt have to run scanner setup in yast? it would have worked if i just ran skanlite, so next time i do a clean install i can avoid scanner configuration in yast?

should i delete scanner scanner in the scanner configuration list?

thanks

#7

You will usually find such devices get picked up automatically during install of openSUSE. Though, strangely, in 12.1 my HP printer wasn’t picked up, where in 11.3 and 11.4 it had been.
But I configure mine via CUPS web interface

should i delete scanner scanner in the scanner configuration list?
Why?

#8

why, if its automatically configured already in sane then i dont need it in scanner configuration and can delete it.

but im guessing with the why ? i dont need to…

Cups interface http://localhost:631 is that easier or do you just write code to get things installed?

thanks

#9

i’ve been playing around with skanlite, the bascs tab has options to choose from but when i click on scanner specific options tab, its all greyed out no options to choose from?