[Madlug] ubuntu hardy i386 compatible sheet fed scanners

[Darrick Hartman]

Thomas Landmann wrote:
> Not exactly what you're asking, but I have had reasonable success with 
> HP and Samsung multi-function devices.
> 
> The HP works without any special work, and the Samsung (SCX-4521F) works 
> after installation of Samsung's Linux software. However, I've had 
> problems using SANE and gscan2pdf using the Samsung, unless I run the 
> software as root. I'm sure this could be resolved, but I haven't had the 
> time.
> 
> gscan2pdf works great for making paper into PDFs, and also supports OCR 
> software.
> 
> Tom
> 
> On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 12:49 AM, Chris Niesen <chris.niesen at gmail.com 
> <mailto:chris.niesen at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Anyone have any recommendations on a reliable sheet fed scanner for
>     Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy i386 version?

Brother is also a Linux-favorable company.  I have their MFC-7820n and 
use it to scan over the network.

This page should get you pointed in the right direction.

http://solutions.brother.com/linux/en_us/index.html

Darrick

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