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shadeless

Member

Registered: 2013-05-26

Posts: 83

[Solved] Having trouble using Canon LIDE 110 scanner

Hey guys,
So I'm trying to scan a picture using these instructions.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sane

When I do scanimage -L, I get

 #scanimage -L
device `v4l:/dev/video0' is a Noname BisonCam, NB Pro virtual device
device `genesys:libusb:001:002' is a Canon LiDE 110 flatbed scanner

However, when I try sudo scanimage --format=png > test.png, I get

#sudo scanimage --format=png > test.png
scanimage: sane_start: Invalid argument

I don't even know how to handle the firmware, and I don't know if I even need it.

Canon isn't in my /usr/share/sane/ directory, so it doesn't look like I have the firmware for it. I don't know how to install it and I don't understand the wiki instructions on how to do it.

 #ls /usr/share/sane/
artec_eplus48u  epjitsu  gt68xx  snapscan  xsane

But in /etc/sane.d/genesys.conf, there is

# Canon LiDE 60
usb 0x04a9 0x221c

# Canon LiDE 100
usb 0x04a9 0x1904

# Canon LiDE 110
usb 0x04a9 0x1909

# Canon LiDE 200
usb 0x04a9 0x1905

# Canon 5600F
usb 0x04a9 0x1906

# Canon LiDE 700F

My account is part of the scanner group, so I don't think it is a permission problem.

When I do lsusb, I get

#lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04a9:1909 Canon, Inc. CanoScan LiDE 110
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 5986:0401 Acer, Inc 

So I don't know what to do now.

I am also awesome wm. I think I've given all the useful information I can give. Let me know if there is anything missing.

Last edited by shadeless (2013-07-14 00:25:38)

sindhus

Member

Registered: 2013-06-09

Posts: 6

Re: [Solved] Having trouble using Canon LIDE 110 scanner

Hi! did you find a solution for this? I am planning to buy Cannon LIDE 110 scanner in sometime and am running Arch of course. Thanks!

shadeless

Member

Registered: 2013-05-26

Posts: 83

Re: [Solved] Having trouble using Canon LIDE 110 scanner

No one has gotten back to me and I haven't tried again since. Unfortunately, I'm away on vacation and won't be able to try again until next Wednesday. I'll definitely tell you how it goes the second time.

shadeless

Member

Registered: 2013-05-26

Posts: 83

Re: [Solved] Having trouble using Canon LIDE 110 scanner

I don't understand why but I don't run into problems anymore. Weird...