( Simple Scan does not connect to WLAN Scanner in Mint 18.2). However, the scanner tool it includes doesn't have advanced options or features of Simple Scan/Xsane.Īfter searching on Google, I found useful information at the page The current ScanGear application provided with the drivers ( sudo scangearmp2 command) is useful because it can select, find and configure devices. # Most Scanners connected to the parallel port or other proprietary portsĭevice `pixma:04A9180B_62FF57' is a CANON Canon PIXMA MG3000 Series multi-function peripheralĪnd then simple-scan connects fine to it, and I scan 1200 dpi into a PNG, so all is good for me :) # Not checking for parallel port scanners. Try scanimage -L and read the backend's manpage. # Your USB scanner was (probably) detected. # you have loaded a kernel SCSI driver for your SCSI adapter.įound USB scanner (vendor=0x138a, product=0x003f) at libusb:001:007įound USB scanner (vendor=0x04a9, product=0x180b ) at libusb:001:010

If you expected something different, make sure that # scanner is powered up and properly connected to your computer. # result is different from what you expected, first make sure your # sane-find-scanner will now attempt to detect your scanner. well, if I had a driver connecting directly to Xsane, then I could get the raw image, and decide for myself how much loss of quality I want in my JPEG.ĮDIT: It turns out for these versions of the drivers, on Ubuntu 18.04, I in fact do have a SANE back-end: $ sudo sane-find-scanner Other tools like Simple Scan or Xsane are not needed. The worst thing about this, is that I get no 'raw' image - I only get JPEG (and JPEG is embedded into the PDF too), with all the loss in quality and blockyness that entails. Upon clicking Version, this is displayed:

Just wanted to note, that for my Canon scanner, upon installing the drivers, only a scangearmp2 application is installed, which looks nothing like the ScanGearMP screenshots from the accepted answer:

Install canon scangear tool