Canoscan LiDE 200

[fermulator]

TIP: With the latest version of sane-backends, linux support for Canoscan LiDE 200 is COMPLETE! (we no longer need to clone the git repo and compile...)

1) We need to get support from sane-backends, so add this PPA: https://launchpad.net/~robert-ancell.../sane-backends, and install sane extras.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:robert-ancell/sane-backends
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libsane libsane-extras sane-utils

2) Test that it works by running simple-scan as root:

gksu simple-scan

If scanning doesn't work as a regular user, continue with step 3.

3) To allow us to scan as a regular user, we need to modify the USB permissions for the scanner, so follow step 5 from

Now everything is installed, but you still won't be able to scan (except as root) until you set up some permissions.

5) You need to edit a file, but you need to be root to edit it, so:

gksu gedit /lib/udev/rules.d/40-libsane.rules

and add the following 2 lines:

# Canon CanoScan Lide 200
ATTRS{idVendor}=="04a9", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1905", ENV{libsane_matched}="yes"

save the file, exit gedit, exit terminal, reboot, and...

[lavinog]

Just bought a LiDE210, and got it working with lucid 64 and the robert-ancell ppa.
The only change to the above instructions is the product id in 40-libsane.rules:

# Canon CanoScan Lide 210
ATTRS{idVendor}=="04a9", ATTRS{idProduct}=="190a", ENV{libsane_matched}="yes"

For other models you can get the required information by plugging in your scanner and typing lsusb:

Bus 001 Device 008: ID 04a9:190a Canon, Inc.

the 04a9 is the idVendor number (canon in this case)
the 190a is the idProduct.

[GammaQuantum]

I tried the ppa on a Maverick-32 Bit Install on my iMac Core 2 Duo.

When I attach my scanner to the USB and start `gksu simple-scan` and try to scan, the scanner head moved a little back and forth and simple-scan then fails. I did not see any light.

How can I get my LiDE 200 to work?

[tattvajit]

Still unable to get Canon LIDE 200 to work after following all instructions in this thread. Running 11.04. This is what happens on running "gksu simple-scan":

** (simple-scan:6015): WARNING **: Unable to start device: Error during device I/O

[GammaQuantum]

I managed to get my scanner to work using xsane. It is not as simple as simple-scan or scanimage, but it does the trick.

[tattvajit]

xsane worked for me too.

[lavinog]

I managed to get my scanner to work using xsane. It is not as simple as simple-scan or scanimage, but it does the trick.

if it works in xsane shouldn't it work with simple-scan? I thought they both used the same SANE backend.

[GammaQuantum]

Maybe simple-scan uses some different default values than xsane, so it might create different results.

[Swagman]

I wonder if the OP eWetten is still using Ubuntu ?

[GammaQuantum]

Hopefully he/she is still subscribed to this thread!

If he/she did not like 9.04, chances are that 9.10, 10.04, 10.10 and 11.04 were not tried out at all.

Anyway, people trying to find support for their LiDE 200 now have a partial answer.