Scannen

Most scanners are automatically supported by Xubuntu, and should be easy to install and operate. This guide will walk you through how to use your scanner and what to do if Xubuntu cannot find your scanner.

Does my scanner work with Xubuntu?

There are three ways to see if you scanner works in Xubuntu:

  1. Sluit het aan en probeer het! Als het een nieuwere Universal Serial Bus (USB) scanner is, is het waarschijnlijk dat het gewoon zal werken.

  2. Check the Ubuntu Scanner Hardware Support wiki page, which is Ubuntu specific.

  3. Lijst met ondersteunde scanners van het SANE-project - Het SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) project levert de meeste backends voor de scan-software in Ubuntu.

Uw scanner gebruiken

Most of the time, Xubuntu will simply detect your scanner and you just be able to use it. To scan a document, you need to follow these steps:

  1. Plaats datgene dat u wilt scannen in de scanner.

  2. Choose ApplicationsGraphicsXSane Image Scanner.

  3. Op de scan-knop van de scanner drukken zou ook moeten werken.

What if it says “No devices available”?

Er zijn twee redenen waarom u deze melding kunt krijgen.

  1. Your scanner is not supported in Xubuntu. The most common type of scanners not supported are old parallel port scanners or Lexmark All-in-One printer/scanner/faxes.

  2. Het stuurprogramma voor uw scanner wordt niet automatisch geladen.

Een scanner handmatig installeren

Er zijn enkele scanners die niet geheel complete drivers van het SANE-project hebben. Soms kunnen ze wel worden gebruikt, maar kunnen niet volledig functioneel zijn.

  1. Make sure the Universe repository is enabled. The easiest way to do this is through Synaptic. Launch Synaptic by choosing ApplicationsSystemSynaptic Package Manager. Then from the menus select SettingsRepositories. Check the box next to Universe if it is not already checked. Click on Close then click the Reload button to refresh the package listings.

  2. Get the drivers by searching Synaptic. Click Search then enter libsane-extras in the dialog and press Search.

  3. Edit the /etc/sane.d/dll.conf and enable the right driver for your scanner. You can do this by pressing Alt-F2 on your keyboard then typing sudo gedit /etc/sane.d/dll.conf and pressing Run. Look for the lines that say:

    								# The following backends are not part of the SANE distribution
    	# but are provided by the libsane-extras Debian package
    							

    Below these lines are several commented out lines (they begin with #). Uncomment (delete the #) the right one for your scanner.

  4. Fire up XSane and scan away.

[Opmerking]

Because of the way hotplugging works in Xubuntu, you may need to plug in the scanner after the computer has booted. If you're having problems seeing the scanner, you might want to try this.

XSane afbeeldingen-scanner

You can use XSane to control a scanner and acquire images from it. With XSane, you can easily photocopy documents and save, fax or e-mail your scanned images. It can even save your scans as multi-page documents, instead of separate, one-page files. The Xsane website has more information.

  • To start XSane choose ApplicationsGraphicsXSane Image Scanner.

[Opmerking]

XSane kan ook vanuit The GIMP gebruikt worden; klik op BestandImporterenXSane om een afbeelding rechtstreeks in te scannen.