How I got my scanner to work under Linux
It wasn't hard. It was a bit of a puzzle, which is why I documented it.
My scanner is a Trust Flat Scan USB 19200. That wasn't hard to figure out, because that's what it says on the lid…
If your scanner is another brand or type, it's probably useless to follow the below explanation to the letter, but you might still find some tips that get you further.
- Install sane-backends.
- Edit /etc/sane.d/gt68xx.conf.
- Download the Windows driver.
- And now a nice trick to extract the files you need from the .exe file:
unzip 11691_01.exe
(new file: newTR11691.exe)unshield x newTR11691.exe
(several new files)unshield x data1.cab
(many new files) - You'll now find the 2 files you need in the
Drivers/directory.mkdir -p /usr/share/sane/gt68xx cp Drivers/ePlus2k.USB Drivers/GT680XFW.USB /usr/share/sane/gt68xx/
And that's all…
(Re)start Kooka, and start scanning.
For more info (e.g. scanning over the network), see the sane documentation.
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