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[rcrsn51]

Update: When this thread was started, it applied to Canon's original MP series. These scanners worked with SANE, so no vendor driver package was required.

But most of the recent MX and MG models are not SANE-compatible. They require their own drivers and use Canon's ScangearMP scanning program.

In the following pages, you will find ready-made PETs for some models. To install a scanner on your own, go to the Canon printer section and read about candi.

Please provide feedback.

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The scanning units in Canon multi-purpose printers need two things: libusb-1.0 and the correct SANE backend.

All recent Puppies have libusb-1.0. Look for it in /usr/lib. But the Puppy 4 series and some early Quirky/Wary/Lupu versions do not. For those, install either the libusb_4xx-1.0.pet or libusb_5xx-1.0.pet attached below.

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The SANE scanner driver package in Puppy uses a backend for Canon called pixma. Look for it in /usr/lib/sane. You can see the list of supported devices here.

Some early Canon models like the MP160 will work OOTB with pixma-1.0.20. So you can scan using Xsane or Peasyscan without installing any additional drivers.

But newer MP and MX models need pixma-1.0.21 or higher. (Lupu has 1.0.20. Slacko has 1.0.21.) Attached below are packages for 4-series and 5-series Puppies. For many users, pixma_backend_5xx-1.0.23.pet should be enough to get their scanner working.

Edit: I have built a PET for the latest pixma backend 1.0.24. It claims to support some new Canon models. If anyone wants to test it, please post a request.

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Some Canon models, like the MG series, do NOT work with the SANE driver. But they can use Canon's own scanning program called scangearmp. Each scangearmp setup requires several packages. For example, an MP490 needs the scangearmp_490series-1.40.pet and the matching scangearmp_common-1.40.pet. Older Puppies also need libusb-1.0.

Scangearmp has a GIMP plugin. Some models, like the MP250 and MP490, require the libgimp2.0-2.6.8.pet. However, if you already have Gimp installed, do NOT install it. This avoids a possible conflict with your version of libgimp.

Please note that some scangear-common packages posted farther down this thread have eliminated the libgimp requirement.

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For information about running your Canon scanner across a network, read here.

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[charlie6]

Hi rcsrn51,
again, many thanks for your efforts and time !
my MP160 runs on sane at now !
Cheers
Charlie

outside post subject:
I also have been looking for running the scanner...(maybe am I dreaming?..never knows!) ...with empty ink cartridges ...but as now no result (aargh!..damned chips!) I have bought and installed new ones to get use of it!
(I should better have bought a separate scanner)

[rcrsn51]

[charlie6]

Hi rcrsn51,
...reinstalling my system,
I installed both "...1.10..pet" and the "pixma-mp150.pet", these last one to get /usr/local/bin/pixmascan installed.
Before installing "pixma-mp150.pet", I also had to manually insert "canon_mfp" into dll.conf.
Works nice on toutou412 (french translation of puppy412)
Thanks
Cheers
Charlie

[charlie6]

Hi rcrsn51 !
Would you have any idea about how to setup XSane for black and white saved copy ?
" grey " scanmode leads indeed to rather huge MBytes-sized files, whereas B&W setting needs only a few 100KB-sized.
Cheers
Charlie

[muggins]

Charlie,

forget my post...I must have been in zombie mode, as I see you're not after gray scan, but B&W.

[charlie6]

Hi,
now using puppy 4.3.1
libsane-pixma.so.1.0.20 is already installed in usr/lib/sane on a fresh puppy 4.3.1;
I have only installed pixma-mp150.pet
canon_mfp is present in dll.conf
Sane freezes till I get now this message:
"I/O error input"

nb: I tried also installing the scangearmp_common-1.10-1.i386.pet and modified the symlink to get libsane-pixma.so.1.0.19 activated; but in this case sane answers "there is no USB peripheral connected and "libsub" seems to be outdated.
Back to libsane-pixma.so.1.0.20 gets the MP160 again recognized but not working...see above paragraph.

edited:
I went to accidentaly erase /usr/lib/sane/libsane-canon_mfp.so...ooops!
I reinstalled scangearmp_common-1.10-1.i386.pet to and modify the link to activate libsane-pixma.so.1.0.19. Restarted X and now the SCANNER WORKS!
Sorry if all this looks a bit confused!

thanks in advance for any advice
Cheers, charlie

[ronaldg3]

Thanks for the pets rcsrn51, all systems are now GO whereas before I could not get the darn thing to work.

[charlie6]

Hi rcrsn51,
-Using now turbopup_Xtreme-v1.0 (= pup420 derivative) frugall-

I had like tu use Canon MP160 (usb connected) both scanner and printer features.
I have installed:
mp150_sane-0.14.4.pet and
scangearmp_common-1.10-1.i386.pet

and got rid of cups1.4b2 using
cups-1.3.9-i486.pet and
cupsd.conf.zip
according to your instructions (many thanks to you and Patriot!)

1.Printer : works fine

2.Scanner :
2.1. works only from command line like this one:

[rcrsn51]

[01micko]

Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou Mr rcrsn51kind sir!

Got the mp490 printing and scanning way faster than in windows (in luci-213)

Cheers

[rcrsn51]

Glad to help.

[jockjunior]

Hi,
jusr installed my mp250 using Patriot's pets. Using Puppy 5.01 and with the quirky backend installed can access the scanner with xsane but scangear refuses to se it.Have uninstalled the scangearmp-1.40.pet and re installed it. The scangear entry shows up in Gimp 2.6 but cant find the scanner.

Am I doing som'at wrong?
Jock

[rcrsn51]

Open a terminal and type the command

[jockjunior]

sorry for delay in replying, proud owner of 2 fractured elbows and its slowing me up.

error message cannot find available scanners and gtk warning unable to locate theme clearlooks

cheers

Jock