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obelix93
Asked: 2018-05-08 08:10:17 +0800 CST

Can't get Canon scanner to work with Ubuntu 18.04

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Canon DCR225 Scanner

After installing Ubuntu 18.04 (clean install) I can't get my scanner to work. I am trying to use gscan2pdf, but after it detects the scanner, the scan button is greyed out.

On my other laptop (Ubuntu 16.04) it works fine.

Any idea what can cause this?

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2 Answers

  1. so this device is probably the DR-C225 https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/products/details/scanners/document-scanner/imageformula-dr-c225

    Canon supply a driver;

    go here https://www.canon-europe.com/support/products/document-scanners/dr-series/imageformula-dr-c225.aspx?type=drivers&language=EN&os=Linux%20(64-bit) and download d15106mux_Linux_v10_DRC225_DRC225W_64bit.zip

    if you save it to your Downloads folder; then if you open a terminal and copy the commands below; and paste them into a terminal; (hit the ENTER key after each paste ..)

    cd Downloads

unzip d15106mux_Linux_v10_DRC225_DRC225W_64bit.zip

cd DR-C225_LinuxDriver_1.00-4-x86_64/x86_64

sudo dpkg -i cndrvsane-drc225_1.00-4_amd64.deb

    .. so you need your sudo password for the last command .. and that .... should ... install the driver; and then xsane or simple scan should "see" the scanner and get it to run

    SANE, the open-source place for scanning; lists this device as UNTESTED; so you could help them by contacting them https://alioth-lists.debian.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel so you could join the mailing list; please help them

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  2. I just changed Grub line enabling USB 3 - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2336077. Works fine.

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