Linux friendly scanner

Linux friendly scanner

Etzion Bar-Noy ezaton at tournament.org.il
Sat Nov 27 16:42:00 IST 2010


Did you try to scan a document at that time, from the PC, not from the
printer device?

Ez

On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Hetz Ben Hamo <hetzbh at gmail.com> wrote:

> Actually it does. I had a problem with my color cartridge, and it showed me
> a message to replace the cartridge, which I couldn't do at the time, and the
> message wouldn't go away and wouldn't let me send faxes or do anything.
>
> Hetz
>
>
> 2010/11/27 Etzion Bar-Noy <ezaton at tournament.org.il>
>
>> HP products don't behave like this.
>>
>> Ez
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 12:45 AM, Steve G. <wordz2u at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Not true at all.
>>>
>>> I have a brother scanner-printer-fax, and when the ink runs out, you can
>>> not send faxes. They manufacturers sell the printer for next to nothing,
>>> then get you by forcing you to change the ink every 3 months at ridiculous
>>> prices. Every color that dries up bricks the machine FOR EVERY FUNCTION.
>>> Instead of starting, it gives an error message and quits.
>>>
>>> Z.
>>>
>>> 2010/11/26 Etzion Bar-Noy <ezaton at tournament.org.il>
>>>
>>> No relationship between the scanner module and the printer module in the
>>>> device. They both work indifferently.
>>>>
>>>> Ez
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Shlomo Solomon <
>>>> shlomo.solomon at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Thursday, November 25, 2010, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote:
>>>>> > All HP (and most others) scanners are working fine with Linux and
>>>>> > sane-backend.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you and 4 others who suggested specific models. As I wrote, I
>>>>> didn't
>>>>> look at multifunction printers because I don't print much and the ink
>>>>> dries
>>>>> out. But, since three of the replies did refer to multifuntion devices,
>>>>> I have
>>>>> another question. What happens when the ink dries or clogs? Can I still
>>>>> use
>>>>> these devices to scan? The reason I ask is that after looking at
>>>>> prices, I
>>>>> realize that a multi-function is CHEAPER than a stand alone scanner.
>>>>> But, it
>>>>> would be useless to me if I have to keep feeding it expensive ink just
>>>>> to be
>>>>> able to scan.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
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>>>>> http://the-solomons.net
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>>>>>
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