Scanners compatible with Ubuntu/Linux?

[Pfreddee]

Which of the scanners mentioned in this forum, and listed for sale at B&H and Adorama are compatible with Ubuntu/Linux OS?

Thank you to all who reply.

With best regards,

Pfreddee(Stephen)

 

[sevo]

Using Vuescan, all of them, to the same extent as under Windows or Mac! Vendor made Linux software is another matter - if it exists at all, its capabilities don't extend beyond office use. And the official Linux scanner suites are very office/paper centric as well.

 

[johannielscom]

What Sevo says!

 

[S.H.]

Yes. For example, I scan with Vuescan and my v750. Works well.

 

[ruby.monkey]

Using Vuescan, all of them, to the same extent as under Windows or Mac! Vendor made Linux software is another matter - if it exists at all, its capabilities don't extend beyond office use. And the official Linux scanner suites are very office/paper centric as well.

Plustek OpticFilm scanners have no Linux drivers and are not supported by SANE.

 

[ucit]

As another Linux user I know how much of a pain it can be to find drivers for 'not that mainstream' hardware. Your best bet would be using vuescan. Beware tho. Even vuescan does not support as many scanners on linux as it does on mac/windows. check http://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/vuescan.htm#supported click on a scanner to see which os' are supported.

I decided to just buy a used nikon coolscan from the bay as these work fine with vuescan and linux. All of the minolta and Nikon scanners will work. unfortunately, these are no longer manufactured.

 

[krötenblender]

Using Vuescan, all of them, to the same extent as under Windows or Mac! Vendor made Linux software is another matter.

I'm not sure, what type of the scanner refers to, but this is not true for all scanners, I think. I have a Reflecta CrystalScan 7200 for film scanning and I use VueScan, but only it works on Mac OS, because VueScan also uses the driver from Reflecta.

So be aware of special scanners.

For flatbed scanners or office scanners I wouldn't expect too many problems. SANE is a good project to look up scanner compatibility for Linux. They work with nearly everything.

 

[Peter_wrote:]

do u have a windows xp somewhere around?

virtualbox+xp on linux works for me.

 

[citizen99]

do u have a windows xp somewhere around?

virtualbox+xp on linux works for me.

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[ucit]

so to give you a very easy answer: The following scanners will run under linux and can be bought at B&H or adorama.
epson V700 & V750
canon 9000f
These are supported by both SANE and Vuescan, but none of them are dedicated film scanners. If that's a problem is entirely up to you. For me it was so i bought the used nikon. An other option, as mentioned before, would be to run windows in virtualbox. Then you can use any scanner you'd like.