7. Installing and Sharing Scanners
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7. Installing and Sharing Scanners

 The ScannerDrake wizard helps you install your scanner. Make sure your scanner is powered on and launch ScannerDrake by clicking on the Scanners entry of the Mandriva Linux Control Center's Hardware section.

[Tip] Tip

Please note that not all scanners are supported under GNU/Linux. Before buying new hardware, remember to check out Mandriva's Hardware Database and the SANE home page for compatibility issues.

7.1. Main Interface and Scanner Installation

The program tries to detect the manufacturer and model of your scanner. If it finds the scanner then information about it is displayed in the upper part of the wizard's main window. The window also offers a few action buttons (Figure 9.20, “Installing your Scanner”).

Figure 9.20. Installing your Scanner

Installing your Scanner

Search for new scanners

Click on this button to autodetect a new scanner you have just plugged in.

Add a scanner manually

Use this button if the automatic detection fails and then look for the specific model you own by browsing through the list of available scanners and models.

Figure 9.21. The Tree-list of All Known Scanner Models

The Tree-list of All Known Scanner Models

Choose the right Port.  After choosing the appropriate model, you can leave the default Auto-detect available ports option unless you have a parallel port scanner, in which case selecting /dev/parport0 in the pull-down list should be the right choice.

[Warning] HP multi-function devices

Note that HP multi-function devices, such as the OfficeJet and PSC printers, must be configured through PrinterDrake. Please refer to Section 6, “Configuring Printers with PrinterDrake”. The scanning part of non-HP multi-function devices can be set up with ScannerDrake as a stand-alone scanner.

Test the Scanner.  Once your scanner appears in ScannerDrake main window, you can test its configuration by using any scanning application such as Kooka or The Gimp.

7.2. Share your Scanner

ScannerDrake allows for scanner sharing between users connected via a LAN.

Figure 9.22. Sharing Scanners within a LAN

Sharing Scanners within a LAN

Procedure 9.1. Share Your Own Scanner

  1. Check the The scanners on this machine are available to other computers box.

  2. Click the Scanner sharing to hosts button and then Add host to specify which hosts will be actually allowed to access your scanner.

Procedure 9.2. Use Other People's Scanners

  1. Check the Use scanners on remote computers box.

  2. Click the Use the scanners on hosts button and then Add host to specify which hosts serve the scanner you wish to use.

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