On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 09:17:58PM +0100, J Martin Rushton wrote: > This scanner is supported according to the SANE page, but doesn't work > on my up-to-date C7 system (updated 20 minutes ago). The Canon web site > is as expected - as useful as a chocolate tea pot. > > Has anyone managed to get this to run, and if so can you share the > secret please. > on my C7 system: # yum list installed | grep -y sane libsane-hpaio.x86_64 3.13.7-6.el7_2.1 @updates sane-backends.x86_64 1.0.24-9.el7 @anaconda sane-backends-drivers-scanners.x86_64 1.0.24-9.el7 @anaconda sane-backends-libs.x86_64 1.0.24-9.el7 @anaconda and my lide 220 works for me. In previous Centos versions, one had to hack at it because they were shipping old versions of Sane that didn't have the right incantations done over them. I think that (as one other poster mentioned) it involved downloading Fedora source RPMs and building them, or some such. but I had to do none of that for C7. -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ------------------------------- Romans 5:8 (niv) ------------------------------