![]() ![]() However (and here's where my understanding is still a bit shaky) the Image Capture app doesn't actually talk directly to SANE. The SANE package allows all sorts of previously-incompatible scanners to be used. Here's what I've gathered from my research. Same difference Canon refuses to support it on 10.6. OK, turns out I have a LIDE 30 instead of a LIDE 50. Now, my next scanner will probably be a NeatReceipts unit. I'd happily pay twice as much for the scanner if they'd guarantee support down the road. (The first time was in 2001 when my other LIDE scanner refused to work with OS X, and SANE wasn't really mature yet.) I like these scanners, but the environmental impact of this "planned obsolence" is, in this geek's opinion, careless and short-sighted on Canon's part. ![]() I'll let you know if I find a solution, but if you have time to kill, I would look at the SANE tools, rather than the Canon tools.Īs a side note, if I was less technically adept, this would have been the second time I would have to get rid of a Canon LIDE scanner due to software incompatibility. At least I can get the scanner to make noise and throw something up on the screen. I did install all the SANE components from the project page: that is, the scanner driver pack, libusb and gettext, the SANE TWAIN package, the pref pane, etc. ![]() I'm working with SANE now and can get it to see the scanner and show a preview, but it's unstable. I've pretty much ruled out the Canon drivers and Toolbox software, and have uninstalled them. Yogi's right - Image Capture in 10.6 is said to be significantly better, though I'm not exactly sure how yet. I just tried getting a CanoScan LIDE 50 to work with my MacBook tonight (runnning 10.6.2). ![]()
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