Bug 446527 - Offer ways to add scanner when one isn't found
Summary: Offer ways to add scanner when one isn't found
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: Skanpage
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Neon Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Alexander Stippich
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Reported: 2021-12-05 18:36 UTC by aronkvh
Modified: 2022-02-13 10:52 UTC (History)
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Description aronkvh 2021-12-05 18:36:50 UTC 
I recently set up my scanner and it took a looong time. 
It would have been useful if Skanpage prompts me to install sane-airscan (which solves many connection issues) or directs me to a wiki/guide on how to get a scanner connected.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2021-12-07 03:02:44 UTC 
or maybe it can just make that package a mandatory dependency
Comment 2 Alexander Stippich 2021-12-07 19:46:04 UTC 
sane should come with the sane-escl backend that does the same as sane-airscan as far as I know
Comment 3 aronkvh 2021-12-07 20:00:04 UTC 
(In reply to Alexander Stippich from comment #2)
> sane should come with the sane-escl backend that does the same as
> sane-airscan as far as I know

this is probably just with my device, but on an almost fresh install of Neon, adding a scanner with preinstalled sane didn't work OOTB and it needed sane-airscan.
but then it should be fixed somewhere/someone else than requiring the manual install of a package.
Comment 4 Alexander Stippich 2022-02-13 10:52:54 UTC 
a new version of libsane has been released (1.1.1) that has some fixes for the escl backend. Would be nice if you could test with this. Probably not in neon yet, though