I have Win10 on a laptop only to drive a photo scanner. I have Win10 IOT installed in VirtualBox but I haven’t started it in almost a year. I don’t think I need it anymore, but it’s there in case.
I installed Linux Mint after first looking at Ubuntu. I don’t see any reason to leave Mint, it just works.
I have 30-year-old scanners that work perfectly under linux. I bought a scanner last month for my mother which also works perfectly under Linux. Is there just some special feature of the software that you need? Or does the scanner just truly not work under Linux?
I don’t want to have to interact back and forth between my computer and my scanner to scan documents. My scanner has buttons on it, I want them to work. There are very, very few scanners that will scan directly to your computer or a network drive using only the buttons on the scanner that don’t require a Windows or Mac PC running their network scan server software. And the companies that do publish their drivers and software.to Linux don’t ever seem to include the scan service component, so you have to drive the scanning operation from your computer instead of the scanner’s buttons.
Fair enough yeah. Myself I don’t mind loading up the ADF and just clicking scan in skanpage. But everyone has the workflow that works for them. And that’s valid
Mostly, it’s just that nobody uses their computer in the same room that the scanner is in, and they don’t want to find a place to prop their laptop while using the scanner.
Had an ancient Core 2 duo laptop. 4 gigabytes of ddr2 RAM. And 256 GB spinning rust hard drive, no webcam, and a native resolution just barely above 720p. Attach a cheap $30 720p projector and Bluetooth shower speaker. Toss Haiku beta r6 on it. Project on the tile above the bathtub. Perfect for some basic authentic shitposts and watching some YouTube while soaking in some Epsom salts.
The challenge to finding one was keeping it in a sub $200 consumer device price range instead of a $300+ office line of devices. I managed to get a refurb Brother ADS-1800W and that supports network folders. But it’s not available new anymore, as they’ve moved that feature into their higher price tiers too.
I have Win10 on a laptop only to drive a photo scanner. I have Win10 IOT installed in VirtualBox but I haven’t started it in almost a year. I don’t think I need it anymore, but it’s there in case.
I installed Linux Mint after first looking at Ubuntu. I don’t see any reason to leave Mint, it just works.
Mint is very smooth
Favourite distro: Mint. Favourite Dr Bronner soap: ditto.
My computer runs like a dream and my arse feels like it ate a tin of altoids. Thriving AF.
I have 30-year-old scanners that work perfectly under linux. I bought a scanner last month for my mother which also works perfectly under Linux. Is there just some special feature of the software that you need? Or does the scanner just truly not work under Linux?
I don’t want to have to interact back and forth between my computer and my scanner to scan documents. My scanner has buttons on it, I want them to work. There are very, very few scanners that will scan directly to your computer or a network drive using only the buttons on the scanner that don’t require a Windows or Mac PC running their network scan server software. And the companies that do publish their drivers and software.to Linux don’t ever seem to include the scan service component, so you have to drive the scanning operation from your computer instead of the scanner’s buttons.
Fair enough yeah. Myself I don’t mind loading up the ADF and just clicking scan in skanpage. But everyone has the workflow that works for them. And that’s valid
Mostly, it’s just that nobody uses their computer in the same room that the scanner is in, and they don’t want to find a place to prop their laptop while using the scanner.
I solved that issue by having a computer in nearly every room. I may have a problem. But I prefer to call it a hobby LOL.
😅
Had an ancient Core 2 duo laptop. 4 gigabytes of ddr2 RAM. And 256 GB spinning rust hard drive, no webcam, and a native resolution just barely above 720p. Attach a cheap $30 720p projector and Bluetooth shower speaker. Toss Haiku beta r6 on it. Project on the tile above the bathtub. Perfect for some basic authentic shitposts and watching some YouTube while soaking in some Epsom salts.
i got a document scanner that does just that. it is connected to the network and puts files via webdav/smb into a filesharing.
look for a scanner with network interface. if it’s connected via USB, I can imagine it needs good driver/software support which might be missing
The challenge to finding one was keeping it in a sub $200 consumer device price range instead of a $300+ office line of devices. I managed to get a refurb Brother ADS-1800W and that supports network folders. But it’s not available new anymore, as they’ve moved that feature into their higher price tiers too.
Y’all need Vuescan in your life.