Problem Summary: Canon LIDE 100 scanner produces a vertical black strip on all scans in Linux Mint 19 using multiple programs (SimpleScan, XSane, etc.). The scanner worked flawlessly in Mint 18.
Relevant Hardware/Software Configuration:
- Architecture: x86_64
- OS: Linux Mint 19
- Scanner: Canon LIDE 100
- Relevant applications: SimpleScan, Xsane
- Relevant libraries: libsane 1.0.27, genesys backend
Workaround Summary:
Revert libsane backends to version 1.0.25. I followed the general process from here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/567863/ ... using-sane
Workaround Details:
- Download the libsane 1.0.25 backends source from: http://http.debian.net/debian/pool/main ... rig.tar.gz.
- Unpack the archive
- Install prerequisite packages to build libsane backends from source:
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sudo apt-get install libusb-dev build-essential libsane-dev
sudo apt-get install libavahi-client-dev libavahi-glib-dev libjpeg-dev
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cd sane-backends
./configure
make
sudo make install
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sudo ldconfig -v | grep libsane
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libsane.so.1 -> libsane.so.1.0.25
libsane.so.1 -> libsane.so.1.0.27