Solved Canoscan LIDE 25

[Erik Groothuijzen]

The software for my Canoscan Lide 20 has suddenly stopped working. The scanner is recognised, makes all the appropriate noises when the scan button is pressed, but then stalls, giving an error message. Reinstalling the software made it worse and the only other flatbed scanning software that works is the VueScan package, which is not free. The scanner also still works on a Windows 10 computer with the Canon toolbox software. What would my best option be to keep on using my scanner without paying? Does the virtual software work OK and what should I use. I am running Linux Mint Cinnamon (up to date) on a Lenovo W530 ThinkPad.

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VERSION="21.3 (Virginia)"
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No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Linuxmint
Description: Linux Mint 21.3
Release: 21.3
Codename: virginia
Static hostname: erik-ThinkPad-W530
Icon name: computer-laptop
Chassis: laptop
Machine ID: fa05656c6dd449b2a35ee232a8377b35
Boot ID: 11f718fdf61a45f18c2796f281335bf6
Operating System: Linux Mint 21.3
Kernel: Linux 5.15.0-113-generic
Architecture: x86-64
Hardware Vendor: Lenovo
Hardware Model: ThinkPad W530

 

[Condobloke]

This could be due to a Linux Kernel update.

I think the last one was on the 26th June

it is possible to 'lock' the updates to ann earlier kernel if in fact it is the cuplrit

Has the machine worked as expected since then?

Another solution would be Timeshift. Do you have it set up ?

 

[Erik Groothuijzen]

This could be due to a Linux Kernel update.

I think the last one was on the 26th June

it is possible to 'lock' the updates to ann earlier kernel if in fact it is the cuplrit

Has the machine worked as expected since then?

Another solution would be Timeshift. Do you have it set up ?

The machine works fine. No other problems other than my keyboard response with repeat letters. It could be an update as I use the scanner infrequently. I have read somewhere that you could prevent updates, but so far have not had a reason to. I looked at Timeshift when I started with Linux and had problems, but then went with a fresh install instead. That is why I considered Wine or similar to run old Windows aps that work. I will look at Timeshift again.