You can configure a USB or SCSI scanner at any time using YaST. The
sane-backends package contains
hardware drivers and other essentials needed to use a scanner. Scanners
connected to a parallel port must be configured manually. If you own a HP
All-In-One device, see Section 2.4.1, “Configuring an HP All-In-One Device”,
instructions on how to configure a network scanner are available at
Section 2.4.3, “Scanning over the Network”.
Connect your USB or SCSI scanner to your computer and turn it on. Start YaST and select +. YaST builds the scanner database and tries to detect your scanner model automatically. If you scanner is detected correctly, and can be tested with +. Leave the configuration menu with .
If a USB/SCSI scanner is not properly detected, try + first. If that does not help, or if your scanner is connected to a parallel port, configure it manually by clicking and choosing a scanner from the list. Use + to make sure you have chosen the correct driver.
An HP All-In-One device can be configured with YaST even if it is connected to the parallel port or is made available via the network. If you own a USB HP All-In-One device, start configuring as described at the beginning of this chapter. If it is detected properly and the succeeds, it is ready to use.
If your USB device is not properly detected, or your HP All-In-One device is connected to the parallel port or the network, run the HP Device Manager with + from the YaST scanner module and follow the on-screen instructions. After having finished the HP Device Manager, the YaST scanner module automatically restarts the auto detection. If your scanner is detected properly, leave with . Otherwise manually choose a scanner from the list by clicking .
openSUSE allows the sharing of a scanner over the network. To do so, configure your scanner as described in Section 2.4, “Setting Up a Scanner”. Once the scanner is successfully configured, choose + in the YaST scanner module. Enter the hostnames of the clients (separated by a comma) that should be allowed to use the scanner under + and leave the configuration dialog with .
To use a scanner that is shared over the network, run the YaST scanner module with +. Open the network scanner configuration menu by + and enter the hostname of the machine the scanner is connected to under +. Leave with . The network scanner is now listed in the Scanner Configuration window and is ready to use.