#Windows 10 cant find scansnap driver how to#

You can find it by clicking the Dash button (top of the launcher bar) and simply typing Simple Scan, then hitting the enter key. Once thats happened the terminal should return something like. Once youve done that, log back in and return here to follow the next steps.ДЄfter a short time you should hear the scanner spool up and the light will turn solid blue. Or you could just copy and paste what Ive put here but the standard warning is your should never just copy and paste commands from someone on the internet, even the nice people. If not, youll need to find the correct path to the downloaded files (if you saved them to your Desktop or something) and use that path instead.

Most of the time they automatically go into your Downloads folder so the commands below will work fine. If you have the s1300 you obviously dont need to install the s300 driver too, just install the relevant one for your scanner. You make sure it is on by opening the lidpaper tray which will cause the scan button to flash blue.ДЇor those reading this with a screen reader, the relevant output I got is. Make sure its connected and powered on by plugging in the power cable and connecting it to a USB port on your computer. Thats fine too, just install that package - sometimes names change.

You may also be prompted to install libsane-extras-common instead of libsane-extras. It should work on any Debian based distro (that includes Ubuntu based ones and its offspring for those that arent familiar with the mess that is Linux distributions). Try not to be put off if you are new to the terminal, all it requires is that you can type text, thats literally it. If you arent familiar with it then heres a great post on getting started with the terminal by How-To Geek.

#Windows 10 cant find scansnap driver how to#

Instead Ill show you how to install the s1300 and those steps can be used to install drivers for the s1100, s1300i and s300.