From: MikeE@ster.invalid   
      
   The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   > On 23/08/2025 19:59, Mike Easter wrote:   
   >> Mike Easter wrote:   
   >>> there is 'sensible' stuff in the scanner .deb according to the   
   >>> Brother howto instructions for scanner namely the brsaneconfig3   
   >>> tool:   
   >>   
   >> It is necessary to both have the Brother scanner enabled via the   
   >> scanner driver AND to help sane be able to FIND the scanner on   
   >> the network. The instructions for configuring sane to find a   
   >> network scanner are similar but different from a USB scanner on a   
   >> network device.   
   >>   
   >> I would do all of that w/ the Pi MX spin as opposed to some other   
   >> system on the Pi.   
   >>   
   >> Sane or simple-scan can only recognize the networked Brother for   
   >> scanning if it has both the proper driver AND the proper network   
   >> access.   
   >>   
   >> That is a completely 'separate' process than using such as CUPS   
   >> and the cups browser configuration for a printer.  printer !=   
   >> scanner   
   >>   
   >   
   > Mmm. I needed to get a scanner for 120 negative scanning. Only Epson   
   > do that well at a sane (sic!) price.   
   >   
   > Epson make some crude scanning software for linux that is good   
   > enough to get an imafe and that's enough for me   
   >   
   > Cheap USB  scanners mostly 'just worked' with sane etc.   
   >   
   The OP's Brother is /not/ listed as supported 'OOTB' out-of-the-box by   
   sane.  http://sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html   
      
   But...   
      
   > Though some Brother scanners are not supported by default, Brother   
   > provides proprietary drivers that work with the SANE (Scanner Access   
   > Now Easy) framework . This is a common setup on Linux, where   
   > installing the manufacturer's specific driver adds a "backend" that   
   > SANE can use to control the scanner   
      
   ... and Brother instructions address sane.   
      
      
   --   
   Mike Easter   
      
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