fixed : use unsupported scanner in OSX 10.10 Yosemite

Posted on 27-01-2015 by MacManus.nl

UPDATE : an updated version of this post can be found here :

fixed : use unsupported scanner in OSX 10.11 El _Capitan

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Question :

I have a Canon CanoScan LiDE 20 that used to work perfectly in MacOSX 10.6 Snow Leopard. But now I’ve bought a new Mac which runs OSX 10.10 Yosemite, I can’t seem to install it, since Canon doesn’t update the drivers anymore.

What can I do ?

Answer :

In OSX 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks and 10.10 Yosemite, any TWAIN-supporting scanner can be used without any additional software.

A list of supported scanners for OSX 10.9 Mavericks can be found here.

Here’s a quick step-by-step instruction :

– connect your scanner directly to your Mac using a USB-cable

– open the System Preferences

– then click on “Print & Scan”

– then, just below in the list of printers on the left, click on the “+”-sign

– that will bring up the “Add”-window, which enables you to add a new printer or scanner

– if your scanner is TWAIN-supporting, it will show up there, and you just need to select it and click on the “Add”-button

– then it will be listed in the previous (“Print & Scan”) System Preferences window, and if you select it (and you put a piece of paper or a photo in the scanner), a Scanning Preview window will show up, allowing you to scan your document to file or eMail or something else…

but…

…for some printers, like the Canon CanoScan LiDE 20 and LiDE 30, the TWAIN-drivers are not included in OSX. In that case, you will need to install some generic (FREE) TWAIN-drivers :

– for OSX 10.10 Yosemite, download and install these files (in this same order) and restart you Mac after doing so, then your scanner will also show up in the “Print & Scan” System Preferences :

libusb.pkg.tar.gz

sane-backends.pkg.tar.gz

SANE-Preference-Pane.pkg.tar.gz

TWAIN-SANE-Interface.pkg.tar.gz

– for OSX 10.9 Mavericks, download and install these files (in this same order) and restart your Mac after doing so, then your scanner will also show up in the “Print & Scan” System Preferences :

libusb.pkg.tar.gz

sane-backends.pkg.tar.gz

SANE-Preference-Pane.pkg.tar.gz

TWAIN-SANE-Interface.pkg.tar.gz

– for OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion, download and install these files (in this same order) and restart your Mac after doing so, then your scanner will also show up in the “Print & Scan” System Preferences :

libusb.pkg.tar.gz

sane-backends.pkg.tar.gz

SANE-Preference-Pane.pkg.tar.gz

TWAIN-SANE-Interface.pkg.tar.gz

– for MacOSX 10.7 Lion, download and install these files (in this same order) and restart your Mac after doing so, then your scanner will also show up in the “Print & Scan” System Preferences :

libusb.pkg.tar.gz

sane-backends.pkg.tar.gz

SANE-Preference-Pane.pkg.tar.gz

TWAIN-SANE-Interface.pkg.tar.gz

– if these files do not turn into regular .pkg-files when you click on them, you need unTAR-software like this :

The Unarchiver

– if you get an error-message telling you you can’t install this software (these drivers) since the are not from Apple-appoved developers, you need to :

– open the System Preferences

– then click on “Security & Privacy”

– then make sure the “General”-tab is selected

– click the padlock in the lower left corner and provide an Administrator name & password to unlock the padlock

– then at “Allow applications downloaded from:” select “Anywhere”

– and exit the System Preferences to make this setting stick

Note #1 :

TWAIN-supporting drivers (like SANE and the ones that come with OSX) will enable you to directly scan from within various applications like Photoshop, MS Word, GraphicConverter, OmniPage and OSX’s built-in Image Capture. [ please also read Note #7 and #8 for more tips on this ! ]

Alex Scheider has written a special SANE scanner app for OSX 10.7 and newer, you can download it here. A screenshot can be found here. [haven’t tested it, so feedback on this is welcome]

Note #2 :

when using the SANE drivers, you will probably not be able to use the ‘one click’-buttons that are on the scanner itself…

Note #3 :

if your scanner lets you scan the first time, but after shut-down and restart scanning seems impossible because OSX can’t find the scanner, just plug-out the scanner’s USB-cable and plug it back in and everything should work again…

Note #4 :

if the “Scan”-button remains grayed-out, make sure that you have selected an area to scan… (put differently : if “Selection:” is set to “Off”, you will need to select an area to scan before the “Scan”-button will be ready to use…)

Note #5 :

if you get a distorted scan when scanning in landscape view (or any other rotated view), just scan normally in portrait view and rotate the scanned image afterwards (in Preview app or another image editing program, like Photoshop or Graphic Converter)

Note #6 :

if you are not able to scan as a JPEG (.jpg-flie), just scan as a TIFF (.tif-file) and convert the scanned image afterwards (in Preview app or another image editing program, like Photoshop or Graphic Converter)

Note #7 :

if your scanner doesn’t show up in Image Capture (especially in OSX 10.9 Mavericks), use this workaround :

go to System Prefecences –> Printers & Scanners –> [your scanner] –> Scan –> Open Scanner

Note #8 :

if your scanner doesn’t show up in Photoshop (especially in OSX 10.9 Mavericks), try this workaround :

go to Applications –> Adobe Photoshop CS# –> Adobe Photoshop CS# –> type “CMD” + “i” key-combo (on your keyboard) –> (in the Get Info window) select “Open in 32 bit mode” and exit Get Info

then open Adobe Photoshop (CS#-version) –> File –> Import –> SANE

Note #9 :

another option that might just work to get SANE drivers to connect with ImageCapture and Photoshop (especially if you have an older CANON scanner) is (re)installing the TWAINbrigde.app that Jan Egil has ready for download on his website.

Credits :

Matias Ellert and the Open Source developers of the SANE project

…and a special thanks to Mónica, Jorge Blasio, torrealta, dencho, BobD and Jan Egil for Note #7, #8 and #9 ! [see comments below]

If you encounter any problems with these SANE drivers for OSX, try contacting Mattias Ellert directly as indicated here.

If you want to un-install the TWAIN SANE drivers, either use an un-installer application like AppCleaner or follow the instructions for manual un-install as outlined in Mattias Ellert’s FAQ (last question & answer).

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Ira on 08-02-2015 at 17:31 said:

Please help. second package for Yosemite was compiled for 10.9 and does not work. Can you please upload/email a new one? Thank you.

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- MacManus.nl on 10-02-2015 at 23:03 said:
  
  @Ira :
  
  Thanks for the feedback.
  It isn’t exactly clear to me which file you call “the second package”.
  Do you mean the sane-backends.pkg.tar.gz file ?
  
  I have updated all 4 links, so please try downloading the file you are referring to again.
  
  If the file you get is still faulty, please contact Mattias Ellert (the programmer) to upgrade the file.
  His eMail address is on his website :
  http://www.ellert.se/twain-sane/
  
  Hope this helps.
  😉
  
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  - juan m priego on 23-02-2018 at 00:42 said:
    
    I got it to work with High Sierra 10.13.3 using CanoScan ToolBox X app 4.9.3.4
    without the need of the links provided , and yes they were NEEDED on Yosemite but no High Sierra after a Clean install , but a usual other apps like Photoshop elements 9 does work but when it is closed or quits it does crashes I have to live with it I prefer this older PSE 9 over the new ones .
  - MacManus.nl on 23-02-2018 at 13:20 said:
    
    @juan m priego :
    
    that’s great to hear !
    thanks for the feedback 😉
April on 18-02-2015 at 01:42 said:

Hello, these steps do not work for me in OSX Yosemite. I have a canoscan LiDE 20. It shows up in the USB device tree, but even after applying these four packages in order, and rebooting, it cannot be seen by the “printers and scanners” system dialog.

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- MacManus.nl on 18-02-2015 at 10:10 said:
  
  @April :
  
  Thanks for the feedback.
  Sorry to hear it doesn’t work for you (yet).
  
  Could it be that you are overlooking “SANE” in the “Printers and Scanners” System Preference Panel ?
  If you are using SANE to get an unsupported scanner to work in OSX, the scanner will not show up under it’s own name, but as “SANE”.
  
  Hope this helps 😉
  Good Luck !
  
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Mediatas on 27-02-2015 at 11:03 said:

Thank you very much, after installing all packages and (!) the TWAINbrige.app my LiDE35 was found by OS 10.10.2.

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- MacManus.nl on 28-03-2015 at 10:47 said:
  
  @Mediatas :
  
  Thanks for the feedback !
  Good to hear you got your LiDE 35 running in OSX 10.10 Yosemite
  enjoy !
  
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- RobP on 05-03-2017 at 00:10 said:
  
  This was an incredibly useful addition to the notes above.
  
  libusb.pkg.tar.gz
  
  sane-backends.pkg.tar.gz
  
  SANE-Preference-Pane.pkg.tar.gz
  
  TWAIN-SANE-Interface.pkg.tar.gz
  
  PLUS downloading the TWAINbridge.app got my CanoScan LiDE 70 scanner to work on Yosemite (OS 10.10.5) using a late 2013 MacBook Pro, both in Image Capture and in Photoshop CC 2017. I am so glad not to have to keep relying on my 2003 iBook or 2003 eMac to use this scanner (which was a thing, believe it or not). I was also able to use VueScan to get the scanner to work, but this process saved me from having to purchase that software. Much obliged for posting all this.
  
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  - MacManus.nl on 07-03-2017 at 12:57 said:
    
    @RobP :
    
    Thanks for the feedback !
    Great to hear you got your ‘old’ scanner running on your Mac !
    enjoy 😉
Garf on 12-03-2015 at 17:02 said:

Thank you,
Nothing “Sane” about it without your help I know I would have thrown this scanner in the bin but not before smashing it up out of sheer mind numbing frustration!
But alas all is good and I am calm and “sane” again……
what a pain in the A#$!!
Cheers!

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- MacManus.nl on 28-03-2015 at 10:38 said:
  
  @Garf :
  
  Thanks for the feedback !
  Happy to heave helped you out 😉
  enjoy !
  
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Phallanx on 07-04-2015 at 23:35 said:

Hi. I run on os X.X.2 and have a CanoScan Lide 30. Even after applying the four packages and rebooting, no USB device shows up in the “printer and scanner” list (I checked the USB device tree, and it’s in). Any idea how to fix the problem ??
Thanks

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- MacManus.nl on 17-04-2015 at 11:06 said:
  
  @Phallanx :
  
  Sorry to hear you haven’t gotten your scanner to run yet.
  
  As far as I know, there weren’t introduced any SANE-incompatibilities by the release of OSX 10.10.2, so you should be able to your LiDE 30 to work using the SANE drivers.
  
  If you have all of the SANE components for OSX 10.10 installed as described and the scanner still doesn’t show up in the “Printers & Scanners” Preference Panel, check these :
  
  – be aware that the Scanner doesn’t show up under it’s own name, but as some generic device labelled “SANE”
  – switch the scanner OFF and back ON, then restart your Mac
  – unplug the scanner from power, then restart your Mac and plug the scanner’s power cable back into the wall power
  – unplug and replug the USB cable and restart your Mac
  – check if the scanner does work on an other Mac or PC
  – uninstall all SANE components, restart your Mac, then reinstall all SANE components as described and try again
  
  Hope this helps 😉
  Enjoy !
  
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  - Niki on 14-08-2015 at 04:33 said:
    
    I have the same version of Yosemite and the same CanoScan Lide 30. After installing all the packages, rebooting, unplugging and replugging in the USB, etc., the scanner still wasn’t found. I did some more searching and Canon says the scanner absolutely will not work with Yosemite 10.10. The only recommendation is to buy a new scanner, of course. Grrrrr! http://www.canon.co.uk/support/consumer_products/products/scanners/lide_series/canoscan_lide_30.aspx?type=drivers&language=&os=OS%20X%2010.10%20(Yosemite)
  - MacManus.nl on 10-11-2015 at 18:05 said:
    
    @Niki :
    
    Don’t be mislead by the info on the Canon-website : Canon stating that they only provide support for this scanner up to MacOSX 10.5 Leopard, just means that Canon will not support this scanner on newer versions of MacOSX and OSX, and therefore will not release official Canon drivers
    
    however, that doesn’t mean that your scanner won’t work using an alternative driver like SANE
    
    according to the feedback I’ve got from other users, this CanoScan LiDE 30 should work using the SANE drivers
    
    but please beware of conflicting drivers, so uninstall all other (previously tried & unnecessary) non-Apple drivers and driver-components before installing the SANE driver and driver-components
    
    hope this helps 😉
  - David Stepanczuk (@woodrackets) on 31-08-2015 at 04:42 said:
    
    How do you uninstall the SANE components?
  - MacManus.nl on 10-11-2015 at 19:05 said:
    
    @David Stepanczuk :
    
    the instructions on how to uninstall the SANE components are at the bottom of the posts :
    
    If you want to un-install the TWAIN SANE drivers, either use an un-installer application like AppCleaner or follow the instructions for manual un-install as outlined in Mattias Ellert’s FAQ (last question & answer).
    
    Good luck 😉
Leonardo on 13-04-2015 at 14:45 said:

Hello, this was brilliant!
You just saved me from buying a new scanner 🙂
Thanks!!!

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- MacManus.nl on 17-04-2015 at 10:43 said:
  
  @Leonardo :
  
  Good to hear you’ve succeeded 😉
  
  Thanks for the feedback !
  
  Enjoy !
  
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Orangepylon on 27-04-2015 at 16:22 said:

None of these steps worked for me, running a Canoscan LiDE 30 and 10.3.3.

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- MacManus.nl on 01-05-2015 at 12:45 said:
  
  @Orangepylon :
  
  If you are running MacOSX 10.3.3 “Panther”, you shouldn’t bother about using SANE, you can just download the original drivers from Canon :
  http://www.usa.canon.com/nw3s/CanonUSA/DownloadContents/English/0900343103EN.htm
  
  However, if you mistyped and mean you are running OSX 10.10.3 “Yosemite”, Albert just suggested that the trick with LiDE scanners and SANE might be that you also need to install either or both of these :
  
  CanoScan Toolbox 4.1.3.0X (MacOSX 10.1 to 10.4)
  http://www.usa.canon.com/nw3s/CanonUSA/DownloadContents/English/0900289501EN.htm
  
  LiDE20 / LiDE30 Scanner Driver 7.0.1.1aX (MacOSX 10.1 to 10.4)
  http://www.usa.canon.com/nw3s/CanonUSA/DownloadContents/English/0900343103EN.htm
  
  Note : if installing that Scanner Driver doesn’t work, use the Uninstaller that can be found at http://www.usa.canon.com/nw3s/CanonUSA/DownloadContents/English/0900294401EN.htm
  
  Hope this helps !
  Good Luck !
  😉
  
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Albert on 29-04-2015 at 13:02 said:

This is brilliant! Having not used my scanner for a long time, LiDE50, My OS X 10.10.3 wouldn’t talk to it. Downloaded this, together with the LiDE35 driver from Canon, it now talks to it! Only thing is that it is scanning as though it is US Letter size even though it’s set up to scan A4 via the Scanner… Any ideas?

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- MacManus.nl on 01-05-2015 at 12:31 said:
  
  @Albert :
  
  Thanks for the feedback !
  Good to hear !
  
  Are you telling me that you also have to install the LiDE35 Scanner Driver Ver. 7.7.2.1X (Mac OS X 10.2/10.3/10.4/10.5/10.6) ?
  I mean the driver that can be downloaded here :
  http://www.usa.canon.com/nw3s/CanonUSA/DownloadContents/English/0900320002EN.htm
  
  That would be an interesting find !
  (Please report back if this is the case, so I can credit you on this finding.)
  
  Or do you mean that you have installed the CanoScan Toolbox Ver. 4.5.1X (Mac OS X 10.2/10.3/10.4/10.5/10.6) scanner-software ?
  I mean the software that can be downloaded here :
  http://www.usa.canon.com/nw3s/CanonUSA/DownloadContents/English/0900290701EN.htm
  
  In that case, I can suggest tow options :
  1- see if there’s an option to set the scan size from “US Letter” to “A4” in the preferences
  2- try using OSX’s built-in Image Capture software to scan
  
  Hope this helps…
  Good Luck !
  😉
  
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Case on 02-05-2015 at 21:53 said:

Hi;
Yosemite 10.10.3 and CanonScan 9000F on MBP still don’t play together at all (be that in Preview or Image Capture) despite installing ALL of your packages, AND TWAINbrigde.app from Jan Egil AND original drivers from Canon AND resetting the printer system in Printers & Scanners/ System Preferences.

And you know what? Thank you nonetheless! I am very happy to see there are still people willing to code&help out of good will.

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- MacManus.nl on 02-05-2015 at 22:20 said:
  
  @Case :
  
  Thanks for the feedback !
  Sorry to hear it doesn’t work for you (yet).
  
  Maybe this is of use to you :
  according to this SANE-overview listing :
  http://www.sane-project.org/lists/sane-mfgs-cvs.html
  
  …both the CanoScan 9000F and the CanoScan 9000F Mk2 should work when using the Pixma
  (0.17.17) backend :
  http://www.sane-project.org/man/sane-pixma.5.html
  
  Hope this sets you on track of finding the working configuration for your case.
  😉
  
  Good Luck !
  
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david on 13-05-2015 at 19:32 said:

My problem was that, in the OS X Image Capture Utility application I had to click “show details” before I was able to select the area to scan, even though I was able to click the “scan” button and it prompted me to select an area to scan. Not very intuitive.

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- MacManus.nl on 18-05-2015 at 13:20 said:
  
  @david :
  
  You’re completely right – the naming “show details” is extremely confusing.
  It’s up to Apple to do something about that… too bad…
  
  Good Luck & enjoy !
  😉
  
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Hans on 16-05-2015 at 15:58 said:

I have a MacBook Pro Retina (2012), OS 10.10.3 and a Canon Lide 30, but it doesn’t show after following all the installation and troubleshoot instructions above (I also did several reboots, unplugged scanner etc).

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- MacManus.nl on 18-05-2015 at 13:53 said:
  
  @Hans :
  
  Sorry to hear it doesn’t work for you yet…
  
  Did you (re)install TWAINbridge.app as mentioned also ?
  Did you rule out a hardware problem with your LiDE30 scanner ? does it start up ? does it work with another Mac or PC ?
  
  Really strange that others seem to have gotten this to work with the LiDE30 and you can’t…
  
  Did you try suggestions #7 & #8 also ? these were added based on user feedback from the LiDE30 in Mavericks, so I assume they might be needed in Yosemite also…
  
  Hope this helps…
  Good Luck !
  
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Himanshu on 29-05-2015 at 10:42 said:

I have a MacBook Retina with 10.10.3 and HP Color LaserJet CM1312nfi MFP. After installing and restarting computer and printer, the scanner does not show up in Printer Scanner pref.

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- MacManus.nl on 29-05-2015 at 11:00 said:
  
  @Himanshu :
  
  Sorry to hear it doesn’t work for you jet.
  Even though the official HP-scannerdriver officially is only compatible with OSX 10.7 it might still work with OSX 10.10
  I would suggest trying that first ; you can download it here :
  http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/readIndex?sp4ts.oid=3558903&swLangOid=8&swEnvOid=219
  
  If that doesn’t work I would suggest using the SANE-scannerdrivers for OSX 10.10
  as described in the original post above.
  
  Furthermore, please keep in mind that :
  – OSX doesn’t support wireless scanning, so even though OSX will de able to connect to the printer of your Multi-Function-Printer (MFP) wirelessly, the scanner of your MFP will not be recognized wirelessly
  – when using the SANE scanner drivers, the scanner will not show up in OSX under it’s own name, be as “SANE”
  
  Hope this helps.
  Good Luck !
  😉
  
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  - Himanshu on 29-05-2015 at 12:21 said:
    
    Thanks for quick reply. Original HP software does not help. I tried it before. Also I read on SANE website that “hpaio” is the required backend for this MFP. Is this included in the packages that you provide above?
  - MacManus.nl on 29-05-2015 at 14:46 said:
    
    @Himanshu :
    
    as stated on the sane-project.org website
    http://www.sane-project.org/lists/sane-backends-external.html
    “This backend isn’t included in SANE because it is included in the HPLIP software.”
    
    however, HPLIP is Linux-only, so you should get the OSX-version by Ricardo Fabbri :
    https://github.com/rfabbri/hplip
    
    some additional directions can be found in the “Informal Notes – Using old printers & scanners trough SANE” on this page :
    http://wiki.nosdigitais.teia.org.br/Mac#Using_old_scanners_and_printers_through_SANE
    
    hope this helps
    
    Please report back if you get this to work, as other people encountering your problem will be happy with your solution
    😉
    
    I don’t think I can give you additional info, as I don’t have your MFP at hand…
    
    Good Luck !
Ben Widdup on 10-06-2015 at 02:32 said:

Hi, Thanks very very much! I tried lots of different guides online before finding this and I have downloaded so many different drivers trying to fix it! this has worked on my canon Lide 20 on Yosemite. Big Help, thanks again.

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- MacManus.nl on 10-11-2015 at 17:24 said:
  
  @Ben Widdup :
  
  you’re welcome – enjoy 😉
  
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Fredei on 11-06-2015 at 16:42 said:

I have a HP scanjet G2710. Tried to follow the dirctions for Yosemith but, no luck . Any ideas?

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- MacManus.nl on 11-11-2015 at 00:17 said:
  
  @Fredei :
  
  sorry to hear it doesn’t work for you yet…
  
  did you read all the notes at the bottom of the post ?
  your solution might be in there…
  for instance : the reinstalling of the TWAINbridge.app usually works for Canon scanners, but it might also work for your HP scanner…
  
  good luck !
  😉
  
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Ben6792 on 22-06-2015 at 22:39 said:

Thank you for everything, but I’m still in a roadblock. I’m running 10.10.3 on a old Imac mid 2007 24″ and trying to restart the communication with a CanoScan LIDE30 and after many download of the different softwares + restarts + unplug & restart + re plug etc… , each time I try to find it in the print & scan menu , it doesn’t appear… (even if I can find “SANE” in the downloaded softwares…)
Are the soft compatible? should I install Sanr in the software section?
What did I do wrong
thank you for your help , I’m definitively lost

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- MacManus.nl on 11-11-2015 at 00:08 said:
  
  @Ben6792 :
  
  Did you read up to the end of the post ?
  At note #9 you can see that you might need to reinstall the TWAINbridge.app to get things running
  Did you do that ?
  
  Good Luck !
  😉
  
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Andjelka Muric on 28-06-2015 at 15:00 said:

just that: YOU ROCKS!

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- MacManus.nl on 11-11-2015 at 00:09 said:
  
  @Andjelka Muric :
  
  Thanks !
  enjoy 😉
  
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soy on 02-07-2015 at 12:43 said:

Thank you! This worked for my old CanoscanLide30. I was initially getting warped diagonal scans but played around with the scan settings (changed ‘detect size’ to A4 and increased the resolution) and it’s working perfectly.

I wonder how many people have thrown perfectly good scanners away because Canon won’t provide drivers. I feel they’re not keeping up their end of the bargain. Anyway – thank you again!

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- MacManus.nl on 11-11-2015 at 00:09 said:
  
  @soy :
  
  thanks for the feedback !
  good luck & enjoy !
  😉
  
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Dolma Alonso on 06-08-2015 at 02:07 said:

I’ve tried this method, and also followed some of the links in the comments, but I wasn’t able to use my Lide 25 scanner on Yosemite (well, some of the links were broken 😦 ).
I’ve downloaded the VueScan trial, and it can see and user the scanner, but definitely this is not the solution that I’m looking for.
Any other suggestion?

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- MacManus.nl on 10-11-2015 at 17:50 said:
  
  @Dolma Alonso :
  
  the problem with drivers is that they might conflict as they try to manage the same hardware at the same time…
  make sure you uninstall all drivers and driver-components from solutions previously tried before trying new solutions and installing new drivers
  
  hope this helps 😉
  
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Prithvijit Sharma on 18-08-2015 at 16:04 said:

This worked perfectly for me, am on 10.10.5. I had to run the step uptill installation of TWAINbrigde.app , Thanks for consolidating and presenting it in a simplified way.

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- MacManus.nl on 10-11-2015 at 18:13 said:
  
  @Prithvijit Sharma :
  
  you’re welcome – enjoy 😉
  
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David Stepanczuk (@woodrackets) on 31-08-2015 at 09:36 said:

MP610 scanner is recognized. I can do an Overview of the scan, but when I click Scan the selected part of the doc flashes and that’s it. It doesn’t scan. Also the Format & Colors pop-up menus are blank; they do not work.

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- MacManus.nl on 10-11-2015 at 19:11 said:
  
  @David Stepanczuk :
  
  seems like one of the SANE driver components didn’t install properly
  1st see if a “repair disk permissions” in Disk Utility solves the problem,
  else : uninstall all SANE components, and other unnecessary drivers, then restart your Mac and reinstall SANE
  
  hope this helps 😉
  
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mortenbeta on 06-09-2015 at 18:10 said:

I had trouble logging in, so sorry for double posting (if I am). I tried this on Yosemite 10.10.3 with CanoScan Lide 25, but no luck. Can I uninstall what I just installed?

Thank you for you work!

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- MacManus.nl on 10-11-2015 at 19:19 said:
  
  @mortenbeta :
  
  instructions for uninstalling are at the bottom of the original post
  
  make sure you also completely uninstall all other non-Apple scanner drivers you have previously tried before installing SANE, as they might have conflicting driver-components
  
  then… try again and make sure you download the right SANE-components for your version of OSX
  
  Good Luck !
  
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kiwa on 12-09-2015 at 21:11 said:

There is some way to test the yosemite packages in El Capitan? it fails with a “this package was compiled for 10.10”.

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- kiwa on 12-09-2015 at 22:51 said:
  
  again, sorry for the spam, the driver works with the “ExactScan” software choosing SANE as a device, so the driver works, but is not showing on the “printers and scanners control panel” also the Canon driver also works with the Canon toolkit but “both” devices are not showing on the control panel.
  
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  - MacManus.nl on 10-11-2015 at 19:27 said:
    
    @kiwa :
    
    when using the SANE-drivers, I would suggest using OSX’s built-in Scanner functionality
    
    I’m not familiar with the ExactScan software so I can’t comment on that
    
    And I must admit I’m confused by your remark regarding the Canon driver… why would you want to use SANE drivers if there are official Canon drivers available for your scanner and your version of OSX ?
    
    Good Luck !
    😉
- MacManus.nl on 10-11-2015 at 19:21 said:
  
  @kiwa :
  
  the SANE-components have been updated for OSX 10.11 El_Capitan
  
  look here :
  
  fixed : use unsupported scanner in OSX 10.11 El_Capitan
  
  good luck !
  😉
  
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N. Hermanto on 28-09-2015 at 05:53 said:

Hi, I’m using os x yosemite 10.10.5 and canoscan LIDE25. I have installed canoscan toolbox 4.9 and its driver downloaded from canon support (www.usa.canon.com).
I have followed your suggestion, ie. downloading the 4 pkg files (no issue with downloading), but when try to add scaner in the print&scan preference page the scanner doesn’t show up at all (not in any other name). Have unplugged the scanner and restarted my mac several times but no luck. Please help…. Thank you.

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- MacManus.nl on 10-11-2015 at 23:57 said:
  
  @N. Hermanto :
  
  did you read to the bottom of the post ?
  at Note #9 it says you probably need to install the TWAINbridge again as well…
  did you do that ?
  
  good luck !
  😉
  
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Axel Schneider on 20-10-2015 at 22:32 said:

I got my old HP Scanjet 4100C working with Sane.
So I wrote a GUI for Sane, you can find it here – https://www.dropbox.com/s/bjbnye7uj6egxrx/SaneScanner.zip?dl=1
(OSX 10.7 ->)

Screensot here – https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/none/path/s0c28ba3e8988b4cd/image/iaa07150475c62db2/version/1445372699/image.png

I can make a Version for OSX 10.6 if anyone is interested.

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- MacManus.nl on 11-11-2015 at 10:51 said:
  
  @Alex Schneider :
  
  Great ! Well done !
  The screenshot looks good 😉
  
  I’ll add this to the original post, so people can see for themselves if this works for them
  
  Thanks & enjoy !
  
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- MacManus.nl on 24-04-2016 at 13:40 said:
  
  @Alex Schneider :
  
  Dear Alex,
  Lothar just noted that for his LiDE 30 scanner, your SANEscanner.app only works in ‘A5-page size’ mode in OSX 10.11 El_Capitan…
  
  fixed : use unsupported scanner in OSX 10.11 El_Capitan
  
  Can you help him please ?
  
  Thanks !
  😉
  
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Silvia Unterfinger on 21-10-2015 at 13:10 said:

I use 10.10.4 and a CanonScanLide 35 and it does not work. After installing and rebooting the scanner is not showing up.
Can you tell me how to uninstall all the above mentioned packages?

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- MacManus.nl on 10-11-2015 at 21:40 said:
  
  @Silvia Unterfinger :
  
  seems like you didn’t look at the directions given in the NOTES at the bottom of the original post…
  
  did you install the TWAINbridge component also ?
  
  directions on uninstalling SANE components are also in the original post
  
  good luck & enjoy 🙂
  
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atalantegirl on 25-10-2015 at 22:40 said:

Hi, thanks so much for this post, it has been really helpful. I have an canoscan N67OU lide 20 and mac yosemite x10.10.5. I have followed all the steps you described above, I mean I installed all the packages in the same order then restarted mac but any scanner showed up on the list under the printers and scanners. I uninstalled the packages and reinstalled them again but still I cannot see the scanner on the list. Is there help/solution that you can offer? Thank you again. All the best

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- MacManus.nl on 10-11-2015 at 21:37 said:
  
  @atalantegirl :
  
  did you also go though all the directions in the NOTES ?
  
  sounds like you might have to reinstall the TWAINbridge component (please see original post)
  
  good luck 😉
  
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Roll.z on 29-10-2015 at 00:59 said:

Is this package available for RICOH SP112su on OS X 10.11？

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- MacManus.nl on 10-11-2015 at 21:34 said:
  
  @Roll.z :
  
  I’ve made an updated post for SANE on OSX 10.11 El_Capitan :
  
  fixed : use unsupported scanner in OSX 10.11 El_Capitan
  
  good luck & enjoy 😉
  
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Naomi on 30-10-2015 at 03:42 said:

Hello! I have Cannon 30 LIDE scanner and I’m running Mac OS 10.10.5 Yosemite, although I’m putting off downloading 10.11 (El Capitan) for fear of losing the work I put into installing SANE files today.

I had success, but extra troubleshooting problems I thought I would share. After installing files above and restarting, my computer located my scanner but when I opened it (from the admin –> printer/scanner panel) it gave me a “Waiting for scanner” message, which lasted several minutes. I unplugged and replugged in my scanner USB cord several times, rubbing each time for luck, and finally got it the scanner to open and scan.

Next, I found that when I scanned my image it was distorted/skewed at high angle. The advice in note #5 didn’t work for me. What I did find (and I don’t understand) is that if the resolution was over 100 pdi the image became skewed. At 100 dpi and under the image was fine. Its not ideal, but I will take it for now. If there is something I overlooked I’d love to hear.

Regarding this issue,”if you get an error-message telling you you can’t install this software (these drivers) since the are not from Apple-approved developers…”
I “control-clicked” on the downloaded files, selected “Open” and that allowed me to open the file without changing other settings. Apple is annoying, huh.

I don’t like when things take me more than 5 minutes to fix. Using the instructions here it took me about 30-45 minutes of troubleshooting before I got my scanner up. It was worth the time.

Thanks for giving my scanner a longer life and preventing one more electronic item from hitting the dump 🙂

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- MacManus.nl on 10-11-2015 at 21:32 said:
  
  @Naomi :
  
  Thanks for the helpful feedback 😉
  
  if you are ready to upgrade to OSX 10.11 El_Capitan, new compatible driver-components for SANE are now available
  the updated instructions are here :
  
  fixed : use unsupported scanner in OSX 10.11 El_Capitan
  
  Good Luck & enjoy !
  
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Ilkin Ashrafli on 31-10-2015 at 21:50 said:

I need this packet for El Capitan, please help!

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- MacManus.nl on 10-11-2015 at 21:28 said:
  
  @Ilkin Ashrafli :
  
  please see the updated post for OSX 10.11 El_Capitan
  
  fixed : use unsupported scanner in OSX 10.11 El_Capitan
  
  enjoy 😉
  
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  - Ilkin Ashrafli on 11-11-2015 at 08:33 said:
    
    Thank you, I will try.
Nic on 06-11-2015 at 07:02 said:

Thank you Macmanus,

“another option that might just work to get SANE drivers to connect with ImageCapture and Photoshop (especially if you have an older CANON scanner) is (re)installing the TWAINbrigde.app that Jan Egil has ready for download”

I have a Canon MP210 bought in 2007. Thanks to finding this article through Google Search, I am able to use it to scan with Image Capture in Yosemite. Your note #9 above, about re-installing Jan Egil’s TWAINbridge is what made it work. (I had tried your SANE ones, but Image Capture only recognised my cheap old reliable printer-scanner after adding twainbridge.

I really appreciate your help!

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- MacManus.nl on 10-11-2015 at 21:25 said:
  
  @Nic :
  
  you’re welcome !
  
  that’s very good and helpful feedback – thanks !
  
  enjoy 😉
  
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mahmoud on 07-12-2015 at 11:25 said:

I have a HP scanjet 7650. Tried to follow the dirctions for Yosemith but, no luck . Any ideas?

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- MacManus.nl on 10-12-2015 at 21:58 said:
  
  @mahmoud :
  
  did you try using the official hp-drivers for your Scanjet 7650 ?
  it’s not uncommon for original drivers to still work in newer versions of OSX than the one(s) they were compiled for
  they can be found here :
  http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/readIndex?sp4ts.oid=434491&swLangOid=8&swEnvOid=4142
  
  please note that it’s not clear if the latest official driver is the one for “OSX” or the one for “OSX 10.8″…
  so you might have to try both of them to get that sorted out…
  (and remember to uninstall the driver that’s not working before installing a new driver)
  
  Good Luck !
  
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Guntars on 11-12-2015 at 12:26 said:

Works on old mac pro 3.1 with Yosemite 10.10.5 and CanoScan Lide 90! Thank you for great job!

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- MacManus.nl on 19-01-2016 at 14:33 said:
  
  @Guntars :
  
  Thanks for the feedback !
  
  enjoy 😉
  
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Santiago on 18-01-2016 at 04:22 said:

Great! Thank you!
I installed the four packages and the TWAINbrige.app. Then my LiDE25 was found by Yosemite (OS 10.10.5).

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- MacManus.nl on 19-01-2016 at 13:59 said:
  
  @Santiago :
  
  Great to hear !
  
  enjoy !
  😉
  
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wavelet on 23-01-2016 at 12:29 said:

Hi,
First, thank you for publishing this!
I’m trying to get my LiDE-80 scanner working under 10.8,5. Since the only Canon-provided driver is a PPC one from 2004, it doesn’t worked on post-Rosetta OS X versions (10.6 and above), and since there isn’t a TWAIN driver, Vuescan doesn’t support it either.
Someone pointed me to SANE, but after a full day of trying to mix and match the various SANE components (the documentation is very bad, TBH), I didn’t get anywhere — sane-find-scanner never found the device.
I was happy to find your guide… After removing all signs of SANE from my system, I rebooted and installed using your guide. There was some progress: On one occasion, the scanner was at least found, but SANE claims it’s not configured:
——–
largent:~ gal$ sane-find-scanner -v
This is sane-find-scanner from sane-backends 1.0.24

# sane-find-scanner will now attempt to detect your scanner. If the
# result is different from what you expected, first make sure your
# scanner is powered up and properly connected to your computer.

searching for SCSI scanners:
# No SCSI scanners found. If you expected something different, make sure that
# you have loaded a kernel SCSI driver for your SCSI adapter.

searching for USB scanners:
device 0x04a9/0x2214 at 029:007 is not configured
found USB scanner (vendor=0x05ac [Apple Inc.], product=0x821d [Bluetooth USB Host Controller]) at libusb:029:009
could not fetch string descriptor: Pipe error
———
However, that only worked once, and afterwards, the scanner wasn’t found again.
(The USB Vendor/Device IDs it finds, 0x04a9/0x2214, are the correct ones for the LiDE-80, and match OS X’s System Information utility. I have no idea why SANE thinks the Apple Bluetooth controller is a scanner, BTW; the machine is a 2012 non-retina MBP, if that matters).
Looking at the SANE docs, the LiDE-80 is listed as having “basic” support, so should work with the internal backends (spefically, sane-genesys). However, there was no entry for the LiDE-80 it in the SANE prefpane, so I added it manually
——
# Canon LiDE 60
usb 0x04a9 0x221c

# Canon LiDE 80
usb 0x04a9 0x2214

# Canon 4400F
usb 0x04a9 0x2228
——
But still no luck.

It looks to me like maybe I should be using a different/later version of the sane-genesys backend, but I don’t have a binary one, and I’d rather avoid setting up a dev environment just for this compiling from source.
Any ideas?

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- wavelet on 23-01-2016 at 12:43 said:
  
  Aha…
  According to this:
  http://fossies.org/diffs/sane-backends/1.0.24_vs_1.0.25/doc/descriptions/genesys.desc-diff.html
  Support for the LiDE-80 was added going from sane-backends 1.0.24 to 1.0.25 . Since the package you provided above is for 1.0.24, it won’t work with the LiDE 80.
  Ellert’s site only provides a binary 1.0.25 for El Capitan, not earlier OS X versions — do you know of somewhere I could obtain the binary?
  Thank you!
  
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  - MacManus.nl on 23-01-2016 at 14:11 said:
    
    @wavelet :
    
    Your best option is to request Ellert to update the SANE for OSX 10.10 Yosemite to binary 1.0.25 also.
    
    Most of the time Ellert is quick to reply to any inquiries.
    
    Good Luck !
    😉
- MacManus.nl on 23-01-2016 at 12:45 said:
  
  @wavelet :
  
  Sorry to hear it doesn’t work for you (yet).
  
  My first suggestion is to install the TWAINbridge.app (as pointed out in Note #9, even if you’re on OSX 10.10 or OSX 10.11) :
  http://files.janegil.net/TwainBridge%20Maverick%20Fix.pkg
  
  My second suggestion is to use the links in the updated version of this post to get the latest versions of the SANE components for :
  
  fixed : use unsupported scanner in OSX 10.11 El_Capitan
  
  My third suggestion is to read all notes in this post thoroughly and try what might be appropriate for you :
  
  fixed : use unsupported scanner in OSX 10.11 El_Capitan
  
  If all of that still doesn’t get things running properly for you, I’m afraid I can’t help you any further on this, as I am not involved in the development of SANE, but Matias Ellert (the developer/programmer of SANE for OSX) and the Open Source developers of the SANE project can probably help you :
  http://www.ellert.se/twain-sane/
  
  Good Luck !
  😉
  
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  - wavelet on 23-01-2016 at 16:05 said:
    
    Thanks for all the suggestions — I’d missed that you updated the post.
    Installing TWAINBridge shouldn’t really be relevant, since I’m trying to get this to work on 10.8, which still has a native TWAINBridge app; I tried it anyway, but, unsurprisingly, Jan’s Egil version won’t install on pre-10.10 OS X.
    I also somehow missed the link ot Alex Schneider’s app, so just tried it, but it won’t detect the scanner (I can’t find any info on the app at all, so don’t know what versions of SANE and/or OS X it’s based on).
    I did try a full’s day worth of mixing and matching binary SANE components, but that didn’t work, and it’s now clear why: I need the latest version of the backends, but compiled to work with an older version of OS X.
    Next, I thought I’d use of the OS X package managers to build the latest backends module from source on my machine with a 10.8 target, but it turns out both MacPorts and Homebrew only have the previous version of the source…
    I’ve contacted Ellert, hopefully he can provide a 10.0.25 backend for OS X 10.8, or otherwise help.
    I’ll be sure to update here if I’m successful, since your page gives the most readable and complete tutorial I’ve seen by far of how to get SANE working on OS X (-: .
  - MacManus.nl on 25-01-2016 at 00:55 said:
    
    @wavelet :
    
    Thanks for the compliment !
    
    I hope Ellert can do some of his magic for you 😉
    
    Yes please, report back on your progress.
    
    Good Luck !
wavelet on 25-01-2016 at 01:19 said:

OK, semi-success on another front…
People always recommend VueScan to get scanners working on OS X.
I have been checking its list of supported scanners every couple of years, and it always said the same about mine: Since the LiDE-80 only had a PowerPC driver, and no TWAIN one, it isn’t supported by VueScan in 10.7 Lion and later OS X versions.
VueScan list hasn’t changed. However, I’d never actually tried using VueScan… So just for the hell of it, I downloaded the trial version yesterday, and lo and behold, it not only recognized the LiDE-80, but did previews & scans, including 35mm film scans using the scanner’s special Film Adapter Unit. Only limitation vs. the native driver from long ago seems to be that max resolution is 1200dpi rather than 4800×2400.
I contacted the developer, Ed Hamrick, and he got back to me saying that he doesn’t plan to officially support the scanner )-:
I’m not sure I’m going to buy VueScan: The “Pro” version I’d need to support film scanning is US$80, which is a bit steep if support isn’t official.
However, I do urge people who haven’t found another solution to try VueScan even if it claims their scanner isn’t supported — it may work, and that may be a solution for them (standard version is $40).

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- MacManus.nl on 25-01-2016 at 14:07 said:
  
  @wavelet :
  
  Thanks for your feedback !
  
  As you found out VueScan is a valid option if you have an old scanner,
  but it’s rather expensive considered that can get a brand new (basic) scanner for the same price…
  
  I hope you get positive feedback from Ellert also 😉
  
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Jeffrey P. Morris on 02-02-2016 at 20:10 said:

Is there any chance your fix will work with an older PrimeFilm scanner? I have a PrimeFilm 1800u 35mm slide scanner that used to work with my old iMac, but not with my newer iMac, especially since I upgraded to Yosemite. Every site I’ve checked says none of the software downloads work with Yosemite. (Unfortunately, it also turns out that the Canon all-in-one printer/scanner I have is the one model that does NOT scan slides.) Do I have any choice but to get a new scanner?

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- MacManus.nl on 02-02-2016 at 23:08 said:
  
  @Jeffrey P. Morris :
  
  Sorry to hear it doesn’t work for you yet.
  I found info that the PacificImage Electronics (PIE) PrimeFilm 1800u scanner is the same as the Microtek FilmScan 35.
  And the chipset is a PS005
  The official CyberviewX scanner driver is PowerPC-only, so it will only run on Intel-Mac running MacOSX 10.6 Snow Leopard or earlier, and can be found here :
  http://download.scanace.com.tw/CyberView_X/CVXMF/MAC/115/MF.dmg
  …but there seem to be no drivers or software to officially support this scanner on current version of OSX,
  even SANE seems to be unsupported for this scanner
  
  so as far as I can figure out, you have three options :
  1- keep an old Mac running MacOSX 10.6 snow Leopard and do the scanner from there using CyberView X software
  2- install Windows 7 (through BootCamp or Parallels or so) on your Intel-Mac and do the scanning from Windows, as the CyberView drivers run on Windows 7 and Vista (but probably in 32bit only…)
  3- try installing all SANE-components anyway and see what happens… you might get lucky
  
  Sorry I can’t help you any further.
  Good Luck !
  
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- wavelet on 03-02-2016 at 01:25 said:
  
  Jeffrey,
  If your scanner is indeed the same as the Microtek FilmScan 35 as MacManus found, I would also try VueScan.
  I also have a Canon scanner that only has a PowerPC driver that works up to 10.6; while VueScan’s support pages said it wouldn’t work in OS X > 10.6, it works very well in 10.8, including film scanning (see the comment thread just above this one).
  This is VueScan’s page on the MicroTek:
  http://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/microtek_filmscan_35.html
  VueScan has a free trial, so it doesn’t hurt anything to try. If you still have access to your 10.6 system, try VueScan on it as well as a basis for comparison.
  
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billsmall on 15-02-2016 at 22:35 said:

i cannot thank you enough!
i am a cartoonist and need this software badly!
we pay for these machines, and companies just want more and more.
silly apple and adobe just can’t get along!

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- MacManus.nl on 16-02-2016 at 13:15 said:
  
  @billsmall :
  
  Good to hear !
  Thanks for the compliments.
  Enjoy !
  😉
  
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Polli on 25-02-2016 at 19:43 said:

Hey,
I was able to add my scanner in system preferences and it’s being found in nearly ever application but it always stalls and displays a “waiting for scanner” or similar message that never ends. The scanner even starts up when I open the app but that’s it.
It’s a Canon Lide50 and there’s no power button to switch it off and on so idk what I can do.
Also thanks for this page, it’s been an absolute life saver up till this snag lol

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- MacManus.nl on 25-02-2016 at 21:58 said:
  
  @Polli :
  
  Thanks for the feedback !
  Sorry to hear it doesn’t work for you (yet).
  
  Did you try (re)installing TWAINbridge.app ? [see directions in original post]
  And did you try just unplugging and replugging the LiDE50’s USB-cable ?
  Running the First Aid function in OSX’s Disk Utility app followed by restarting your Mac might also help.
  Resetting the NVRAM (PRAM) might also help : shut down your Mac, then restart while pressing the CMD+ALT+P+R key-combo
  
  If none of the above helps, contact SANE for OSX’s developer Mattias Ellert and ask him [see directions in original post]
  
  Good Luck !
  😉
  
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- ooseven on 25-02-2016 at 23:18 said:
  
  I have a Canon Lide50 also. After numerous tries, what I did was install TWAINBridge.app and then actually used what Canon provides, the CanoScan Toolbox X
  
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  - MacManus.nl on 26-02-2016 at 10:17 said:
    
    @ooseven :
    
    Thanks for your help !
    😉
  - ooseven on 26-02-2016 at 10:35 said:
    
    I should note. I downloaded the CanoScan Toolbox (for OS X 10.5) from Canon’s site but look for the software in the LiDE35 (which has the same chipset as LiDE50) as it does not show in the LiDE50 page.
  - MacManus.nl on 26-02-2016 at 10:38 said:
    
    @ooseven :
    
    Thanks for this update !
    Very helpful ! (or should one say “essential”)
    😉
  - Polli on 26-02-2016 at 17:10 said:
    
    I installed the toolbox software from the canon site but whenever I press the “scan” button from any menu, everything gets greyed out and nothing happens. Do you have any specific settings or drivers or anything that let you use it?
  - ooseven on 26-02-2016 at 18:55 said:
    
    Ah I may have neglected to mention that you need to download ScanGear CS, under Drivers, also from the (LiDE 35) page which has the filename of lide35osx7721en.dmg as well as CanoScan Toolbox for OSX, under Software… The ‘scan’ button is awfully coloured in the bottom right corner with white text on grey background whereas other buttons seems to more normal…
  - Polli on 27-02-2016 at 01:28 said:
    
    Something really does not want me using this /:
    Now that I’ve installed scangear it sounds like it’s starting up when I click to start scanning. But then it gives me the error message “Release lock switch, detach I/F cable and reconnect. Scanner driver will be closed.”
    Lock switch has been released and the cable has been pulled out many many times.
    Thanks for your help btw
Phoebe on 06-03-2016 at 23:35 said:

I know this post is over a year old but I was really hoping to find a way to get my CanoScan Lide 60 working with the most recent Mac Update El Captain (10.11.3)?
Any help please, still a perfectly fine working scanner and really no need to buy a new one.

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- MacManus.nl on 10-03-2016 at 13:40 said:
  
  @Phoebe :
  
  Sorry to hear it doesn’t work for you (yet).
  There are new versions of the SANE installers for OSX 10.11 El_Capitan,
  please see the updated post :
  
  fixed : use unsupported scanner in OSX 10.11 El_Capitan
  
  Good luck & enjoy 😉
  
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Greger on 18-06-2016 at 00:55 said:

So i tried everything getting my old scanner to work. Im on latest yosemite, but dont get it to work. Is there any way to uninstall the program i did install? (above on this page for yosemite). Best regards Greg.

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- MacManus.nl on 24-06-2016 at 18:14 said:
  
  @Greger :
  
  Sorry to hear it doesn’t work for you yet.
  Most of the time, it will work if you just redo from start and install again.
  
  The answer to your uninstall-question is at the bottom of the original post :
  [quote]
  If you want to un-install the TWAIN SANE drivers, either use an un-installer application like AppCleaner or follow the instructions for manual un-install as outlined in Mattias Ellert’s FAQ (last question & answer).
  [unquote]
  
  For links, please see the original post.
  Good Luck !
  enjoy 😉
  
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Jasha on 21-06-2016 at 10:45 said:

Can’t thank you enough! Installed all 4 packages and the TWAINbrige.app and voila! My LiDE25 is now working on OS 10.10.5. I would’ve had to throw it away otherwise.

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- MacManus.nl on 22-06-2016 at 14:19 said:
  
  @Jasha :
  
  Thank you for the good news 😉
  Happy to have helped you.
  
  Enjoy !
  
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Allan on 01-08-2016 at 07:28 said:

None of the options on this page worked for me (OSX 10.10.5) with Canon Canoscan 4400F. How do you un-install all of these files completely? There is another work-around using older Canon drivers for OSX 10.7 and it almost works (scanner is now seen by OS but will not function with Canon toolbox.) I think there are now conflicts with these SANE files. Which folders do they get installed into?

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- MacManus.nl on 02-08-2016 at 09:47 said:
  
  @Allan :
  
  Sorry to hear this doesn’t work for you yet.
  
  Info about uninstalling is in the original post, please see the last paragraph [including links] :
  If you want to un-install the TWAIN SANE drivers, either use an un-installer application like AppCleaner or follow the instructions for manual un-install as outlined in Mattias Ellert’s FAQ (last question & answer).
  
  Good Luck & enjoy 😉
  
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Marta on 24-08-2016 at 15:06 said:

Thank you very much!
CanonScan Lide30 with OS Yosemite. OK!!!

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- MacManus.nl on 22-09-2016 at 21:53 said:
  
  @Marta :
  
  Great to hear !
  Thanks for the feedback 😉
  enjoy !
  
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Allen on 01-09-2016 at 19:01 said:

Do you have any similar solutions for an HP cm1312nfi MFP running El Capitan 10.11.6?

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- MacManus.nl on 22-09-2016 at 18:44 said:
  
  @Allen :
  
  Thanks for the feedback.
  Did you see that there’s an updated version of this post for OSX 10.11 El_Capitan ?
  
  fixed : use unsupported scanner in OSX 10.11 El_Capitan
  
  Hope this helps 😉
  enjoy !
  
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Hans on 27-09-2016 at 01:04 said:

thank you so much!!!

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- MacManus.nl on 28-09-2016 at 11:04 said:
  
  @Hans :
  
  You’re welcome !
  Thanks for the feedback
  enjoy 😉
  
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Juan M Priego on 04-12-2017 at 06:34 said:

MacManus You are the man that knows , I have tried to get this old Canoscan 8400F and yet in perfect shape to work with Yosemite 10.10.5 this advice of you was right on the money a million thanks.

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- MacManus.nl on 08-12-2017 at 17:11 said:
  
  @Juan M Priego :
  
  Thanks !
  Great to hear it works for you 😉
  enjoy !
  
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Dimi on 19-01-2018 at 16:20 said:

Would that still work with Mac OSX High Sierra?

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- MacManus.nl on 23-02-2018 at 00:15 said:
  
  @Dimi :
  
  Thanks for the feedback.
  There is an updated version of the SANE for OSX scanner driver, but the newest version available at this moment is for OSX 10.11 El_Capitan.
  To my knowledge, there are no versions for macOS 10.12 Sierra nor for macOS 10.13 High_Sierra available yet.
  
  If you want to know more on this, please contact Mattias Ellert through his website :
  http://www.ellert.se/twain-sane/
  
  Good Luck !
  
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Peter J/ on 11-07-2021 at 11:29 said:

I can’t try SANE drivers for Yosemite with mY Canon MP600R printer, because it says: This site can’t be reached. Any ideas? I need to scan :(.

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- MacManus.nl on 18-08-2021 at 14:23 said:
  
  @Peter J/ :
  
  Thanks for the feedback !
  Sorry to hear you ran into a download problem.
  The ellert.se-website might have been down when you tried, but I just checked and now the downloads are working fine again.
  So just try pagina (if you haven’t already).
  enjoy 😉
  
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