Samsung SCX-4650 scan doesn't work.

[mbriseno]

Hi, there.

I just installed a Samsung MFP SCX-4650 on Ubuntu 12.04. Ubuntu installed the device without any kind of problem. I printed some pages without problem. But, I wanted to use it like scanner. It didn't work.  I used the Xsane Image program. But it didn't recognize the Samsung MFP.  I used  the following sane command; sane-find-scanner -q

found USB scanner (vendor=0x04e8 [Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.]

What do I have to do to fix this problem?

Thanks in Advance

Monico

[bchemnet]

Try this:
http://bchemnet.com/suldr/scanning.html#3

Otherwise installing the samsungmfp-scanner package from this repository will pull in the necessary bits.  You can still use the existing printer driver without any changes, whether you use the print driver from this repository or not does not affect the ability to use the scanning part (though the printer driver will have to install).

[mbriseno]

Hi there. First thanks for your useful help. I followed all your instructions and Ubuntu 12.04 recognizes the Samsung scanner. But, when I re started my computer and I logged into Ubuntu a Samsung window appeared (I attached it). After that I tested my new scanner using Xsane scanner program. It works great, but I found the following problem:

All the images that I scanned had a section of the letter size. (I attached one).  I checked the Xsane scanner program, I found the following information: 12.80 cm x 14.70 cm. I couldn't modify this option on the Xsane scanner program configuration. I decided to use the Samsung Smart panel, but it didn't work.

Any idea, how to fix this problem?

Thanks in advance.

[bchemnet]

Hi there. First thanks for your useful help. I followed all your instructions and Ubuntu 12.04 recognizes the Samsung scanner. But, when I re started my computer and I logged into Ubuntu a Samsung window appeared (I attached it). After that I tested my new scanner using Xsane scanner program. It works great, but I found the following problem:

The popup is the smart panel, which I don't deal with, and not the driver itself.

All the images that I scanned had a section of the letter size. (I attached one).  I checked the Xsane scanner program, I found the following information: 12.80 cm x 14.70 cm. I couldn't modify this option on the Xsane scanner program configuration.

Do you have the preview window open (window -> show preview)?  That provides the interface generally used to change the size in xsane (whether or not you actually use the preview).

I decided to use the Samsung Smart panel, but it didn't work.

Any idea, how to fix this problem?

Thanks in advance.

The smart panel (I believe) is just for interfacing to specific printing features.  You need the Configurator to control the scanner.

[mbriseno]

Hi, there. I appreciate your time to help me. After I read your replies. I can scan my documents without any problem. Thanks.
I have a question related with the Smart panel window.

Is there any way to hide this window automatically? Because it is annoying to see it each time when Ubuntu starts to work.

Thanks in advance

Cheers

[bchemnet]

I don't use it, so can't say for certain.  But I suspect that the answer is "no" unless you either uninstall it or disable whatever script is starting it upon boot (but that may also render it useless).