Scanning with HP LaserJet 3300mfp

Jan Morales jan at geezjan.org
Tue Mar 1 19:38:27 UTC 2005


Jan Morales wrote:
> I am trying to set up my HP LaserJet 3300mfp multifunction device to 
> scan. I have the printing function all set up and working with ptal and 
> cups, and I am now trying to set up scanning with hpoj and sane 
> following the instructions in /usr/share/doc/hpoj-0.91/. It's a USB 
> connection.
> 
> When "scanimage --list-devices" said that no scanners were found, I 
> started to follow the "scanning details and troubleshooting" 
> instructions. According to those instructions, I need libsane-hpoj.so.1 
> in /usr/lib/sane, but I can't find that library. I see 
> /usr/lib/libhpojip.so.0 in the hpoj package, so I tried a symlink from 
> there to /usr/lib/sane, but that didn't work.
> 
> Can anyone give me any suggestions on how to proceed? I had the scan 
> function of this device working under RH9 a while ago so I know it 
> works, but sadly I have no memory or notes on how I did that.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jan
> 

Sigh. I just discovered that libsane-hpoj is a separate package in FC3. 
I installed it and "scanimage --list-devices" now finds the scanner.

Jan




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