Binary package hint: simple-scan
At the moment I'm using my "Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500" document scanner with gscan2pdf. It works out of the box with Linux.
I tested simple-scan today and scanned one document (A4). But for my scanner I need the option the set the page size because my scanner uses the wrong default size (not A4).
So every scanned page is cropped on the bottom and it is a little to wide (as you can see on the screenshot)
This are the commands where I find out which extra options my scanner provides and it shows me the default option too.
bernd@lucid-desktop:~$ scanadf -L
device `fujitsu:ScanSnap S1500:303564' is a FUJITSU ScanSnap S1500 scanner
bernd@lucid-desktop:~$ scanadf --help -d "fujitsu:ScanSnap S1500:303564"
Usage: scanadf [OPTION]...
Start image acquisition on a scanner device and write image data to
output files.
[ -d | --device-name <device> ] use a given scanner device.
[ -h | --help ] display this help message and exit.
[ -L | --list-devices ] show available scanner devices.
[ -v | --verbose ] give even more status messages.
[ -V | --version ] print version information.
[ -N | --no-overwrite ] don't overwrite existing files.
[ -o | --output-file <name> ] name of file to write image data
(%d replacement in output file name).
[ -S | --scan-script <name> ] name of script to run after every scan.
[ --script-wait ] wait for scripts to finish before exit
[ -s | --start-count <num> ] page count of first scanned image.
[ -e | --end-count <num> ] last page number to scan.
[ -r | --raw ] write raw image data to file.
Options specific to device `fujitsu:ScanSnap S1500:303564':
Standard:
--source ADF Front|ADF Back|ADF Duplex [ADF Front]
Selects the scan source (such as a document-feeder).
--mode Lineart|Halftone|Gray|Color [Lineart]
Selects the scan mode (e.g., lineart, monochrome, or color).
--resolution 50..600dpi (in steps of 1) [600]
Sets the horizontal resolution of the scanned image.
--y-resolution 50..600dpi (in steps of 1) [600]
Sets the vertical resolution of the scanned image.
Geometry:
-l 0..215.872mm (in steps of 0.0211639) [0]
Top-left x position of scan area.
-t 0..279.364mm (in steps of 0.0211639) [0]
Top-left y position of scan area.
-x 0..215.872mm (in steps of 0.0211639) [215.872]
Width of scan-area.
-y 0..279.364mm (in steps of 0.0211639) [279.364]
Height of scan-area.
--page-width 0..221.121mm (in steps of 0.0211639) [215.872]
Specifies the width of the media. Required for automatic centering of
sheet-fed scans.
--page-height 0..876.695mm (in steps of 0.0211639) [279.364]
Specifies the height of the media.
Enhancement:
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there are more option but you can see the page-width and page-height above.
The size of an A4 paper is 210 × 297
So you can see that this size differs from 215.872 x 279.364. So I need an option to manually set the page size for the scanner
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Mar 10 20:47:35 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
InstallationMedia: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/installer/media-info'
Lsusb:
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 093a:2500 Pixart Imaging, Inc. USB Optical Mouse
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 04c5:11a2 Fujitsu, Ltd
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer INC. A7N8X-E
NonfreeKernelModules: lbm_nouveau lbm_ttm lbm_drm_kms_helper lbm_drm
Package: simple-scan 0.9.7-0ubuntu1
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-15-generic root=UUID=bc4cecdc-b851-4343-9247-161596d3a369 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-15.22-generic
SourcePackage: simple-scan
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-15-generic i686
dmi.bios.date: 11/12/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe ACPI BIOS Rev 1013
dmi.board.name: A7N8X-E
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: REV 2.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufactture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSA7N8X-EDeluxeACPIBIOSRev1013:bd11/12/2004:svnASUSTeKComputerINC.:pnA7N8X-E:pvrREV2.xx:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnA7N8X-E:rvrREV2.xx:cvnChassisManufactture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: A7N8X-E
dmi.product.version: REV 2.xx
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Hi Bernd,
What happens if you use xsane or scanimage and set page-height to the maximum? Does it still work with an A4 page?
I'm not sure why there is a separate setting for page-height and y.