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Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks

From Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.apps, uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks
Followup-To comp.sys.mac.apps
Date 2014-02-05 14:58 +0000
Organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
Message-ID <blf1slF12k3U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References (2 earlier) <1lgjhfj.1iz83zhqjzboyN%pfj@doesn't.exist.com> <blcdvvFej8dU1@mid.individual.net> <1lgk4zg.1yls0a6kx41qwN%pfj@doesn't.exist.com> <bld4ofFj6ebU6@mid.individual.net> <1lgln6u.1o3lnb8vwqv4sN%peter@pfjames.co.uk>

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On 2014-02-05, Peter James <peter@pfjames.co.uk> wrote:
> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
> You seem to have hit the bulls eye with that comment.
>
> Using "Spotllight" I went through the HD and ID'd every bit of Canon
> software on it.  These I deleted, and then went into sys prefs>printers
> and scanners and deleted the entry for CanonLide 200.
> I then rebooted and OS X immediately found the scanner loaded its own
> drivers and low and behold it all works. 

Try scanning again to see if it continue to work. If not, try logging
out and back in to see if it works only once after a logout / restart.
I've read reports of this online:

<https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2570203?start=0&tstart=0>

> So the moral of the story is to shun Canon drivers like they carry the
> black death!

They definitely appear to be buggy.

> I'm not crowing too soon, because I've been in this postion before.  And
> if it reverts to its previous behaviour, then I'll convert the scanner
> into a boat anchor and buy an Epson 370.

Just a word of warning: I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure I recall
seeing similar reports with Epson drivers.

-- 
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JR

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Canon scanner and Mavericks pfj@doesn't.exist.com (Peter James) - 2014-02-03 07:40 +0000
  Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks David Kennedy <davidkennedy@nospamherethankyou.invalid> - 2014-02-03 08:05 +0000
    Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Graham J <graham@invalid> - 2014-02-03 08:08 +0000
      Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks pfj@doesn't.exist.com (Peter James) - 2014-02-03 11:42 +0000
      Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks PhillipJones <pjonescet@comcast.net> - 2014-02-03 10:19 -0500
        Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-03 15:23 +0000
          Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks PhillipJones <pjonescet@comcast.net> - 2014-02-03 12:51 -0500
            Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-02-03 13:20 -0800
        Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-02-03 12:48 -0500
  Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks nemo@erewhon.invalid (John Hill) - 2014-02-03 08:23 +0000
    Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks snipe@spambin.fsnet.co.uk (Sn!pe) - 2014-02-03 08:53 +0000
    Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks SM <info@that.sundog.co.uk> - 2014-02-03 09:59 +0000
  Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-03 13:51 +0000
  Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-03 14:01 +0000
    Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks pfj@doesn't.exist.com (Peter James) - 2014-02-04 10:40 +0000
      Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-04 15:06 +0000
        Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks pfj@doesn't.exist.com (Peter James) - 2014-02-04 19:06 +0000
          Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-04 21:35 +0000
            Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks peter@pfjames.co.uk (Peter James) - 2014-02-05 14:40 +0000
              Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-05 14:58 +0000
                Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks pfj@doesn't.exist.com (Peter James) - 2014-02-05 19:40 +0000
                Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-05 20:02 +0000
              Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-02-05 17:35 -0500
                Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks pfj@doesn't.exist.com (Peter James) - 2014-02-06 07:37 +0000
                Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-06 16:15 +0000
                Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks pfj@doesn't.exist.com (Peter James) - 2014-02-07 07:15 +0000
                Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-07 16:24 +0000
                Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks pfj@doesn't.exist.com (Peter James) - 2014-02-07 17:32 +0000
                Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-07 17:59 +0000
                Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks snipe@spambin.fsnet.co.uk (Sn!pe) - 2014-02-07 21:35 +0000
                Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks pfj@doesn't.exist.com (Peter James) - 2014-02-08 07:50 +0000
    Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks pfj@doesn't.exist.com (Peter James) - 2014-02-05 12:13 +0000
      Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-05 14:05 +0000
        Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks claudel@sonic.net (Claude V. Lucas) - 2014-02-05 14:52 +0000
        Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2014-02-07 14:44 -0500
  Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-02-03 15:57 +0000
  Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-03 17:35 -0500
    Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2014-02-04 09:19 -0600
      Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-05 21:09 -0500
    Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-02-04 08:30 -0800
      Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks android <here@there.was> - 2014-02-05 21:23 +0100
        Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-02-05 18:02 -0800
          Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks android <here@there.was> - 2014-02-06 05:59 +0100
            Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks android <here@there.was> - 2014-02-06 06:33 +0100
          Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-06 13:43 +0000
            Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks android <here@there.was> - 2014-02-06 16:16 +0100
              Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-07 04:29 +0000
            Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-08 10:23 -0500
  Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks ampersand@RhEyMpOnVoEtTiHsImS.co.uk (Martin S Taylor) - 2014-02-10 13:58 +0000
  Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2014-02-10 09:39 -0800
    Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Ed Anson <EdAnson@comcast.net> - 2014-02-10 19:18 -0500
      Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2014-02-11 16:17 -0800
        Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-12 17:02 -0500
          Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2014-02-12 16:33 -0800
          Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-02-12 19:24 -0800
            Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-13 16:55 -0500
    Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-02-10 21:10 -0800
      Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2014-02-11 16:18 -0800
    Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-11 18:12 -0500
      Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks arkay <arkay@qsl.net> - 2014-02-25 21:15 -0600
    Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks Ian McCall <ian@eruvia.org> - 2014-02-13 18:58 +0000
  Re: Canon scanner and Mavericks meerec@gmail.com - 2014-03-14 16:20 -0700

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