Re: No Backends found

Brad Rogers <[email protected]> Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:41:59 +0100
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On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:08:43 -0600
Joe Zeff <[email protected]> wrote:

Hello Joe,

>I found and downloaded the suggested package, and it turns out that I=20
>already have it and have unpacked and installed it.  Printer drivers=20

That surprises me.  There are several d/l's available there - towards the
bottom of the list is this;


File Name   ScanGear=20
{snipped}
This is a scanner driver for your selected model.
-8X---

Which seems to contain scanner related software.  I poked around inside
the d/l'd archive, but as I have not got a Canon Pixma device, I can't
check whether it actually works.

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