How to setup canon MF4720w to scan on ubuntu mate 16.10
I need to setup my canon MF4720w printer and scanner. While I was able to install the printer drivers, I can't find any resource to setup a scanner.
I tried some tutorials online with libsane-extras. but none of them seems to work.
It seems even the printer doesn't recognize that it's connected to a computer.
How can I setup it's scanner?
OS: Ubuntu MATE 16.10
21 Answer
please tell us how the MF is connected to your computer; via usb, it should work as the SANE site says the MF4700 series have good support; if you type lsusb is the device listed as 04a9:2774
for scanners to work over wireless, things get more complicated
and more specifically this ........... they talk you through what you need to do
this is an imageCLASS device; I see some are already in 40-libsane.rules which is in /lib/udev/rules.d/
eg # Canon imageCLASS MF4270
ATTRS{idVendor}=="04a9", ATTRS{idProduct}=="26b5", ENV{libsane_matched}="yes"
so if you are usb, one can create an entry there
