Canon scanners and Intel-based Macs
Several users have reported issues with the use of various Canon scanners in conjunction with Intel-based Macs.
MacFixIt reader Eric Woehler writes:
"(My) Canon LIDE 25 scanner purchased yesterday barely works on black MacBook. Just barely. None of the included or web-sourced OCR software works. Crashes and second start/attempt hangs machine None of the 'Toolbox' software works. If it starts, does nothing, otherwise crashes at startup.
"Found some software 'ScanGear Starter 1.1E (version is 1.1.1.1E) that works under Rosetta but it is old software."
Some users have found success in using Canon scanners, and scanners from other manufacturers that are prima facie incompatible with Intel-based Macs, with the Universal Binary utility VueScan.
Feedback? Late-breakers@macfixit.com.
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