Canon CanoScan LiDE 30 on 10.4

[Edward52]

Hi Everyone!
I've got a Mac Mini 10.4.11.
Canon's website says the CanoScan LiDE 30 will work on it, has driver.
So I bought it from someone. It works fine on my laptop (windows 7), installed right away.
It won't install on my Mac. It came with the install CD, and I tried the Canon download, and I tried VueScan, all for nothing so far.
What can I do?

 

[oldscribe]

Hi,

Sorry but I have only heard negative things about trying to get the CanoScan LiDE 30 working well on any Mac.

 

[Edward52]

Somebody else told me he had the same setup and it worked fine.
When I try to use the install CD it tells me there's no OSX 9 to be found on the disc.
When I try to install ScanSoft OmniScan from the disc I get Error (-61).

 

[oldscribe]

When I try to install ScanSoft OmniScan from the disc I get Error (-61).

Try this go to system preference >security and check the last option re software from anywhere then try installing the ScanSoft OmniScan from the disc again.

 

[Cory Cooper]

oldscribe,

Unfortunately, that won't help. That setting (Gatekeeper) is only for Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 and later.

C

 

[oldscribe]

Oops I overlooked that

 

[oldscribe]

Hi CC,

I`m sure I have seen error 61 documented as a write permissions error somewhere.

 

[Edward52]

Thanx, Everyone for trying!
The local mac tech told me to use TWAIN, but it tells me I have to install 'libusb' and 'backends' first, but doesn't say how to. When I googled it up, all I got was 'library for usb printers' or something like that but still no links or how-to info.
Can anyone please explain to me how to download the 'libusb' and 'backends'?
Then maybe TWAIN will work.

 

[oldscribe]

Hi,

Here are two links but way above my knowledge, I just plug and go the process seems very complicated.


http://mac.softpedia.com/get/System-Utilities/Libusb.shtml

http://cairographics.org/backends/

 

[Kaveman]

http://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/canon_lide_30.html

 

[Edward52]

OK Everyone, thanks for trying!
I've managed to install the toolbox, but when I click Scan1, it says Plug-in not found.
So I go to plug-ins, select the Canoscan one, click choose, but nothing changes.
This is the farthest I've ever gotten.
Scanner works with trial version of Vuescan.
Any advice?