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Wireless scanner setup? [Solved]

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http://crunchbanglinux.org – Hello Everyone,I have an HP B110 Photosmart scanner/printer. It prints faultlessly wirelessly but I cannot get it to scan either wirelessly or wired.I've installed xsane & simple-scan but that doesn't detect it. I'd eventually like to be able to use gscan2pdf to attempt to go paperless.Can anyone help me please?CordiallySimonI've tried the hp website but cannot find anything specific to scanning. (HowTos)

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Submitted by linuxfan on 07/20/2012 – Made popular on 07/20/2012

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