Canon LIDE 20 Scanner with Leopard. Drivers updated April 2008. Leopard-ok?

I was just able to get the CanoScan LiDE 20 scanner working again on OS X 10.5.4 using the SANE drivers (and instructions) linked off from: "http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/feedback/scanners with_OSXleopard.html#SANE"

Scanning then worked in Adobe Acrobat Pro 8.x and GraphicConverter 6.x and Apple's built-in Image Capture.

I have an N1240U which I have always believed to be identical to LIDE 30. It's less powerful sibling was the N640U, which I believe is the LIDE 20. The drivers for all four always point to the same place. And, even though the name of the driver download is different, the files in the dmg are all identical for the LIDE 20, 30, N640U, N1240U.
But, I don't see anything new in April except the Spec Sheet pdf.

Anyway, I have always been able to use the CanoScan N1240U (LIDE 30) with Leopard. Now, the installer for the plugins and preferences has never worked...ever...as far as I know. I end up moving all of the files manually. Fortunately, they label the folders reasonably well.

You can install the driver of canon, select intall for adobhe photoshop plugins folder, then go to applications and select adobe photoshop cs3 press apple i o file get info, a mark open in rosseta mode, the canon drivers run over rosseta emulator

Worked for me as well (CanoScan LiDE 20 in Leopard). Thanks for the tip!

Macgic's advice in opening in rossetta mode worked like a charm for my macbook with the canon LIDE 20 driver, using Photoshop C3. Thanks!

Hi I purchased a 24inch Imac for Xmas and had an old Lide Scanner. I tried the updated drivers but they did not work. During the install I was asked for a Dir and being a newbie I just installed in the apps dir. I then installed the canon scan toolbox and yep it did not detect the scanner. I noticed that the tool box app created a dir under apps and then a second dir under it that called plugin. This second dir was empty.

I uninstalled the scanner divers with the canon utility and re installed them. This time the installer did not ask for a dir but defaulted to the plugin dir under the toolbox box app. Suddenly it all worked, scanning, buttons on scanner etc.

It appears that the drivers expect a certain dir structure or install order to work. This worked with both the original driver and the new one from canon.

Hi,

I had tried your methods but could not get it to scan but the Canon Scan Toolbox X and Buttons all working until I actually try to scan and it give Error.

Can you really scan after installed as you had mention?

Can you explain in detail what you mean? "I was asked for a Dir and being a newbie I just installed in the apps dir.", How did you installed, copy oven and which files and where?

Please advice as I am facing the same issue after updated to 10.5.6.

Thanks,

John

I have just discovered that my Canon LIDE 55 does not work with Leopard, having recently updated from Panther. I've downloaded CanoScan 4.9.3.4 but it seems I need a driver. Any help on this one please?

Hi,

Just might found a work around method after reading above and try out some step;

1. Install the CanoScan Toolbox 4.1 (CSTb4130MXE.dmg).

2. Removed or eject all the external HD drive before install the Lide-20 driver (lide20lide30n670un676un1240uosx7011aen.dmg or lide20osx7011en.dmg) as the installation program will scan everything that attached to you Mac include all external HDD too, it take a long time if you don't eject all the External drive.

NOTE: Select to install in the Application folder at CanoScan Toolbox 4.1 > Plug-Ins

3. after finish installed above 2, use the "DelDrv222MX.dmg" to delete all the tool and driver to ensure the last and old installation files is fully deleted.

4. Now install the CanoScan Toolbox 4.1 again and use Finder > Get Info to check the privilege setting of the "CanoScan Toolbox 4.1" folder in the "Applications" Folder.

5. Change the setting of "everyone" to "Read and Write" by unlock the lock at right hand corner by using your Password. At the same time click the button beside "+ -" and set to "Apply to enclosed items".

NOTE: DO NOT USE THIS ON OTHERS FOLDERS IN "APPLICATIONS" FOLDER AS IT WILL CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS THAN YOU WANT TO SOLVE.

6. Now, install the Lide-20 driver (lide20lide30n670un676un1240uosx7011aen.dmg or lide20osx7011en.dmg) into Application folder as step 2 and try to activate the Toolbox app in Application folder and Scan a documents.

7. Hope this help.

John

I tried everything too. I ended up opening the Image Capture software (included with your mac) and that worked. The Mac looked at the scanner like a camera, it was able to scan the pictures just fine. Hope this helps.

I am moving from a Dual 1GHz G4 running Tiger to a new MacMini running Leopard 10.5.6 and a N1240U scanner. The installer for the driver says it can't find certain files, but the files are there. Are the actual folder names different from what the installer expects? I'm uncomfortable with just changing things without being somewhat confident that I can put them back if necessary.

Update: opening PSE with Rosetta solved the problem. I suppose that Canon needs to update the drivers again in order to enable all functionality.