This section describes the various settings and preparations to be performed before ScanGear installation.

Preparing ScanGear package

The packages necessary for installing ScanGear differ depending on which distribution you are using.

Download the following archived file from the Canon Web site:
"1.40-x" in the above files is the version number.

For Fedora 11/openSUSE 11.1

scangearmp-mp270series-1.40-x-i386-rpm.tar.gz

For Ubuntu 9.04

scangearmp-mp270series-1.40-x-i386-deb.tar.gz

Connecting the machine

Before installing ScanGear, connect the computer and the machine with a USB cable. Do not turn on the machine at this point.