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This is an updated mini howto from my previous post Mac OS X 10.4.x Tiger+HP Scanjet 3400c howto: GREATNESS! .

The process still the same but you need newer files for Leopard. You can check and download the leopard version of libusb, sane backend, and twain sane interface here or by following the procedure.

1. Download the following applications:

libusb
sane backend
twain sane interface

2. Extract and Install the applications downloaded:
Extract all 3 apps

And install the apps at this manner:
libusb

sane backend

TWAINE SAINE Interface

3. Restart your Mac(I don’t know why but that’s the way to make it work)
4. Now run image capture.app and scan whatever you want to scan

Update your Macs now!

for more info visit the apple website changelog page

UPDATE:

Scanjet 3400cc installation for Mac OS X 10.5.x Leopard howto

This is a mini-howto make your scanjet 3400c works on Mac, many thanks to HP for not making drivers for HP (”Thanks HP for wasting my time!”). Anyway i was hunting for a scanner last week and i got this from my brother’s house which is from my dad’s office. I suddenly had time to install this scanner(for documents sake) or rather i need it that’s why i made time for it, i plug the USB to my old school lappy apple titanium and it did nothing, so i go directly to HP’s website to look for drivers, oh boy how come im not surprise they didn’t create any drivers for Mac. So i search the net and saw this monlog blog from netherlands and saw this article(nope i don’t speak their language there’s babel fish for that). You can read his blog if you want or look at my procedure how to do it.

anyway to make this long story short here’s the howto:

1. Download the ff.
libusb
Sane Backend
Twain Sane

2. install it in the same order too.
3.open your terminal and run this command

scanimage > test.pnm

or for tiff file:

scanimage –format tiff > test.tiff

* if that doesn’t work, you have problem with your $PATH so refer to monlog’s 4th direction.

4. run image capture and load SANE by going to Devices > Browse Devices

Now you’re finished and you can use your scanjet 3400c on Mac Thanks for reading i’ll be here all week