Next I clicked on Configure and then OK without this step, apparently, the SANE/TWAIN interface is not activated. SANE backends (installs all, even though you may only need the HP 54XX one)Īfter installing all these, go to the SANE Preference Pane and disable all the backends you don’t need (at least that’s what I did it works for me, but I don’t know if it’s necessary).This site lists several binary packages which should make your scanner work for you, too … after you installed them in the following order: Since it took me a while to find what I needed to get my old HP ScanJet 5470c to work on Mac OS X (10.5), I wanted to post this link accompanied by some of the keywords for scanners that others may use (so they’ll have an easier time finding it on search engines): Using a USB legacy scanner for Mac OS X can be accomplished with this set of TWAIN/SANE tools based on the SANE implementation for *NIXes.
