[TriLUG] HP Scanjet 5590 and Kubuntu

[Douglas Ward]

I came into the office today to find that my Windows XP workstation would no
longer boot properly.  I need to wipe the hard drive and start over.  I
would like to install Kubuntu but am worried that my scanner (mission
critical) would not work in linux.  I googled on it and see that HP did not
make linux drivers for the device.  Does anyone know of any success in using
this device in linux?  Thanks!