Well, it's not a SCSI-based protocol. Looks more like lots of small register reads/writes, like a lower-level chipset. Perhaps someone else will recognize the more specific protocol.
allan On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 6:24 AM, Dipl.Geogr.G.Birkenfeld <gerobirkenfeld at web.de> wrote: > Hi all, > > ?as m.allan noah recommended in his last post (see below) I used USBSnoop > to generate a log (find it enclosed). > Is anybody recognizing the Protocol used, or is anybody able and willing to > writer/modify a driver ? > > Thanks for your help.. > > G.Birkenfeld > > > _____________________ > geobiz.de > Inh.: Dipl. Geogr. Gero Birkenfeld > Geomarketing Consultant > > Nu?baumweg 58 > 47447 Moers > > Tel.: 02841/1699250 > Fax 02841/1699249 > www.geobiz.de > birkenfeld at geobiz.de > > USt-IdNr.: DE 119/5023/1653 > > -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: m. allan noah [mailto:kitno455 at gmail.com] > Gesendet: Freitag, 15. Januar 2010 23:46 > An: birkenfeld at geobiz.de > Cc: sane-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org > Betreff: Re: [sane-devel] What device does Xerox Phaser 6180MFP use ? See > output here.. > > On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Dipl.Geogr.G.Birkenfeld > <gerobirkenfeld at web.de> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> ?I am absolutely new to Linux, but anyway I have been in contact with >> the mantainer of xerox_mfp backend. He suggested to ask on this >> mailing list, if somebody knows a compatible driver, or can do something > about my problem: >> >> I bought a Xerox Phaser 6180MFP lately, but I cannot use the scanner >> under Linux because it is not listed and stated as compatible on > sane-project.org. >> But I tried to >> >> 1. run "sane-find-scanner" which gave me the USB ID... >> 2. found USB ID's (vendor and manufacturer) and added them in HEX to >> xerox_mfp.conf 3. tried SANE_DEBUG_XEROX_MFP=9 scanimage -L which did >> not >> work: > > [snip] > >> If there is no driver available, what informations are needed to >> develop one, and, if it is possible is there anybody to out there to take > tasks ? > > The usb interface looks simple enough, very few endpoints. Can you get a > trace of the windows driver making a small black and white scan using this > tool: http://www.pcausa.com/Utilities/UsbSnoop/ Then zip the log, and send > it to the list. Perhaps someone will recognize the protocol. > > There are individuals on this list who will write and/or modify drivers. > Some do this for free or for hardware donation, others do it for payment. > > allan > -- > "The truth is an offense, but not a sin" > > -- > sane-devel mailing list: sane-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel > Unsubscribe: Send mail with subject "unsubscribe your_password" > ? ? ? ? ? ? to sane-devel-request at lists.alioth.debian.org > -- "The truth is an offense, but not a sin"