Just to chime in my experiences, I have an old HP scanner/copier
connected via a parallel cable to a HP jetdirect box.
From my openbsd host I simply run the following to retrieve an image
of current page on the scanner glass.
wget -S -v -t 1 -O scan.pdf "http://jetdirect:9280/scan/scan.pdf?
scan_id=1&image_format=3&paper_size=2&image_type=1&dpi=150&gamma=1"
I regard this as the scanning equivalent of Bob's 'get a PS printer'
to avoid the complexities of drivers...
/Pete
On 11 Sep 2007, at 4:52 PM, Bob Beck wrote:
Interesting, because I'm seeking the same. Based on sane's site and
what was at the local staples, I bought a Canon Lide 25 - however the
sane support on openbsd didn't work, better yet, if I boot to windows
to see if the thing is boned or not, trying to install the windows
driver crashes (I get the demoplay.exe has crashed - do you wanna tell
microsoft?).
Needless to say I don't need the aggravation - the canon is going
back to the store and based on the reccomendations here I'll look
for an
epson.
-Bob
* Vim Visual <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-09-10 04:22]:
I forgot to mention... ahem... I want to use it with OpenBSD, of
course...
(just in case of)
Pau
2007/9/10, Vim Visual <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Hi,
Yet almost an amateur, I have totally moved to OpenBSD, I have
preordered my CDs, I bought them in the last release, tshirt/s
too and
I am a missionary of the Unique Truth and try to convert all
salvages
around me to it.
Now, I am looking forward to buying a scanner. I don't want a
scanner,
printer, washing machine and vacuum cleaner, I just want a scanner
that scans documents and pictures. That's it.
... and I wonder whether any of you has a recommendation for me.
Do you?
Thanks a lot,
Pau Amaro Seoane
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