Hi, On Tue, Oct 04, 2005 at 05:24:10PM -0600, Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote: > I've read all the recommended introductory material (which is how I ended up > on this list). I haven't gotten to the sane standard itself yet. That's next > on my list. I'm assuming it's version 1 of the standard that I want, not the > version 2 that's under development (haven't seen this clearly stated anywhere > - "Version 2.0 (Development)" could mean the version to be used for backends > and frontends that are under development).
When you click on that link, there is some more text: "The SANE standard version 2 is currently under development. It shouldn't be used yet for production software because some important parts are still missing." If this is not clear enough, please propose a better wording. The author of that text is not a native English speaker :-) > I tried contacting Mustek to see if they would provide any technical info. > Tech Support flatly refused, and Customer Service simply ignored me. They > wouldn't so much as tell me if it was a CCD or CIS type scanner. If it has a white fluorescent lamp, it's most probably CCD. If it flickers red/green/blue during scanning but there is no white lamp, it's most probably CIS. Also I think all Mustek "EP" scanners are CCD. > I saw > messages on this list suggesting that some people have established contact > with Mustek. Perhaps they can get more info? For the mustek_usb backend I was in contact with its original author Tom Wang <tom.wang at mustek.com.tw> some years ago. For the mustek_usb2 backend I am in contact with Roy Zhou <Roy at mail.mustek-hz.com.cn>. Both addresses are in the current AUTHORS file of SANE so I guess they are not secret :-) As both contacts were working on (at that time) curent USB scanners, I don't know if they know anything about "historic" parport devices. > The FCC id suggests a CCD (it has "A4SII" in it), and following the > instructions on the mustek_pp web page, I've been able to determine that it > uses asic 1505. Same chipset as Mustek ScanExpress 12000 P. > I do have a conflict to resolve with sane-backends-1.0.14-3mdk.i586 > sane-frontends-1.0.13-1.1010.1mdk.i586 that are already installed by default > (the problem is Mandriva's dependency mgmt wants to remove all kinds of other > essential packages). I'm working on this. You can also install the source of sane-backends in /usr/local (default) and sane-frontends and/or xsane from source in /usr/local. At least that works for me and you don't need to delete your distribution's packages. Or just use sane-backends in /usr/local and do something like LD_PRELOAD=/usr/local/lib/libsane.so xsane > I saw some mention of a sane-mustek_a4s2 backend. Should I try this instead? > Or am I mistaken? IIRC musteka4s2 was the predecessor of mustek_pp. Bye, Henning