Hi, On Mon, Oct 03, 2005 at 06:55:11PM +0200, Gilles wrote: > I'd like to get advice on the EPSON Perfection 3490. > Features (from the vendor): > 48 bits > 3200 dpi, > CCD > transparency adapter > USB 2.0 > > Does someone know whether it is supported?
The SANE scanner search engine knows: http://www.sane-project.org/cgi-bin/driver.pl?manu=epson&model=3490&bus=any > And which backend it uses, The search engine also knows that. It also knows that you need the development version of sane to get the scanner running. > as that the likewise named scanners are split > between "epson" and "SnapScan" (and "epson" seems a better choice as > support is "complete"). Usually a scanner is either supported by one of the backends so there is no choice at all. Also have a look at the archive of this mailing list for recent discussions about this scanner. Bye, Henning