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"