Re: Parallel Port Scanner Support?
On Friday 08 October 2004 07:06 pm, Scarletdown wrote: > I just recently hooked up my flatbed scanner to my system in hopes of > actually being able to use it. It is connected to the parallel port, > powered up, and I have installed xsane as well as the sane plugin for > GIMP. However, xsane is not able to see the scanner. I just get a > less than helpful "no devices available" message. > > What do I need to do to get this scanner working? It is an Info > Peripherals Image Reader Ultra, Model FB7. The FCC I.D. is > jsf-fb262, which Google and Jeeves searches show it to actually be an > Avision AV260C. > > Any ideas what drivers I need for this scanner, and where to get > them? I dislike sounding so negative but a parallel port scanner is, afaik, very old technology. Some new scanners are so cheap, and supported by xsane..etc that the time/money you save by investing in a new scanner, usb, is worth the expense. If needed you can get a pci usb 2.0 card that works with Debian, and is fast. Parallel ports are relatively slow. -- Greg C. Madden -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Parallel Port Scanner Support?
Jeff Golden wrote: On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 20:06:06 -0700, Scarletdown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I just recently hooked up my flatbed scanner to my system in hopes of actually being able to use it. It is connected to the parallel port, powered up, and I have installed xsane as well as the sane plugin for GIMP. However, xsane is not able to see the scanner. I just get a less than helpful "no devices available" message. What do I need to do to get this scanner working? It is an Info Peripherals Image Reader Ultra, Model FB7. The FCC I.D. is jsf-fb262, which Google and Jeeves searches show it to actually be an Avision AV260C. Any ideas what drivers I need for this scanner, and where to get them? Don't have one personally so I dont know but: http://www.rocklinux-consulting.de/oss/avision/ was produced, as the first result, to the following google search: parallel port scanners linux avision Looks like this scanner won't work with Linux afterall. http://www.rocklinux-consulting.de/oss/avision/faq.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Parallel Port Scanner Support?
> Don't have one personally so I dont know but: > > http://www.rocklinux-consulting.de/oss/avision/ > > was produced, as the first result, to the following google search: > parallel port scanners linux avision > I apologize I read that wrong apparently they haven't been succesful at a paralell version. "Q: Does the Avision parallel scanners work? A: No. I do not own a parallel-port-scanner and Avision refuses to give me documentation about the parallel and USB protocol they use. I got private eMails from other people who try to log and "decrypt" the parallel-port-traffic, but there is no useable code, yet. " Sorry about that... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Parallel Port Scanner Support?
On Fri, 2004-10-08 at 23:06, Scarletdown wrote: > I just recently hooked up my flatbed scanner to my system in hopes of > actually being able to use it. It is connected to the parallel port, > powered up, and I have installed xsane as well as the sane plugin for > GIMP. However, xsane is not able to see the scanner. I just get a less > than helpful "no devices available" message. > > What do I need to do to get this scanner working? It is an Info > Peripherals Image Reader Ultra, Model FB7. The FCC I.D. is jsf-fb262, > which Google and Jeeves searches show it to actually be an Avision AV260C. > > Any ideas what drivers I need for this scanner, and where to get them? Have you looked up your scanner model at sane-project.org? They have lists of what is (and is not) supported. I have a Hewlett-Packard scanjet 4670. On the sane-project list, it is unsupported, but sane knows there's a scanner of *some* type hooked up. That's as far as it gets, though. Not worried about that one, though. Scanner wasn't hooked up for any of my projects, anyway. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: Parallel Port Scanner Support?
On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 20:06:06 -0700, Scarletdown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just recently hooked up my flatbed scanner to my system in hopes of > actually being able to use it. It is connected to the parallel port, > powered up, and I have installed xsane as well as the sane plugin for > GIMP. However, xsane is not able to see the scanner. I just get a less > than helpful "no devices available" message. > > What do I need to do to get this scanner working? It is an Info > Peripherals Image Reader Ultra, Model FB7. The FCC I.D. is jsf-fb262, > which Google and Jeeves searches show it to actually be an Avision AV260C. > > Any ideas what drivers I need for this scanner, and where to get them? Don't have one personally so I dont know but: http://www.rocklinux-consulting.de/oss/avision/ was produced, as the first result, to the following google search: parallel port scanners linux avision -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Parallel Port Scanner Support?
I just recently hooked up my flatbed scanner to my system in hopes of actually being able to use it. It is connected to the parallel port, powered up, and I have installed xsane as well as the sane plugin for GIMP. However, xsane is not able to see the scanner. I just get a less than helpful "no devices available" message. What do I need to do to get this scanner working? It is an Info Peripherals Image Reader Ultra, Model FB7. The FCC I.D. is jsf-fb262, which Google and Jeeves searches show it to actually be an Avision AV260C. Any ideas what drivers I need for this scanner, and where to get them? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Parallel Port Scanner
On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, Guilherme Soares Zahn wrote: > Brazilian company (TCE), so I guess it's just an OEM repackage... Anyway, I > know it supports a TWAIN driver... Now, what the hell is a TWAIN driver? TWAIN is a software standard for scanners. Unfortunately, it's a standard that's nearly useless for a Real OS. There's an anemic Mac port, and once there was a halfhearted attempt to get it ported to OS/2. Basically, in most cases the fact that it has a TWAIN driver means nada for using it under Linux. It specifies nothing about the hardware. I'd really suggest looking at SANE's webpage. There's really only a few chances for you. 1. Set up SANE, and try each of the drivers, and hope you get lucky. 2. Try running the scanner software under WINE, the windows emulator. 3. Try running the software under windows, and then run WINSANE, which will make the scanner available to Linux over a network. 4. Wait for someone to write a SANE driver. 5. Write a SANE driver. Sincerely, Ray Ingles (248) 377-7735 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Microsoft Windows - A mistake carried out to perfection.
Re: Parallel Port Scanner
Hey! No wonder everybody just loves this list! In a few minutes I got a couple of GREAT answers! I've followed the links and found myself stuck again in a dilemma... My PP Scanner is made by a Brazilian company (TCE), so I guess it's just an OEM repackage... Anyway, I know it supports a TWAIN driver... Now, what the hell is a TWAIN driver? I've been trying to find it out, but to no success... I think it means my scanner shall be a SCSI-based parallel port device, isn't it? On the other hand, I'm trying to get in touch with TCE's e-mail support to have more info on it (but they are so slow and, you know, I couldn't help asking you all! ;-) TIA Guilherme Zahn
Re: Parallel Port Scanner
On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, Guilherme Soares Zahn wrote: > Hi folks! > > Some days ago someone posted here a link to a page where I would > find notes and/or drivers for using a parallel port scanner under > Linux... OK, but the *%$@ here entered the page with Netscape and > deleted the message... but, as always, netscape crashed before I could > save the page into my bookmarks, so could anyone post it again??? Here are two links: Parallel Port Scanners under Linux, at http://www2.prestel.co.uk/hex/scanners.html The Linux Parallel Port Home Page, at http://www.torque.net/linux-pp.html Sincerely, Ray Ingles (248) 377-7735 [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you get an email that says, "FORWARD THIS IMMEDIATELY TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS, *RIGHT* *NOW*!", don't. It's a hoax, I guarantee it. - Me
Re: Parallel Port Scanner
*- On 24 Aug, Guilherme Soares Zahn wrote about "Parallel Port Scanner" > Hi folks! > > Some days ago someone posted here a link to a page where I would > find notes and/or drivers for using a parallel port scanner under > Linux... OK, but the *%$@ here entered the page with Netscape and > deleted the message... but, as always, netscape crashed before I could > save the page into my bookmarks, so could anyone post it again??? > Is this what you were looking for? http://www.mostang.com/sane/ -- Brian - Mechanical Engineering [EMAIL PROTECTED] Purdue University http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~servis -
Parallel Port Scanner
Hi folks! Some days ago someone posted here a link to a page where I would find notes and/or drivers for using a parallel port scanner under Linux... OK, but the *%$@ here entered the page with Netscape and deleted the message... but, as always, netscape crashed before I could save the page into my bookmarks, so could anyone post it again??? TIA, Guilherme Zahn
Re: parallel port scanner under 2.2.0?
On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, Paul Nathan Puri wrote: > I have an HP ScanJet 5100C parallel port scanner. I would love to make > this thing work. Does anyone run a parallel port scanner? Please give > me your war stories... =) Check out http://www2.prestel.co.uk/hex/scanners.html Hope this helps, Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] That's Internet! "The future? I've seen the future: It's a 46 years old virgin singing 'I am a hotdog'" - From "Demolition Man"
parallel port scanner under 2.2.0?
I have an HP ScanJet 5100C parallel port scanner. I would love to make this thing work. Does anyone run a parallel port scanner? Please give me your war stories... =) P. Nathan Puri [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Parallel port scanner
On Tue, 16 Jun 1998, Peter Paluch wrote: > I've just bought a Primax Colorado D600 scanner, and I'd like to use it > under Linux. However I don't know where to find a software for it. It is > a TWAIN compatible scanner, and it is connected to the parallel port (so > no SCSI stuff). Could anybody tell me where can I find any software > which may allow me to use it under Debian? > > Thank you many times in forward. SANE's home page is at: http://www.mostang.com/sane/. This is a project that supports scanners for a wide variety of operating systems, including Linux, *BSD, OS/2, Solaris, IRIX, etc. I'm afraid that parallel-port scanners are not very well supported yet. Still, you can look and ask around. It might be possible to get the specification and write the code to allow SANE to use it, if it's not currently supported. Unfortunately, TWAIN is a software-only specification, and in fact is pretty much Windows-only. As far as Linux is concerned, TWAIN is useless. However, one of the nice things about SANE is that it's not tied to an operating system, and in fact allows you to scan from a computer on a network. There is work underway that might allow you to put the scanner on a Windows machine, and use it as a "scan server" from Linux. Not ideal, but better than nothing. Sincerely, Ray Ingles (248) 377-7735 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Una saus victus nullam sperare salutem." - The one hope of the damned is not to hope for safety. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Parallel port scanner
Hello friends, == I've just bought a Primax Colorado D600 scanner, and I'd like to use it under Linux. However I don't know where to find a software for it. It is a TWAIN compatible scanner, and it is connected to the parallel port (so no SCSI stuff). Could anybody tell me where can I find any software which may allow me to use it under Debian? Thank you many times in forward. All the very best, Peter -- * * Peter Paluch * * Kukucinova 939/35 * * Kysucke Nove Mesto* * 024 01* * Slovakia, Europe * * - * * tlf: +421 826 421 2542* * e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]