Re: UMAX 1220S, SCSI card (436P?)
On Thu, Jul 20, 2000 at 10:40:47AM -0400, Juan Alejandro Diaz Muñoz wrote > > drivers please > Buckleys, sorry. John P. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mdt.net.au/~john Debian Linux admin & support:technical services
UMAX 1220S, SCSI card (436P?)
drivers please
Re: UMAX 1220S, SCSI card (436P?)
On 1999-04-27 17:40, H C Pumphrey wrote: > Both SANE and the kernel have had updates since I last had a go at the > scanner -- I don't know if it is a SANE backend problem or a SCSI card > driver problem. I build new kernels and SANE versions every so often and > it has gone from no response (2.0.34+SANE0.78) to total lockup (2.2.1 with > SANE0.78) to almost works (2.2.1+SANE1.00+interim artec backend), so I > have great hopes that it will work properly next time I try! I have seen almost the same thing with a BusLogic BT958B and the author of the driver advised me that connecting the wide external connector to the (scanner's) db25 isn't considered legal scsi. He suggested getting another scsi card with a narrow external port which I plan to do soon. No change on sane or kernel upgrades for me (to the better - with the lastest kernels, I get dead-locks, earlier I "only" saw the scanner device disappear). /Allan -- Allan M. Wind Phone: 781.938.5272 (home) 687 Main Street, 2nd Floor Fax:781.938.6641 (fax/modem) Woburn, MA 01801Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (home)
Re: UMAX 1220S, SCSI card (436P?)
On Tue, 27 Apr 1999, joost witteveen wrote: > Je 1999/04/27(2)/ 9:04, H C Pumphrey montris sian geniecon skribante: [Snip - how to bludgeon yucky DTC3131 SCSI cards to work with Linux] > Just tell mi where I can send that check for GBP 15 that you've just won! I'll just hold it on account -- I will doubtless have some GBP15 questions of my own in the future [1]. Really, I'm glad to be of help, I've had enough help from this list in the past. > It works all perfectly, even better than what you describe: I can scan > multiple images (well, I've scanned 3 now, but I assume it will work > indefinately). [whereas my AT12 does one perfect scan and then becomes useless] > All that I do differently is that I've got linux 2.2.3 here. For the > rest, I started my kernel with the same boot prompt as you described, > card got recognised, same for scanner, and sane just works. If I can > help you by giving any more information, I'll be glad to do so! Both SANE and the kernel have had updates since I last had a go at the scanner -- I don't know if it is a SANE backend problem or a SCSI card driver problem. I build new kernels and SANE versions every so often and it has gone from no response (2.0.34+SANE0.78) to total lockup (2.2.1 with SANE0.78) to almost works (2.2.1+SANE1.00+interim artec backend), so I have great hopes that it will work properly next time I try! All the best Hugh [1] Like, why do the PCMCIA cards (modem and network card) on my laptop detect perfectly on boot, but are detected as "anonymous memory" if you plug them in after booting? I thought the whole point was that they could be hot swapped. Not a high-priority worry as I have exactly 2 slots and exactly 2 cards, but I'm curious. I just installed the pcmcia-core and pcmcia modules packages and did no tweaking so I probably just havn't RTFM enough yet. == Hugh C. Pumphrey, Dept. of -| Tel. 0131-650-6026,Fax:0131-650-5780 Meteorology, Univ. of Edinburgh | Replace 0131 with +44-131 if outside U.K EDINBURGH EH9 3JZ, Scotland | Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==P=l=e=a=s=e==N=o=t=e==t=h=e==N=e=w==F=A=X==N=u=m=b=e=r==
Re: UMAX 1220S, SCSI card (436P?)
Je 1999/04/27(2)/ 9:04, H C Pumphrey montris sian geniecon skribante: > On Mon, 26 Apr 1999, joost witteveen wrote: > This sounds as if it could be the same card as is supplied with the Artec > AT12 scanner. Here is the message I sent to SANE-Devel recently about > this. I have updated it slightly since then. If you get this card to work, > do please tell me! Just tell mi where I can send that check for GBP 15 that you've just won! It works all perfectly, even better than what you describe: I can scan multiple images (well, I've scanned 3 now, but I assume it will work indefinately). All that I do differently is that I've got linux 2.2.3 here. For the rest, I started my kernel with the same boot prompt as you described, card got recognised, same for scanner, and sane just works. If I can help you by giving any more information, I'll be glad to do so! Many thanks, joost
Re: UMAX 1220S, SCSI card (436P?)
joost witteveen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > As the SANE docs told me the UMAX 1220S should work OK, > I just bought one of those scanners. > > The scanner came with it's own ISA SCSI adaptor. The vendor > already told me the card was somewhat strange, but well, > I went for it. Anyway, I cannot get Linux 2.2.3 to recognise > it (Simply turned on all SCSI interfaces). > > So, does anyone know if the UMAX Astra 1220 S also works with > a normal SCSI card? (If so, I'll just buy one of those). > Or, maybe someone has tips how to get the card I've got to work? UMAX Astro 1200S definitely works with sane, I use it. 1220S has also been reported to work with a normal SCSI adaptor. I have heard mixed reports about the SCSI adaptor which comes with the UMAX, but someone else has already reported on that. -- Kevin Dalley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: UMAX 1220S, SCSI card (436P?)
On Mon, 26 Apr 1999, joost witteveen wrote: > So, does anyone know if the UMAX Astra 1220 S also works with > a normal SCSI card? (If so, I'll just buy one of those). I use the 1220S with an Adaptec 1542 that I've had forever. It seems to work okay. I had to get a cable that adapts between the Centronics connector on the Adaptec to the 25-pin D-connector on the scanner, though. -- Jonathan Guthrie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Brokersys +281-895-8101 http://www.brokersys.com/ 12703 Veterans Memorial #106, Houston, TX 77014, USA
Re: UMAX 1220S, SCSI card (436P?)
On Mon, 26 Apr 1999, joost witteveen wrote:
> As the SANE docs told me the UMAX 1220S should work OK,
> I just bought one of those scanners.
>
> The scanner came with it's own ISA SCSI adaptor. The vendor
> already told me the card was somewhat strange, but well,
> I went for it. Anyway, I cannot get Linux 2.2.3 to recognise
> it (Simply turned on all SCSI interfaces).
>
> So, does anyone know if the UMAX Astra 1220 S also works with
> a normal SCSI card? (If so, I'll just buy one of those).
> Or, maybe someone has tips how to get the card I've got to work?
>
> Of cource, the stuff came without any information as to what
> brand SCSI card I have. So, all I know about the card is that
> the chip on it has written on it `DOMEX 436P, 9817, 002-D43P-001'
>
> (Oh, please also CC me, as I'm not (yet) subscirbed to this list).
This sounds as if it could be the same card as is supplied with the Artec
AT12 scanner. Here is the message I sent to SANE-Devel recently about
this. I have updated it slightly since then. If you get this card to work,
do please tell me!
On Thu, 18 Mar 1999, Christoph Doerbeck A242369 wrote to sane-devel:
> I apologize for asking this question again, because I've seen it asked
> many times on this list, but a buddy of mine bought a UMAX 1220S and
> received a dtc scsi adapter with it
> should it work with linux?
The card that comes with the Artec AT12 scanner is similar if not
identical. According to the Windoze98 device manager it is called a
DTC3181X/3151X. The chip on it bears the letters DTCT436P. It has two
jumpers.
Domex's web site (www.domex.com.tw or www.domexusa.com but NOT
www.domex.com) doesn't list this board, but does list a board called
DMX3181LE which I suspect is identical to mine and probably to yours too.
They do not provide a Linux driver for this board (although they do for
some of their PCI SCSI cards). They provide a short FAQ which explains
what the jumpers do (sort of...). One jumper switches between plug-n-play
and plug-n-run mode. I don't know what this means: my card is set to
plug-n-run. For the other jumper I quote:
J2 1-2: OFF 1WS ( "One Wait State" means CPU waiting one CLK to process
peripheral devices) *
1-2: ON 0WS ("Zero Wait State" means CPU waiting zero CLK to process
peripheral devices )
The default setting is 1WS: I don't know what this means either. I'd be
grateful if someone could enlighten me!
If this doesn't sound like your card, please ignore the rest of this
message.
===
In my experience, you can't get these cards to work with kernel 2.0.34 but
you can with 2.2.1. You have to compile the kernel with generic NCR5380
scsi support and use the boot prompt argument dtc3181e=0x2c0,0. (This is
the bit that you need to know. Just turning on all the SCSI devices will
NOT work).
I still have not got my AT12 working well: it does one scan at most and
then refuses to respond. I don't know if this is a SANE problem or a SCSI
driver problem. I suspect the latter as other AT12 users can use SANE and
they are usually using other SCSI cards.
Other "features":
(*) The card is always detected at bootup.
(*) The scanner is only detected if it is turned on on at bootup. you
can't turn it on later and do something like
echo "scsi add-single-device 2 0 5 0" > /proc/scsi/scsi
to add the scanner
(*) If the scanner has been detected and you then turn it off, the machine
locks up solid and requires use of the Microsoft button to restart it.
I wondered at one time if it would be better to use a kernel module for
the scsi support. I tried this and it does allow you to turn off the
scanner without immediately locking up the machine. A lock-up does,
however, occurr (IIRC) if you try to unload the kernel modules.
Do please report whether your card is the same as I describe and whether
you succeed in getting it to work.
HTH!
Hugh
==
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UMAX 1220S, SCSI card (436P?)
As the SANE docs told me the UMAX 1220S should work OK, I just bought one of those scanners. The scanner came with it's own ISA SCSI adaptor. The vendor already told me the card was somewhat strange, but well, I went for it. Anyway, I cannot get Linux 2.2.3 to recognise it (Simply turned on all SCSI interfaces). So, does anyone know if the UMAX Astra 1220 S also works with a normal SCSI card? (If so, I'll just buy one of those). Or, maybe someone has tips how to get the card I've got to work? Of cource, the stuff came without any information as to what brand SCSI card I have. So, all I know about the card is that the chip on it has written on it `DOMEX 436P, 9817, 002-D43P-001' (Oh, please also CC me, as I'm not (yet) subscirbed to this list). Thanks, joost ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
