ec wrote: >In reality, very few scanners seem to work with the >exception of one brand. I have to 'go to the darkside' >to scan. > >Thank God the scanner works there. > >So don't be disappointed Mike, very few seem to work. > > I use an Epson 636 SCSI, and it works great! My advice is to check the SANE website, and find a linux-compatible SCSI scanner. They should generally be detected and work right out of the box. Lee > > >--- Kurt Granroth wrote: > > > >>On Feb 26, 2005, at 5:45 PM, Major.Mikey wrote: >> >> >>>My brother moved in with me today and he brought >>> >>> >>me a peace-offering, a >> >> >>>scanner. It is a Visioneer OneTouch 5600 USB. A >>> >>> >>google search did not >> >> >>>reveal >>>whether or not this device works with linux so I >>> >>> >>thought I would >> >> >>>present my >>>findings to you for any assistance you may be >>> >>> >>willing to provide. >> >> >>>[snip] >>> hub.c: new USB device 00:07.2-1.3, assigned >>> >>> >>address 8 >> >> >>> usb.c: USB device 8 (vend/prod 0x461/0x367) is >>> >>> >>not claimed by any >> >> >>>active >>> driver. >>> >>> >>THE resource for scanning under Linux is the SANE >>project: >>http://www.sane-project.org >> >>There doesn't seem to be a page or listing for the >>5600 in the quick >>search I did. However, there are listing for the >>5300 and 5800 USB and >>neither work. So, it's very unlikely that the 5600 >>would work. >> >>--------------------------------------------------- >>PLUG-discuss mailing list - >>PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail >>settings: >> >> >> >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > >===== >Cyclists should expect and demand safe >accommodation on our public roads, >just as does every other user. > >Nothing more is expected. > >Nothing less is acceptable! > >Long live Knoppix!! > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. >http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 >--------------------------------------------------- >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > -- Lee Einer Dos Manos Jewelry http://www.dosmanosjewelry.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss