Hi debian users and SANE people: This is tangential to, but not unconnected with the recent request on debian-user for advice about what scanner to get. When I bought my Debian system recently I got an ARTEC AT12 scanner because (a) it was on the SANE supporeted list (b) it is alledgedly a very good scanner and (c) my supplier could get one easily. I have no other SCSI devices. The scanner comes with its own SCSI card and this is the reason I havn't got it working yet.
I have found out what sort of card it is: a DTC 3181x / 3151x, whatever that means. I can't find out from the various Linux FMs tht I have RTFMed whether this card is supported and, if so, what I do to get it recognised (Presumably I need some boot-prompt arguments). The Hardware-Howto lists the following DTC cards as supported: DTC 329x (EISA) (Adaptec 154x compatible) and the following as unsupported: Non Adaptec compatible DTC boards (327x, 328x) The (not recently updated) SCSI-Howto agrees and says the 327x and 328x will NEVER be supported on account of DTC's disclosure policies. No-one mentions the 3181x / 3151x so I can't tell from this what to do about my card. If anyone can tell me what to do or point me at the right documentation, I'd be grateful. It would also be useful if anyone can confirm that this card is never going to work in Linux -- then I would know that I will have to find another card. Suggestions for that would be welcome, too - remember I only want the SCSI card for the scanner. Is the August 1996 SCSI-Howto still useful in this respect, or is it hopelessly out of date? Clearly, if I get the scanner working, I'll post what I did here. The bottom line for anyone buying a scanner is that even if you pick one from the SANE-supported list you may find that it is supplied with a SCSI card that is not usable (or not immediately usable) in Linux. You may therefore have to get a different SCSI card before the scanner will work. many TIA to anyone who can supply further enlightenment! Hugh ========================================================================== 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==============
