The SANE page is at http://www.mostang.com/sane The list of SANE supported SCSI scanners is at http://www.mostang.com/sane/sane-backends.html Which has a link to supported parallell-port scanners at http://www.buzzard.org.uk/jonathan/scanners.html
Unfortunately, your scanner isn't listed there. You might want to search google/googlegroups to find others' experiences. HTH, Warren On Saturday, April 13 2002 17:40, Paolo Falcone wrote: > Hello. > > I'm using Debian 2.2 with the Ximian GNOME desktop and some number of > backported packages, running the Linux 2.4.18-xfs kernel. > > I just bought a Canon flatbed scanner model CanoScam N640P ex. I'd like to > solicit ideas as to what do you think of this scanner brand. Is is > supported under linux? > > I've also installed xsane, but it doesn't detect any devices. A check on > the configuration files at /etc/sane.d revealed that it searches for the > device /dev/scanner (which unfortunately I don't have). Is /dev/scanner a > symlink to some device file. Note that the flatbed scanner connects to the > 1st parallel port. Any special thing to do? Aside from parallel port > support, ISAPNP support et. al., what else needs to be compiled into the > kernel, if any? If I'll need to make the scanner device, what parameters do > I need to pass to MAKEDEV? > > Else if the scanner doesn't work under linux... well... it's time to send > it back... > > -->paolo > > __________________________________ > www.edsamail.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
