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.
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Greg C. Madden
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