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  • From: Ron Clarke <ariadne AT earthlink.com.au>
  • To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [BL] Scanner in BL - HELP !
  • Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 12:03:26 +1100

Hi Folks,

I have a problem with using a scanner that has just become available to
me.
It is an Acer ScanPrisa 340P flatbed parallel port model, that came with
software for Win95.

I don't have any Windows higher than 3.1.

According to the Linux-HOWTOs, Acer scanners are not supported by Linux
because they don't release their codes. And a search on Google-Linux found
only a handful of websites (none in English) and none that seemed to offer
any advice except to use Win XP. Yeah, right !

Sane (in Peanut(=Red Hat) Linux and in SW9.1) does not find parallel port
scanners.
Neither does it in Knoppix.

Has anyone hand any experience with either parallel port, or Acer,
scanners ?

I am reluctant to throw away a perfectly good, functioning, flat bed
scanner. It was attached to my wife's Win98/2000 machine until I (foolishly,
perhaps) purchased a Brother USB scanner/copier/printer that was found (after
purchase) not to run under Linux either.

Regards,
Ron

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Ron Clarke
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