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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Wed, 31 May 2006, Flavio Genelhu Oliveira wrote:

> First of all... thank you for all reply about my
> problem.
>
> Aparently i wasnt clear enough about my scanner. It is
> a SCSI Scanner, not USB.
>
> I just checked that to use a USB one with SANE you
> need to use a higher version kernel than the one used
> by BL3, so i would like to know if anyone knew there
> is such kind of limitation with SCSI scanners too.

I am using two SCSI scanners with kernel 2.2.16 (not the one Steven 
compiled, but I have posted my own 2.2.16 kernel with scsi support).
Kernel 2.2.26 should work fine - check at the BL3.40 website to see what 
the standard kernel supports (see the kernel config) and if it does not 
support scsi or something else that you want, use bzimage.big from a 
linked page with that kernel and a lot more modules that can be used with 
it.

The Slackware 8.1 SANE requires the Slackware 8.1 glibc (2.2.5), and the X 
parts of it may not work with BL3.  Use the CLI scanimage

scanimage --mode L --resolution 300dpi > filename.pbm

For my HP:
G for grey
C for color
dpi default 300dpi, 12 to 1600 possible

scanimage --help   for more info
scanimage -L       list scanners

You can use the scanner directly as a copier by piping the output to 
pbmtolj or pbmtoescp2 (both are part of netpbm which I have also posted).
ppmtolj (pnmtolj?) will print color  to a deskjet printer.   To print 
images with ghostscript/lpd you would need a 'user' account because root 
cannot print in BL, I don't know why.

insmod parport
insmod parport_pc
scanimage --mode L --resolution 300 | pbmtolj -res 300 > /dev/lp0

You can make the above into a script called 'copy'.
If you want several copies add the option for multiple copies after 
pbmtolj (I think -N 3 gives three copies).

Before using the scanner insmod scsi_mod and I think sg_mod, with the 
scanner plugged in and turned on, and also the module for your scanner 
card (aic7xxx is mine).   If you forget to plug in/turn on, rmmod the scsi 
card module, plug/turn on, insmod it again and it should report finding 
the scanner.

> Since you ppl told me i can upgrade the kernel, its
> ok. I got a solution.
>
> Now, how can i install BL3 in a HD at another machine,
> and than just install this HD into my 486 to boot it
> up? I have tryed the floppy boot, but it printed on
> screen an L, than several numbers like:
>
> L 40 60 40 40 40 20 ...

This may mean that you don't have enough RAM to run the floppy version on 
the other computer.  It needs 12MB and I think you have 10MB.
Does it have space for more 30-pin or 72-pin SIMMs?  We saved some 4MB 
30-pin SIMMs.

Download the other BL3.40 (non-floppy) and install that one to hard 
drive.

> It seems to be a common problem, but it really anoys
> me to work with floppy.
>
> Any light on this one?
>
> > Same here. Sindi has some experience with SCSI on
> > BL; does anyone else?

I have used SCSI scanners, zip drive, CD-burners (external, and external 
converted to internal but you need to learn how to set the ID with 
jumpers), and internal and external hard drives.  Terminate the last 
device in the chain, but scanners seem to come with switches that you can 
use instead of separate terminators.  I presume you have the correct cable 
to run from scanner to scsi card.  We had to run ours via a zip drive as 
intermediate.

I am running BL2 and BL3 from a scsi drive, booted from DOS on an IDE 
drive.  We could not get DOS to boot from a scsi drive.

Sindi