From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Feb 19 07:15:16 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA00747 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 07:15:16 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from gkbkup2.bridge.com (firewall-user@gkbkup2.bridge.com [167.76.159.20]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA00730 for ; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 07:15:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mhughes@logroad.bridge.com) Received: by gkbkup2.bridge.com; id JAA09698; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 09:13:15 -0600 (CST) Received: from dns1srv.bridge.com(167.76.56.13) by gkbkup2.bridge.com via smap (3.2) id xma009349; Thu, 19 Feb 98 09:12:48 -0600 Received: from logroad.bridge.com (logroad.bridge.com [167.76.15.21]) by dns1srv.bridge.com (8.7.6/8.7.3) with SMTP id JAA13451; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 09:14:25 -0600 (CST) Received: by logroad.bridge.com (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id JAA00771; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 09:14:16 -0600 From: mhughes@logroad.bridge.com (Michael Hughes) Message-Id: <199802191514.JAA00771@logroad.bridge.com> Subject: Re: UMAX scanner and SCSI connectors To: astrand@linum.cofc.edu (Allan Strand) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 09:14:15 -0600 (CST) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <86ra50lir0.fsf@linum.cofc.edu> from "Allan Strand" at Feb 18, 98 04:12:51 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Allan Strand said in email to me: > > Hi All, > > I noticed on the SANE webpage that there is a backend driver for the > UMAX Astra 610S scanner. So I ordered one. > > The scanner arrived today and with it comes a no-name scsi card. Has > anyone had any luck getting this card to work with FreeBSD? > > On a related note: I'd be plenty happy to use my Adaptec 2940 SCSI > adaptor with this scanner. There is (at least) one problem. The SCSI > card has a 50 pin connector and the scanner uses DB25 pin connectors. Just make sure you don't have an disks on the same SCSI card. The UMAX scanners don't release the scsi bus while it is scanning. Let me know how you like the scanner. I was thinking of getting one myself. > I found an adaptor between the two I believe, I'm just wondering if > anyone else has tried this... > > TIA > A. > -- > Allan E. Strand Internet: stranda@cofc.edu > Department of Biology Phone: (803) 953-8085 > College of Charleston Fax: (803) 953-5453 > Charleston, SC 29424 > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _ _ _ _ _ , Loghome living is the ' ) ) ) / // ' ) / / best ! / / / o _. /_ __. _ // /--/ . . _, /_ _ _ / ' (_<_(__/ /_(_/|_