Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 21:18:49 -0700 From: Amancio Hasty <hasty@rah.star-gate.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: Jim Durham <durham@w2xo.pgh.pa.us>, "didier@omnix.fr.org" <didier@omnix-net.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: scanner on parallel port (mustek) Message-ID: <199709050418.VAA01117@rah.star-gate.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 05 Sep 1997 12:51:37 %2B0930." <199709050321.MAA02703@word.smith.net.au>
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There is a linux scanner project which lots of info: http://www.azstarnet.com/~axplinux/sane/ The group is really into spreading their code into different OSes so is okay to ask them for info on scanners. Sane seems to work on my FreeBSD box with my UMAX scsi scanner. Amancio >From The Desk Of Mike Smith : > > didier@omnix.fr.org wrote: > > > > > I'm interested by a driver for > > > a mustek 4800 scanner connected to a parallel port > > > > > > or if someone could help me > > > to find the technical data > > > to write one > > > > > Me too, except my Mustek is a 600EP. > > > > What's with this? Is there any "standard" for > > using parallel ports for devices like scanners, > > CD-Roms, etc? I think I know the answer 8-( . > > Yes, there are several. 8) > > > If this isn't "technical" enough, maybe we could > > pursue this on "questions"? > > Here is a fine place to be asking. You would want to > be looking at the code in sys/dev/ppbus (on a -current > system). I believe that at some stage Jordan had > documentation on one or more of the Mustek scanners. > > mike > > >
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