On 1/11/06, David Fletcher <fc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > At 02:35 11/01/2006, you wrote: > > >On 1/10/06, Chasecreek Systemhouse <chasecreek.systemhouse@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >On the box it has a TWAIN emblem. However, underneath that in fine > >print it sais 'for Windows". I don't think TWAIN has anything to do > >with the os. It comes with Windoz software and works on this [dual > >boot] machine with Windoz outta the box. > > > >This week my Windows setup (on this machine) crashed again. The little > >scanner is the last hurdle to overcome, to send Windoz up s__t creek > >for good. I have no time to play with Windows, and haven't really > >tried fixing it so far. > > > >-nat > > Sounds to me like you need to encourage your children and/or > grandchildren to use it and if that doesn't do the trick get them to > bring some friends home. > > Once it's broken get an Epson scanner. Depends on what you want to do > with it but I've got a Perfection 2450 Photo that produces beautiful > scans from the 6x6cm transparencies out of my Bronica SQ-B camera. > > The driver software did get broken a few days ago (it happens from > time to time) but I've got it working again by getting the source RPM > for libusb-0.1.10a from the FC4 mirror and rebuilding it on FC3. You > wouldn't be able to do that with windoze. > > If you go to http://www.avasys.jp/english/linux_e/index.html there's > downloads of Epson peripheral drivers for Linux. I've installed one > of the iscan packages. I don't use the iscan graphical front end but > I think it also installs a sane backend which gets used by xsane. If > I've got this wrong somebody please correct me. > > The important thing is that it works although I still have the > slightly strange quirk in the software that I have to start xsane, > shut it down immediately then start it again for the scanner to work. > I've no idea why this happens but I can live with it. My next question was going to be which scanner to buy (when I get some cash). You answered it in advance. Thanks; -nat
