This is tangential to, but not unconnected with the recent request on
debian-user for advice about what scanner to get. When I bought my Debian
system recently I got an ARTEC AT12 scanner because (a) it was on the SANE
supporeted list (b) it is alledgedly a very good scanner and (c) my
supplier could get one easily. I have no other SCSI devices. The scanner
comes with its own SCSI card and this is the reason I havn't got it
working yet.
I have found out what sort of card it is: a DTC 3181x / 3151x, whatever
that means. I can't find out from the various Linux FMs tht I have RTFMed
whether this card is supported and, if so, what I do to get it recognised
(Presumably I need some boot-prompt arguments).
The Hardware-Howto lists the following DTC cards as supported:
DTC 329x (EISA) (Adaptec 154x compatible)
and the following as unsupported:
Non Adaptec compatible DTC boards (327x, 328x)
The (not recently updated) SCSI-Howto agrees and says the 327x and 328x
will NEVER be supported on account of DTC's disclosure policies.
No-one mentions the 3181x / 3151x so I can't tell from this what to do
about my card. If anyone can tell me what to do or point me at the right
documentation, I'd be grateful.
It would also be useful if anyone can confirm that this card is never
going to work in Linux -- then I would know that I will have to find
another card. Suggestions for that would be welcome, too - remember I only
want the SCSI card for the scanner. Is the August 1996 SCSI-Howto still
useful in this respect, or is it hopelessly out of date?
Clearly, if I get the scanner working, I'll post what I did here.
The bottom line for anyone buying a scanner is that even if you pick one
from the SANE-supported list you may find that it is supplied with a SCSI
card that is not usable (or not immediately usable) in Linux. You may
therefore have to get a different SCSI card before the scanner will work.
many TIA to anyone who can supply further enlightenment!
Hugh
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