The X6EL should work with a newer version of the backend, available on
ftp://ftp.muc.de/people/bernds/mtek2/microtek2-pre0.6.291298.tar.gz .
However, this version has lots of changes, and is not too well tested.
Alternatively you need perhaps a small patch to the 0.5 version of the backend
included in sane-1.00.
> Q: The company website showed NO info on any of the listed
> SANE supported models. Are these all older models the
> company may not be supporting any more?
No, but for a number models no one has reported success wirh sane, and
so they are not on the list of supported scanners. I think, that at least
some of the (SCSI) models that are not listed, work with the microtek2
backend (V300, V310, V600, X6EL, eventually with very few changes)
>
> Q: I read one or two comments about the slide support
> which apparently is bundled in. They said it was
> a bulky device which did not sit flat and had to
> be held in place by hand under the cover. Is this
> true? OR is it a light lid like many others?
Yes, this is true. A lightlid (transparency adapter) is separately available.
But I do not know, whether this slide and filmstrip adapter works.
Preliminary support for it is the version of the backend mentioned above,
but I think that no one tested it. I cannot do this myself, because my
scanner does not support this adapter.
> Is it any good? Any other comments?
I don't know, but I cannot imagine, that it produces excellent results.
> Q: Confirm: Comes with Adaptec 2902 e/i ?
Don't know.
>
> Q: Will Linux support Adaptec 2902 e/i ?
I am not sure about this.
Bernd
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