Re: Ummmmm...

Peter Kirchgessner (peter@kirchgessner.net)
Sat, 20 Mar 1999 20:23:49 +0100

"Jonathan A. Buzzard" wrote:
>
> peter@kirchgessner.net said:
> > Sorry,
> > not with SANE. The HP 5100C is a parallel port scanner and those are
> > currently not supported. HP scanners are only supported with a SCSI
> > interface. Maybe at some time if special parallel port drivers are
> > available, we can think about supporting parallel port scanners from
> > HP.
>
> I don't know I go to all the trouble of putting together a page detailing
> information about parallel port scanners, and nobody seems to take
> note.
>

Hi Jonathan,

sorry, I will never tell that HPs parallel port scanners are not
supported.

> The ScanJet 5100C is functionally identical to the 5P, apart from the
> fact that it returns a different id. It is hiding behind a Shuttle EPST
> parallel to SCSI converter, and as soon as the parscsi is available
> it will work under SANE and Linux. The current epst.c module has been
> reported working on this list if you increase the timeout values.
>

For those who are now searching the list. It was "HP Scan Jet 5100",
15th Feb.99, Paul S. Aspinwall. The reference was

http://www2.prestel.co.uk/hex/scanners.html.

The EPST-driver which is necessary can be picked up from

http://www.torque.net/parport/parscsi.html

The timeouts that need to be increased to make it work with the
HP ScanJet 5100C could be EPST_TMO and EPST_LOOP. If someone
is really using the 5100C with SANE, please report
which values to use. I could not find it here.
I have added a hint for support of the 5100 C to my homepage.

Sincerely

Peter

> JAB.
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