Re: Microtek Scanmaker 35t+

henk van der knaap (henkvand@es.co.nz)
Sun, 4 Jul 1999 14:13:23 +1200 (NZST)

Hi,

I have been trying to get a Microtek ScanMaker 35t+ to work with the SANE
package, version 1.0.1. So far I have had no luck. I would be very
grateful if someone could tell me if I can have any hope that this thing
will ever work under Linux!!!

Here is the debugging information:

Script started on Sat Jun 26 17:49:23 1999
henk:~$ find-scanner
# You may want to run this program as super-user to find all devices.
# Once you found the scanner devices, be sure to adjust access
# permissions as necessary.

find-scanner: found scanner "Microtek ScanMaker 35t+ 1.40" at device
/dev/scanner
find-scanner: found scanner "Microtek ScanMaker 35t+ 1.40" at device /dev/sg0
find-scanner: found scanner "Microtek ScanMaker 35t+ 1.40" at device /dev/sga

henk:~$ scanimage Scanmaker 35t+ 1.40:/dev/scanner
[sanei_init_debug]: Setting debug level of microtek to 128.
[microtek] sane_init: MICROTEK says hello! (v0.9)
[microtek] sane_init: config- #Uncomment following line to disable "
clever precalibration" routines...
[microtek] sane_init: config- #noprecal
[microtek] sane_init: config- scsi * * Scanner
[microtek] attach_scanner: /dev/sga
[microtek] attach_scanner: opening /dev/sga
[microtek] attach_scanner: sending INQUIRY
[microtek] id_microtek...
[microtek] id_microtek: not microtek: -32, -45, 98
[microtek] attach_scanner: device doesn't look like a Microtek scanner.[microtek] dump_suspect_inquiry...
=== SANE/Microtek backend v0.9 ===
========== Scanner Inquiry Block ========mm
06 31 19 01 5b 00 00 00 4d 69 63 72 6f 74 65 6b
53 63 61 6e 4d 61 6b 65 72 20 33 35 74 2b 20 20
31 2e 34 30 53 43 53 49 20 46 2f 57 56 33 2e 34
20 43 54 4c 35 33 38 30 03 ef 8c c2 80 ec 62 23
01 03 23 01 00 83 00 01 0e 0e 01 05 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ff

========== Scanner Inquiry Report ==========
===== Scanner ID...
Device Type Code: 0x06
Model Code: 0x62
Vendor Name: 'Microtek' Model Name: 'ScanMaker 35t+ '
Firmware Rev: '1.40Ä'
SCSI F/W version: 3.1 Scanner F/W version: 1.9
Response data format: 0x01

[microtek] sane_init: config- /dev/scanner
[microtek] attach_scanner: /dev/scanner
[microtek] attach_scanner: opening /dev/scanner
[microtek] attach_scanner: sending INQUIRY
[microtek] id_microtek...
[microtek] id_microtek: not microtek: -32, -45, 98
[microtek] attach_scanner: device doesn't look like a Microtek scanner.[microtek] dump_suspect_inquiry...
=== SANE/Microtek backend v0.9 ===
========== Scanner Inquiry Block ========mm
06 31 19 01 5b 00 00 00 4d 69 63 72 6f 74 65 6b
53 63 61 6e 4d 61 6b 65 72 20 33 35 74 2b 20 20
31 2e 34 30 53 43 53 49 20 46 2f 57 56 33 2e 34
20 43 54 4c 35 33 38 30 03 ef 8c c2 80 ec 62 23
01 03 23 01 00 83 00 01 0e 0e 01 05 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ff

========== Scanner Inquiry Report ==========
===== Scanner ID...
Device Type Code: 0x06
Model Code: 0x62
Vendor Name: 'Microtek' Model Name: 'ScanMaker 35t+ '
Firmware Rev: '1.40'
SCSI F/W version: 3.1 Scanner F/W version: 1.9
Response data format: 0x01

[microtek] sane_get_devices
scanimage: sane_start: Invalid argument
[microtek] sane_exit...
[microtek] sane_exit: MICROTEK says goodbye.

Here is some output from mtekscan:

Script started on Sat Jun 26 17:59:27 1999
henk:~$ mtekscan -I
Vendor/model: Microtek ScanMaker 35t+
Firmware revision no. 1.40, device type 06.
SCSI firmware version: 3.1, scanner firmware version: 9.9
Response data format: 0x01
Resolution selection stepsize: 1% 5%
Supported scanning modes: Lineart Halftone Multi-Bit Color Transparencies
Negative
One-pass color scanning supported
12 built-in halftone patterns, pattern downloading supported
Scanner is edge feed type
Huffman data compression: no, Read data compression: no
Frame & paper length setting units: 1/8" pixels
Max. document size code is 0x80 - 35.00 x 35.00 mm
14 contrast settings, 12 exposure time settings
Model code : 0x62 (unknown model code)
F/W does support document feeder,
F/W does support feeder/backtracking enable/disable
Feeder is not installed
Type / Location code is unknown (0x02)
Transparency illuminator is not installed
Expanded resolution range: yes
Shadow/highlight adjustment supported, midtone adjustment supported
Gamma adjustment look-up table size: 1024 bytes
Max. value: 1023 (entry length 2 bytes)
Fast color prescan supported, data transfer format select not supported
Color data sequencing: Line by line, non-R-G-B sequence, with data headers
Three pass scanning supported
MODE SELECT 1 and MODE SENSE 1 command supported
cntr_vals = 14, min_cntr = -42, max_cntr = 49
exp_vals = 14, min_exp = -18, max_exp = 21
Supported multi-bit data formats: 4 bpp 8 bpp
Offset adjustment (digital brightness control) supported
Linearization table can not be disabled
Start-of-scan recalibration function can be disabled

henk:~$ mtekscan -S
mtekscan: Performing scanner selftest...
mtekscan: Selftest result code 0x00 (no failures).
henk:~$ exit
exit

Script done on Sat Jun 26 18:00:12 1999

I would be very grateful if anybody could make some comments please.

Greetings

Henk

Henk van der Knaap,
92 Halswell Junction Road,
Christchurch, New Zealand.
Phone/fax 64 3 3229185

My Operating system is Linux Debian 2.1
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My e-mail address is as follows: henkvand@es.co.nz
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