Re: ppSCSI and Microtek Phantom 330 CX

Camille DIOU (diou@lirmm.fr)
22 Sep 1999 19:22:01 +0200

Hi

* "BS" == Bernd Schroeder wrote on Wed, Sep. 22 1999 at 18:59:22 +0200:

>> I forgot something: scanimage seems to work with lineart mode.

BS> Hhm..

>> I tried the -t -b -x -y options to define the scan area without
>> success. I got an error message concerning the --br-c (sorry but
>> I don't remember it exactly).

BS> But it would be interesting. And what does it mean "without
BS> success" ? Are the settings completely ignored or does the
BS> scan still start at the wrong position, even if the settings
BS> are changed.

The command abort, thus the scan does not start.
I'll give you more details next time about the different modes and
error messages.

BS> One thing you can try is: Set the still experimental and
BS> undocumented 'option backend-calibration on' in the
BS> microtek2.conf file, if it exists in your version. Otherwise
BS> download a newer version from
BS> ftp://ftp.muc.de/people/bernds/mtek2.

>> I'll try that.

BS> It is possible that it doesn't work. According to Michele Bini
BS> the Phantom 330cx doesn't understand one of the SCSI
BS> commands. This command is not executed for the Phantom 330cx
BS> during a normal scan. But it is still used in the calibration
BS> process. If you experience problems you must remove the call to
BS> scsi_wait_for_image() in the do-calibration() function.

OK, I will test that and give you the results.

Thank you,

-- 
Regards,

Camille Diou

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