As far as I know, sane will only support SCSI scanners, as SCSI is a published
standard, whereas most Parallel devices use a proprietary protocol. Some
parallel devices may be reverse-engineered, but very few. If you are buying a
scanner, SCSI is the way to go to ensure compatibility. You still want to check
the list of back-ends for more compatibility issues. If your PC does not have
built-in SCSI, most scanners come with a scsi card, although it may be a cheap
one. I know my AGFA scanner came with a SCSI card, but it was a cheap one that
has little Linux support, so I used the on-board SCSI in my PC instead. This
worked a treat!
I'm only new to Linux myself, and just got my scanner working last week, but
this is what I DO know, so I thought I'd share.
Share and Enjoy!
John Gay
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