RE: Scanport SQ300 with SANE / microtek2 backend

From: Marcel Pol (mpol@gmx.net)
Date: Mon Sep 04 2000 - 04:52:09 PDT

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    On 04-Sep-00 Christopher Wiggins wrote:
    > In the end the answer was to
    > get the latest microtek2 backend, which allowed me to get some
    > functionality, but not really a useable scanner (mirrored images,
    > errors in scanning length and selection of image area, etc.). In the end
    > it is (with gritting of teeth) far better to use Windows for scanning.

    I'm using a Microtek2 Scanmaker 630 with firmware 2.21.
    I can't say I had all your problems. Only the errors in the scanning
    length were errors I got too. Also I often got blurred images and
    io-errors.
    In my experience Sane 1.0.1 worked better for me then Sane 1.0.2.

    This scanner came with only a cheap scsi-card, which was not more
    functional then the parport-cable of my Microtek1 scanner. So I used the
    last one, with an Onspec90c26 chip and the ppscsi and onscsi
    kernelmodules.
    Recently I bought a secondhand BusLogic LT 930 ultra-scsi card. At the
    same time I switched to Sane 1.0.3.
    It works rather nice now. I almost experience no problems.

    My previous Microtek1 Pagewiz came with two cables, a parport cable,
    with which I used it. And a scsi cable. So I assume _all_ Microtek
    scanners (parport and scsi) can work with both interfaces.

    What I'm trying to say is, if your scanner came also with two cables, you
    could try to connect it to a scsi-card, and see how that works out.

    > I guess this means that, unless Bernd's other workload is now reduced,
    > or someone else can fill his shoes (unfortunately I can only wish I was
    > up to it!), the development of the microtek2 backend is effectively on
    > hold for the forseeable future. Thus users of scanners that require this
    > backend should not expect any improvement for a while.

    Hmm, I don't know what to say to that.
    Maybe that I regret to have bought a Microtek scanner.

     
    Marcel Pol
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