Re: Linux Support for Current Microtek Scanners

From: Oliver Neukum (Oliver.Neukum@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)
Date: Fri Nov 17 2000 - 13:03:23 PST

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    On Friday 27 October 2000 19:12, Michael Papet wrote:
    > Hi,
    >
    > My name is Michael Papet. I am a Product Manager at Microtek. I'm
    > wondering if there is any way I can help you guys port newer scanners to
    > Linux. Let me know how I can help.
    >
    > My telephone number is 310-297-5000 ext. 5355.
    >
    > I look forward to hearing from you guys soon.
    >
    > Best regards,
    >
    > Michael Papet
    > Product Specialist
    > Microtek Labs Inc.

    Hello,

    for someone from your company I've been waiting for a long time.

    Firstly, do you know that a scanner driver for Linux is a two level affair ?

    There's a logical driver and a physical driver.
    The logical driver is a SANE backend. You posted on SANE's list.
    If the SANE people need help they'll doubtlessly fill your mailbox.

    Then there's the physical driver. That's part of the kernel.
    In the past this was a generic SCSI driver.
    As you started making USB scanners, this is no longer true.
    By the way do you do in firewire, too ?

    If you are talking USB, you need to talk to me.
    Current status might be interresting to you.
    X6 basically works, but is buggy.
    No other USB scanner you make is known to
    work. In fact two models are known not to work.

    I need documentation and a way to do testing on
    several types.

    Please contact me.

            Regards
                    Oliver Neukum
                    maintainer of the Microtek USB scanner kernel driver
                    (I wrote half of it, too)

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