Re: Can you recommend Acer 640UT with linux ?

From: Matts Kivik (kivik@firstlinux.net)
Date: Tue Mar 27 2001 - 05:15:35 PST

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    Thanks for the info.

    About the firmware, since I have a small windos partition, cant I download the firmware there, to avoid some error cases?

    --- Michael Rothwell <rothwell@holly-springs.nc.us>
    > wrote:
    >I have a 640U, and I live it just fine. I had to fiddle with it for a
    >while to get it to work. I ended up using the latest sane-backends
    >(1.04) with the most recent snapscan backend from sourceforge. Be sure
    >you upload the right firmware! The wrong firmware can damage your
    >scanner. I determined that the correct firmware for the 640U is
    >U96V121.BIN -- I watched the Windows 2000 driver load it using filemon
    >(from sysinternals).
    >
    >If it gives you any strange problems, turn if off and leave it unplugged
    >for five minutes or so, then plug it back in. The Acer support guy also
    >suggested plugging it directly into the wall, rather than into a UPS (as
    >I had it). Strange, but true. I can't verify that it had any effect.
    >
    >-M
    >
    >On 26 Mar 2001 22:21:10 -0800, Matts Kivik wrote:
    >> I have gotten a good price on an Acer 640UT, usb flatbed scanner. I have searched for info on wether it works with sane or not, but have not got any straigth answer.
    >>
    >> Does anyone know for sure if it works well with sane or not ?
    >>
    >> Besides that, is it a good scanner?
    >>
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