Re: Can you recommend Acer 640UT with linux ?

From: Matts Kivik (kivik@firstlinux.net)
Date: Tue Mar 27 2001 - 06:21:07 PST

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    Ok. But is the firmware sent at every scan ? Every boot ?

    I thought that the correct firmware was sent only once in a lifetime, and thus could be sent from windows.

    --- Michael Rothwell <rothwell@holly-springs.nc.us>
    > wrote:
    >Ah... the "MiraScan" package installs all of the possible drivers. But
    >only one is actually transferred to the scanner. YOu can leave the
    >actualy firmware files on your DOS partition. Just mount it, and use the
    >"acerfirm.pl" script to send it to your scanner from there.
    >
    >-M
    >
    >
    >On 27 Mar 2001 05:15:35 -0800, Matts Kivik wrote:
    >>
    >> 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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