Paul Cartwright wrote:
On Sunday 31 October 2004 5:40 pm, BandiPat wrote:
path. The 3170 seems to have a driver from the Epson epkowa site though, as may the 4180. I've not had much luck with the newer rpms they offer, but then my 1650 Photo works nicely with kooka & xsane.
I could live with the 3170 driver if I could get it working ( still working on it..)
Here's the site: http://www.sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html
thanks, I'll check it out after all the trick-and-treaters leave ;)
From this info, it sounds like you might have wanted to do a bit more research, before purchasing your unit.
I did research, I found this unit had the highest resolution, and it does slides and negatives. and I got a $50 rebate. Since I have XP installed, I can use it, and it will work, I would just rather get it working in Linux.
Paul, Bandipat was suggesting you might have done more research on whether your desired scanner would, in fact, work with GNU/Linux. I use a lot of donated hardware in my minstry, so I'm stuck with what I get. However, when I buy hardware, I always check the hardware howto, and linux-hardware.org (or other sites. In your case, checking the sane project website before you purchased the scanner would have helped you make a more informed decision. Whatever kind of hardware you buy, be sure it's actually supported. It will save you lots of frustration later. Don -- DC Parris http://matheteuo.org/ http://chaddb.sourceforge.net/ "Free software is like God's love - you can share it with anyone anytime anywhere."