* Kalos Bonasia [10-06-04 15:58]:

I'm afraid, I think do "destroy" this scanner and buy a better canon LIDE 20, that appear linux compliant... do anyone confirm?

Although linux can access the canon scanner, why would you counsel someone to purchase a scanner from a company who, for the most part, refuses to support linux? Most Epson and most HP *are* supported and both cos support linux. note: canon does provide a few proprietary drivers for a smaill number of their products (cameras, printers and scanners). -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/photos

* Jack Malone [10-06-04 17:38]:

will take any suggestions for a good usb scanner that will work with linux an windows seeing as my wife will use it on her windows machine.

will share it with a usb switch

The Epson Perfection 2400 Photo fits the bill as you have described and has a back-lite for scanning negatives and slides. It is recognized by sane/xsane and makes very good slides. I got mine on sale from Staples for ~us$109.95. I am very satisfied with it. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/photos

Full quote removed. Top-posting disregarded. * Carl William Spitzer IV [10-07-04 15:04]:

How many pages per minute scanning?

www.epson.com

Does sane handle OCR I dont need a bunch of hugh graphics.

www.sane.org

Thats a bit higher than I considered but Ill use it for comparison, then there is www.pricegrabber.com

Your choice.

BTW is this USB2? My MB provides USB1.1 can I use both?

www.epson.com Are you not connected to the net? I am *not* trying to sell you something and am *not* going to research for you, unless you want to hire my services. If you are offering renumeration, I will call you mister and research anything you wish. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/photos

* Jack Malone [10-07-04 14:27]:

I'm think of ordering it or the next one up from it. From what I have read about epson i'm guessing it will work on linux also.

Mine worked 'out of the box'. I did have to edit /etc/sane.d/epson.conf, and will help you if you need. I would check sane.org on the compatability of the 2480, as I was only interested in the 2400 when I did my research. gud luk, -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/photos

* Jack Malone [10-07-04 22:09]:

I will check out sane.org an see if its list there. had not thought about that but then I have been a bit buisy at work of late with a project an getting things ready for a week of vacation next week.

s/b xsane.org and bad news for the 2480. I can find *no* mention of linux support. Looks like it is not in the 2400/2450 family. Epson does not provide drivers either. and *good* news. www.hamrick.com has drivers in their offering, vuescan, but it costs us$59.95/$79.95. They have crippled demo versions available. I have an un-crippled demo version but do not know if it supports the 2480 :^(.. it is usb/2 it has back-lite looks like it would be cheaper to spring for the 2400. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/photos