In my search for a good Linux compatable scanner (that will do a good
job on negatives) I fired this off after recieving feedback from a
driver enquiry.
Thought you folks might be interested (or not)
At any rate does anyone know of a good scanner (preferably 2400dpi) that
can do 35mm negatives (or has an adaptor available) and is 100% Linux
compatable?
Marcel
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Dear Marcel Lecker
Thank you for your E-mail reply.
Thank you for taking the time to relay your feedback to Canon. I have
entered your comments as a suggestion in our customer feedback database.
Through our customers comments we are able to improve our products and
services.
At this time Canon Canada has not received any information on future Linux
compatibility.
Should you require further assistance, please feel free to email us or
visit our customer support website at http://www.canon.ca
Sincerely,
David M.
Technical Support Representative
Customer Information Centre
Canon Canada Inc.
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You wrote:
I'm curious if Canon is planning on supporting Linux in the future?
Companies like nVidia keep thier code source closed, but still provide
excellent drivers and Linux user's seem quite happy with that. Just
because a driver runs in Linux doesn't mean it needs to Open-Source/GPL.
Please give it some thought, Linux is a great OS with a glowing future.
If you've never tried it and are even the slightest bit curious,
download the knoppix Linux distribution (.iso format)
http://www.linuxiso.org/distro.php?distro=44
and use EasyCD Creator or something and go to "File" -> "create disk
from image file"
navigate to the file and you're and you're ready to go. Burn it and boot
from it.
No partitions, boot sectors, nothing. It doesn't even need a hard drive,
runs in RAM (provided you have at least 64 meg of it). What are you
waiting for? Enjoy the freedom!
Marcel
On Mon, 2002-11-25 at 09:21, Customer Support wrote:
> Dear Marcel Lecker
> Thank you for your E-mail inquiry regarding the D1250U2F.
>
> D12450U2F is not compatible with Linux. I apologize for any
inconveniences
> this may cause.
>
> Please note this scanner may be operated in the Win 98, ME, 2000 and XP
> environments.
>
>
>
> Should you require further assistance, please feel free to email us or
> visit our customer support website at http://www.canon.ca
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> David M.
> Technical Support Representative
> Customer Information Centre
> Canon Canada Inc.
>
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> You wrote:
> Hi, I'm considering buying a Canon D1250U2F scanner and need
> to know
> if if it is supported under Linux (Kernel 2.4) or if you provide (or
> will be providing) a Linux driver (module) soon.
>
> Thank you
>
>
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