et wrote: > when you say "firmware" can you define it further, are you refering to the > *.bin "driver" that is propritary to the scanner and might have to be copied > or at least refered to in a complete path statement to a mounted drive?
Yes, that is what is commonly referred to as firmware ... in the case of these scanners, they have volatile memory, so the firmware can't be flashed onto the hardware, but must be loaded into ram before use. > I have a prisa scanner (320U) that while it might not be supported, it works > for me.... > But the question is, can one set up such a scanner with scannerdrake without having to edit the /etc/sane.d/snapscan.conf manually to enter the firmware path? Ideally, scannerdrake would prompt for the user to locate the firmware file on the driver CD. I have Prise 640U. Buchan -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7
