Thanks for the credit, but if you are going to credit me,
Let me make a full set of changes� (esp since I noticed that
Frag79 DID include the chmod himself thus you didn't need to add
my comment in)
Also, please use [EMAIL PROTECTED] as my email address.
Less spam that way�
Microtek Scanmaker X6 NHF
Posted By: frag79
Updated by Seth Cohn
This is how I got the Microtek Scanmaker X6 Parallel port scanner to work
with Linux. If any of you are looking for a good scanner, this one is only
around $100 and one of the few new scanners that you can just walk into a
store and buy, that works with Linux.
First, use the 2.2.14 (or whatever current version is support by the
patches below) kernel. I won't go into how to install and compile the
kernel sources here, but there's a good NHF on that subject. Once you have
the sources in /usr/src,
get the ppSCSI patch from
http://www.torque.net/parport/ppscsi.html.
OR http://people.redhat.com/twaugh/parport
Once you download the patch, move it to /usr/src.
Then type:
patch -p0 < ppSCSI{orwhateveritscalled).patch
It should patch without any problems.
Now that the kernel is patched, configure and compile the kernel. Under
SCSI support, you must say either yes or module to SCSI support and Generic
SCSI support. Under SCSI low level drivers, you must choose module for
parallel port SCSI adapter and Onspec 90c26 adapter. If you try and compile
them into the kernel, it will not work....for some reason they must be
built as modules. Now finish your configuration and compile the kernel,
then make and install the modules.(make modules, make modules_install)
Fix your lilo and reboot. (If you haven't recompiled a kernel before, check
the NHFs and HOWTOs for better instructions)
Now you have to get the SANE scanner drivers. Go to
http://www.mostang.com/sane and download the latest version
It is important that you download the source instead of an
RPM because some changes have to be made. Once you download SANE,
go to
ftp://ftp.muc.de/people/bernds/mtek2
and download the newest version of the microtek2 backend. The version
that comes with SANE scans very green and the new one takes care of this
problem. (This might be fixed with the current version, so you might want
to just try the RPM anyway
and if you are happy just skip the following steps to build SANE)
Right now the newest stable release is microtek2-0.8.tar.gz. Once you have it
downloaded, extract the SANE sources like this:
tar xvzf sane-1.0.1.tar.gz
and then extract the microtek backend:
tar xvzf microtek2-0.8.tar.gz
When you extract the contents of the backend, you will have files,
microtek2.c, and microtek2.h. Copy these files into the backend directory
of the SANE sources. It will tell you that the files already exist, but
just overwrite them. Now cd into the sane sources and build them.
cd sane-1.0.1
./configure
make
make install (you must be root)
Now you're almost done!
Now, before you reboot, make sure your scanner is on.
The Parallel 2 Scsi code won't find it if you turn it on after you boot up,
it will say no Sane device exists. After you
reboot, you have to load the modules you built.
If you have a recent system (such as Mandrake 7.0), then installing a
module is fairly easy. In fact, you can just install the most important
module and it will load any other dependant modules automagically. Try just:
(as root) insmod onscsi
If that works, you are all set.
Otherwise:
As root type:
(if you compiled SCSI support as a module, you will
have to load it first with insmod scsi_mod)
insmod ppscsi
insmod onscsi
Either way:
Mandrake 7 (and others): add the line(s) into /etc/rc.d/rc.local
at the end.
Slackware: It is easiest to just add these modules to /etc/rc.d/rc.modules
so they are loaded each time you boot up.
other distributions.
Next:
As root, cd into the tools directory of
your sane source directory. There is a small program there called
find-scanner.
Type ./find-scanner -v, and it will find your scanner and tell you where it
is. You may have to scroll up a little to find it. It's usually /dev/sg0,
or /dev/sga.
(It might show as BOTH� in which case )
You can also do (as root) ln s /dev/sg0(orwhatever) /dev/scanner
That way it's clear it's a scanner device.
When you know which one it is, as root do "chmod 666
/dev/sga(or whatever it is). This makes it so anyone can use the scanner.
Now type scanimage or xscanimage and enjoy!
Also, Xsane is similar to xscanimage, but nicer, and also works as plugin
for Gimp. Just make a link from Xsane into your Gimp plugin directory.
This scanner won't do image previews under Gimp (it does otherwise) but it
works great. It also works using StarOffice
REALLY well�. Just select Acquire Image and it brings up your scanning tools.
At 12:15 PM 04/10/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>I forwarded Seth's commentary to NHF and they are updating the
>instructions w. his correction(s) and giving him credit for his
>contribution.
>
>Rodney
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>hi rodney...
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>thanks for the feedback! i added seth's notes and gave him credit too on
>the nhf.
>
>thanks,
>
>Sensei
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