John Towler wrote: > At 1:04 AM -0500 3/11/03, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > >>w appling wrote: >> >>> RE; I can sympathise, I have a canon 630u one touch,no OSX drivers, so >>> I still have os9 just and only for my scanner,and it does seem to >> >> > require me to jump a few hoops, but it does work, bad news if i had to >> >>> use it very often, i would be getting rid of it. >> >>Hie thee hence:<http://www.hamrick.com> buy VueScan and be happy with >>your scanner! VueScan is a kick*ss piece of software...well worth the >>$50 (it's gone up :-/ shareware price. >> >>I use with my old Umax 1200s and am very pleased with it. In fact, I get >>better scans than I got with the Umax software! > > > That is a SCSI scanner, correct? Are you using it under OS X? I have > a 1220s, and can't get my Rev A G3 (DT 266) to see it properly under > X (it works fine under OS 9.) I have tried it with both the built-in > SCSI port, and the Adaptec 2930 card I'm using. When I have checked > the System Profile, the scanner shows up 8 times, as SCSI ID 4 LUN 0, > SCSI 4 LUN 1, SCSI 4 LUN 2, etc, right up to SCSI 4 LUN 7. I have > tried different combinations of SCSI IDs and termination (I used an > external SCSI term block). The built-in SCSI and the Adaptec card are > both fine with my LaCie CD-RW under OS X.
That sounds weird. Mine shows up under it's correct address. I do know that the UMax software doesn't like devices with the same ID on different busses (which is stupid), but VueScan has worked perfectly for me. > > I have always been somewhat suspicious of the internal SCSI Zip drive > in my machine. It didn't play nice with an external SCSI HD under > either OS 8 or 9 - if the HD was attached I could read Zips, but not > write to or erase them: instant lock-up. Removing the HD made the Zip > work OK. Might the Zip be causing problems here? Can't hurt to test it! Zips are cranky devices when they want to be... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
