Hi Paul Is it better to instal the Gimp first and let xsane find the Gimp or visa versa or doesn't it matter. Alan (Walkerville, South Africa) ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 11:39 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Epson GT-7000 SCSI Scanner > On Fri, 23 Jun 2000, Pedro _ wrote: > > >I installed Mandrake Linux 7.0 without problems. > >I have an Epson GT7000 SCSI Scanner and I do not understand if it is being > >recognized by Linux or not. > > > >Question 1: How can I know that Scanner is installed? > > When booting Mandrake, make sure the scanner is turned on. When > initializing the SCSI card, the ID of your scanner should come up in the > info on the screen. > > >Question 2: I did not find a graphic program with a equivalent to "Import > >from twain" of Windows applications. How can I use the scanner? What is the > >application? > > You need to install the SANE package (on the CD) for that. You can then > run xscanimage to scan. You can also (after setting up SANE), install > XSANE, this will add an option to the menu's in the Gimp to scan from > inside there. > > Paul > > -- > Don't be among people always. > Learn to listen to your silence. > > )0( [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] )0( > http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 > Registered Linux User 174403 >
