[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>On Mon, 4 Sep 2000, R_Yeo wrote:
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>> I'm using the Microtek Scanmaker E6 (SCSI). This model is a little
>> dated now but it works fine for me, although I do not see it listed in
>> page given by Lisa. Has been working great for MDK version 6 onwards.
>> On MDK 7.1 (clean install) it is detected straight off. You only have
>> to make sure that the unit is plugged in and powered up at installation.
>>
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>And while you're at it you may as well forget about getting one of those
>cheap parallel port scanners. They *won't* work with Linux. Period. No
>ands, ifs, or buts.
Some do work, many don't.
> It's the same sort of Windows bigotry we experience
>with internal modems. SCSI is your best bet; USB scanners I hear are
>properly supported if you have USB support in your kernel (2.4.0 I think
>or one of 2.3.x releases).
The main reasons you want to avoid the parallel port scanners is that they're slow,
and the CIS cells found on those ultra-thin models produce crappy scans with very poor
dynamic range and contrast. The bigger models usually use CCD.
JR
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