On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Jerry Human wrote:
> I have just purchased an IBM IdeaScan flatbed scanner, model # M/T
> 0275-RR2. Does anyone else have one working in RH 6.2? Was it difficult
> to setup? Where can I find RH 6.2 docs/progs for it?
Scanner access under Linux is generally handled with SANE
(http://www.mostang.com/sane/). Their home page doesn't list that model
scanner as supported, and notes that few parallel scanners are.
Perhaps you could use this scanner in a Windows environment, and get a USB
or (better) SCSI model. The best advice I can give you is to always make
sure that your OS supports your hardware _before_ you buy the
hardware (even if you use Windows). Quality of support matters,
too. Check reviews, do some research.
> The manual suggests an EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) mode. I'm not
> familiar with that phrase. What is it and is it available for a linux
> box?
EPP is available, sure. Usually, you set this option in your BIOS, often
under "Integrated Peripherals". I don't know all of the details about
EPP, ECP, and SPP, but EPP allows the printer to talk back to the PC,
where communication is one way with SPP.
MSG
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