According to Jose Paulo Moitinho de Almeida <[email protected]>:
> Using the hpusbscsi driver by Oliver Neukum I managed to use this film > scanner under linux using kernel 2.4.13 and vuescan 2.1. :-) > > It worked out of the box, the only problem being some gray cross lines ;-) > > For all that need imediate linux access this is probably the way to go. There > may be some problems left in the driver (at least one around error > handling...), which is labelled EXPERIMENTAL, but for strightforward use it > performmed without problems. > > As we now have a driver to access the scanner I think that it is time to go > for a sane backend. In the past few weeks I contacted David R., who got > some specs from Minolta (for other scanners?) back in 1999. He confirmed that > he is no longer working on it. > > I have also tryed to get in touch with Davis's contact in Minolta (no answer) > and with SuSE (you can see why in > http://www.suse.de/en/press/press_releases/archive00/Minolta.html), > but other than an automated call number I could not get any answer to the > fundamental question: is there a way to get the specs? > > Before other alternatives are used (and they require more time) I would like > to ask the list: > > Anyone knows how/where to get the specs for the Minolta Scan Dual II?
