On 12 Apr 2002 13:26:23 +1200 mdew <[email protected]> wrote: > I thought it was something like this.. > > http://www.gjaeger.de/scanner/plustek.html > > (sorry it was BearPaw..my typo)
No, BearPaw 1200 _CU_ is very different from the BearPaw 1200 without extra letters. BearPaw 1200 TA is again different from 1200 CU, but not that much - 1200 CU is based on the GT-6801 chip, and 1200 TA uses the GT-6816 chip. They have slightly different command sets (also because *CU is a CIS scanner, while *TA is CCD). BTW, the manual which came with my BearPaw 2400 TA lists four scanners on its front page - 1200 TA, 1200 CS, 2400 TA, 2400 CS. I presume that the *CS versions are the same as *TA, but without the transparency adapter - but that's only a guess. At least for the 2400 TA, the GT-6816 chip can be seen through the scanner glass (in the top left corner). The table at http://www.meier-geinitz.de/sane/scanners.html lists known Mustek scanners (and some scanners manufactured with other labels). But be careful and check all letters and numbers - often an additional letter can mean a completely different device. > > On Thu, Apr 11, 2002 at 04:17:11PM +1200, mdew wrote: > > > Im looking at buying a Mustek (USB) "BearClaw 1200CU", just need some > > > opinions on this... How well is it supported? Scan Quality, > > > problems..... etc > > > > It is not supported by the latest SANE version. However, there is a > > stand-alone program at http://www.mivlgu.murom.ru/~vsu/gt68xx/ . Sorry, I did not have enough time to update it...too much other work. > > I described what I did to get it running here: > > http://www.meier-geinitz.de/sane/scanners.html#GT68XX > > > > In short: currently it's only usefull if you don't mind patching your > > kernel and experimenting. I don't remember the quality of scans > > however it could scan something :-) Yes, for the BearPaw 1200 CU (or anything GT6801-based) you will need to patch the kernel driver - the standard USB scanner driver in Linux does not work with this chip for now. GT6816-based scanners (BearPaw {1200,2400} TA) don't need this - but the backend is not yet completed.
