Hello, I already know that the UMAX Astra 2100U scanner is not supported = directly by the SANE project. However, I know for a fact that the = scanner continues to operate with the drivers supplied by UMAX, even in = OS 10.3 (Panther). Apple's System Profiler utility even correctly = reports the scanner model and make and it is plug-n-play.
The problem is that to use the scanner, the scanner software that UMAX = provided and their driver must operate in Panther's Classic environment. = Of course, this completely sucks because the driver is crap running on a = crap OS that is being emulated. Ugh! If OS X can 'see' the scanner and know that it is a UMAX Astra (even = without the Classic environment running), why can't the scanner be = utilized via Panther's Image Capture, TWAIN applications, or the SANE = backends? I've written UMAX and SilverFast regarding support of the Astra 2100U. = SilverFast says it is up to UMAX...even they cannot develop support for = the scanner because they don't have the code. I have the original Mac = Classic driver (as a binary, not an executable), but I am not a C = programmer. Who (developer) could I cooperate with to figure this one = out? I also have the binary versions of the Windows driver (they came = with the Mac drivers on the same CD), but no access to a Windows box. I'd be willing to perform tests if someone could tell me what to do. I live in Delaware, so if there is a developer near Philly or S. New = Jersey, we could work together on it. I think it'd be fun and I hate = using the scanner in its current configuration. Dave Paules
