an objdump on the .so, plus some comments in the faq make me think it uses libusb.
i have not used the code, though. i have a brother printer, but no mfc. i have a bigger question, though. is their packaging of gpl'd and lgpl'd and proprietary code together ok? allan On Mon, 28 Jun 2004, Henning Meier-Geinitz wrote: > Hi, > > Has anyone already tested the brother backend? Link: > http://solutions.brother.com/Library/sol/printer/linux/sane_drivers.html > > It seems to be based on an old SANE version without libusb support so > it may be difficult to use on 2.6 :-/ > > It claims to supporte these models: > DCP Models: > DCP-1000 DCP-1400 DCP-8020 DCP-8025D > FAX Models: > FAX1815C FAX1820C FAX1920CN FAX-2850 FAX-2900 > FAX-3800 FAX-4100 FAX-4750e FAX-5750e > MFC Models: > MFC3220C MFC3320CN MFC3420C MFC3820CN MFC-4800 > MFC-6800 MFC-8220 MFC-8420 MFC-8500 MFC-8820D > MFC-9030 MFC-9070 MFC-9160 MFC-9180 MFC-9660 > MFC-9700 MFC-9760 MFC-9800 MFC-9860 MFC-9880 > > Any experiences with that backend? > > I'd like to add these scanners to our lists for external backends but > first I want to know if the driver works at all. > > Bye, > Henning > > -- "so don't tell us it can't be done, putting down what you don't know. money isn't our god, integrity will free our souls" - Max Cavalera
