On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 7:27 PM, Gernot Hassenpflug <aikishugyo at gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 5:35 PM, Gernot Hassenpflug > <aikishugyo at gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, I have submitted output for this scanner before, but do not see > > it on the SANE webpages, so here goes again. I will fiddle with the > > genesys backend to see what kind out output I can get, and maybe I can > > help in the debugging and development of the genesys code. > > I have read a bit more on how to add things to backends, and also > downloaded the CVS backend code. After a couple of searches for USB > snoop successes and GL841/843 devices, I have some leads on where to > start adding things in. However, there is as yet no GL843 code, I > think, in the backends. Is anyone else interested in helping me with > this (preferably with more experience)? I have plenty of patience to > go through log files (with helpful scripts gleaned from other web > pages). I have the GL841 and GL843 data sheets too, and since the > 8800F is a 4800dpi device, if it uses a genesys chip it would be a > GL843 rather than a GL841 (there is also a newer GL845 but I could not > find a data sheet and in any case, it supports up to 9600dpi which > this scanner does not have).
I see in the archives that "J. Ignacio Gij?n" has done some work on the GL843 chip in the last year (March 2007). I wonder if there is any chance to collaborate.... or with others who have already done some important work with this chip? Regards, Gernot
