No, I have not seen this. And thanks for the advice on the attachment. I did take a look and it compiles and all... but it fails with errors:
usb_get_driver_np returned -1 claim failed with error -1 Clyde > I suppose you have seen this: > > http://www.chmil.org/hp4600linux/ > > It might at give you some hints. For a proper starting point, you > would want to take a look at an existing backend, and find one that > suits your programming style. > > Also, please learn to cut and past text, instead of attaching images > of text. This will allow it to show up in the mailing list archives > and search engines... > > allan > > On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 7:56 PM, <clydes at theworld.com> wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> Pardon me if I start out a little rough around the edges, but here goes. >> >> I'd like to write a back end for the HP 4670 scanner which is currently >> not supported. >> >> Attached is the output from the find scanners command. >> >> I am not a strong programmer, but rather and embedded hardware designer, >> but know my way around C and am willing to give this a go. (I've written >> thousands of lines of assembler for just about every micro and a ton of >> FORTRAN putting myself through college. There, I just dated myself!) >> >> If I am successful in this endeavour, I can finally kiss Windows good >> bye >> once and for all. The only reason I boot it any more is to use the >> scanner. >> >> My questions to the group are: >> >> 1.) Anyone out there started this effort on this scanner? >> 2.) I believe the scanner is high level, so I am wondering if there is a >> back end template to start from >> 3.) Is there material I need to read to smarten up (read-mes, tutorials, >> web stuff, etc. on how these things work? >> 4.) If anyone has friendly advice on how best to get started and tips on >> etiquette here, I am all ears. >> >> Clyde >> Boston Metro Area >> >> -- >> sane-devel mailing list: sane-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org >> http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel >> Unsubscribe: Send mail with subject "unsubscribe your_password" >> to sane-devel-request at lists.alioth.debian.org > > > > -- > "The truth is an offense, but not a sin" >
