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From: Tom Horsley on 23 Jun 2008 21:22 Out of curiosity, is there such a thing as a scanner which needs no host computer running special scanner software? I'm thinking of something like a networked scanner that can stash the scans on a file server or something like that. Even more important: Is there one that isn't fantastically expensive? (In other words, cheaper than building such a system with a dedicated windows server to run the scanner :-). I'm hoping such a beast could provide a linux scanner solution. I'm getting really frustrated with trying to find a scanner that works on Linux. I had one, but it died, and they don't make that model anymore. As near as I can tell, the folks at epson who used to produce linux drivers died off, so basically the only way to get a linux scanner is to buy obsolete equipment on e-bay, and hope it works :-).
From: Silicon Sam on 23 Jun 2008 23:28 On Jun 23, 8:22 pm, Tom Horsley <tomhors...(a)comcast.net> wrote: > Out of curiosity, is there such a thing as a scanner which needs > no host computer running special scanner software? I'm thinking > of something like a networked scanner that can stash the scans > on a file server or something like that. > > Even more important: Is there one that isn't fantastically > expensive? (In other words, cheaper than building such a > system with a dedicated windows server to run the scanner :-). > > I'm hoping such a beast could provide a linux scanner solution. > > I'm getting really frustrated with trying to find a scanner > that works on Linux. I had one, but it died, and they don't make > that model anymore. As near as I can tell, the folks at > epson who used to produce linux drivers died off, so basically > the only way to get a linux scanner is to buy obsolete > equipment on e-bay, and hope it works :-). Unless I am missing something, why couldn't you use any modern scanner under Linux with Vuescan?
From: S COM on 5 Jul 2008 15:19
On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:22:19 -0500, Tom Horsley wrote: < I'm hoping such a beast could provide a linux scanner solution. < I'm getting really frustrated with trying to find a scanner < that works on Linux. Pardon me if I am intruding, but I run a CanoScanLIDE 25 on my Mandriva System uname -a yeilds: Linux localhost 2.6.17-5mdv #1 SMP Wed Sep 13 14:32:31 EDT 2006 i686 AMD Sempron (tm) Processor 3000+ GNU/Linux XSane works marvelously, as does Kooka. Personally I like XSane better, but that's me. I used to have a Visioneer OneTouch 6200USB that I used on my Win98 Machine. Quickbooks Pro explains the Win98. I run that machine with WinVnc, through the network. It started giving me a "Scanner Locked" error, even though it wasn't. The guide rail was mis-aligned due to age. The plastic was breaking down. Anyway I bought the Canon, because it was "supposed" to work with 98. That was a nightmare, trying to set it up. Then I thought "why not". I plugged in the USB cable and I have a Scanner. I hope this helps. -- If Pro's & Con's are opposites? The opposite of progress must be Congress. |