Re: [TCLUG:9024] Scanners and Linux

[Scott Dier - dieman <dieman@ringworld.org>]

Yeah. confirmend.  get the adaptec cheapo card.  I have a adaptec pci card
laying around with a cable that I would be willing to sell (a
non-bootablle one but it works nicely for cdr's and scanners).  get in
touch if your looking for one.

But the UMAX scanners kick ass under linux.

On Thu, 7 Oct 1999, Yaron wrote:

> Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1999 15:00:17 -0500 (CDT)
> From: Yaron <jethro@yaron.org>
> Reply-To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org
> To: lug <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>
> Subject: Re: [TCLUG:9024] Scanners and Linux
> 
>   Hi,
> 
> On Wed, 6 Oct 1999, Dave Erickson wrote:
> 
> > You'd really make my day if you could tell me something about my SCSI
> > card :-)
> 
> Well, don't know if this'll make your day, but the card that comes with
> the Astra won't work under Linux. I did manage to get Umax to tell me what
> chipst it is, but forgot what it was... wasn't supported anyway.
> 
> Buslogic make good cards, but I got an Adaptec 2940. I think UMAX like
> Adaptec. Got the scanner to work fine under Linux with it, and now I run
> my CD-R off it (the scanner's been moved to a Doze box). 
> 
> If you are goign to buy a SCSI card, read the docs for the scanner. They
> only like very specific models. 
> 
> -Yaron
> 
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