Re: SANE on Openlinux 2.2 (newbie)

["Robert G. Brown" <bob@xxxxxxx>]

"Jim Ressler" <jressler@michweb.net> Wrote:
>i am just a newbie too, but somewhere there is SCSI support in my Redhat
>Linux, and that is all that i think you need to be able to comunicate,
>because it is the link or layer between your scanner and SANE.  you will
>have to recompile the kernel with SCSI support.  as i told you, i am a
>newbie also.
>
 David Damroze damroze@excite.com <damroze@excite.com> Wrote:
>> O.K. at the risk of sounding real dumb.
>> I installed OpenLinux 2.2 a few weeks a go and I'm trying to get my HP
>>photosmart scanner working with it.
>> According to Kpackage it ( SANE) appears to be installed but I can't
>figure
>>out how to configure the thing. I've read the various how-tos and the info
>>on the website .
>>  I tried the find-scanner command without luck.
>> The MAN pages seem to assume certain knowledge that I don't have (yet).
>> Is it necessary to rebuild the kernel and somehow get it to first
>recognize
>>the SCSI port? Or is there some other way to get it installed?

Guys -
  There are several steps, and it depends on what SCSI card and scanner
you have.

First of all, you need to find out what SCSI card you have, and see if the
kernel supports it.

Second, go to the SANE page, and see if SANE supports your scanner and card
combination.

You may be able to get away wothout compiling a kernel; depending on card
and configuration. There are SCSI cards that are recognized almost at once,
while others take some configuration work. Many of the "SCSI" cards that come
with scanners (including the HP's and my UMAX, which works GREAT under SANE),
are NOT SUPPORTED and should be removed from your system.

Anyway, what card do you have?

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