Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2007 16:45:30 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Andrew Falanga <af300wsm@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Flatbed scanners for FreeBSD Message-ID: <20070602160123.Q30680@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <340a29540706021415w2b8055edp4c82b346d8d48010@mail.gmail.com> References: <340a29540706021415w2b8055edp4c82b346d8d48010@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, 2 Jun 2007, Andrew Falanga wrote: > What scanners are best used with FreeBSD? I'm hoping for one that I > can use in both Windoze and FreeBSD. Preferably, one that is USB. > I've never configured a scanner for FreeBSD before and would like > recommendations on hardware before purchasing. The best supported are those recognized by uscanner. 'man uscanner' or look at /usr/src/sys/dev/usb/uscanner.c to see the list. Also look at http://www.sane-project.org to see which are the easiest to use (status "Good" or "Complete", no firmware downloads needed). Really, picking a scanner is tough. Finding ones that are supported is tricky enough. Finding one that isn't terribly slow is worse, since the manufacturers often don't provide benchmarks. I have an Epson 1640SU which works great. Recommended, if you can find one. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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