From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 6 10:41:46 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB14816A4BF for ; Sat, 6 Sep 2003 10:41:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.mi.celestial.com (dagney.celestial.com [192.136.111.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1643C44003 for ; Sat, 6 Sep 2003 10:41:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bill@celestial.com) Received: by mail.mi.celestial.com (Postfix, from userid 203) id C555511EF65; Sat, 6 Sep 2003 10:41:45 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 10:41:45 -0700 From: Bill Campbell To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030906174145.GD83354@alexis.mi.celestial.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <1062862068.641.18.camel@saturn.bradshaw.home> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1062862068.641.18.camel@saturn.bradshaw.home> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: Re: Scanner for 4.8 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd@celestial.com List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2003 17:41:46 -0000 On Sat, Sep 06, 2003, Dave Bradshaw wrote: >Dear All, > >Can anyone recommend a scanner that works well on 4.8. I just went through this last week on a Linux machine, First check the SANE site for supported scanners: http://www.mostang.com/sane/sane-backends.html We ended up with an Epson Perfection 1660 which worked fine once I figured out how to specify color in xsane. This wasn't the Latest & Greatest from Epson, and we had to buy the floor sample from CompUSA since the current 1670 wasn't listed. I first tried a new HP scanner figuring that most of the HP scanners were supported by one driver, and I've been using one of their SCSI/USB scanners with automatic document feeder for a couple of years. Unfortunately SANE didn't recognize it, and HP's support was less than helpful to the point I won't consider using them in the future. My experience with scanners and CUPS printing leads me to believe that Epson inkjets and scanners are probably the best supported by the open source software. Bill -- INTERNET: bill@Celestial.COM Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC UUCP: camco!bill PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 URL: http://www.celestial.com/ ``Freedom from prices is freedom from responsibility. You can simply pass laws, using the magic wand of government to satisfy your own desires at unspecified costs to be paid by others.'' -- Thomas Sowell Aug 2000