From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 6 13:47:44 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 C521816A4C0 for ; Sat, 6 Sep 2003 13:47:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.covadmail.net (mx02.covadmail.net [63.65.120.62]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 620A343FFB for ; Sat, 6 Sep 2003 13:47:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from strick@covad.net) Received: (covad.net 25656 invoked from network); 6 Sep 2003 20:47:38 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ice.nodomain) (68.164.194.61) by sun-qmail17 with SMTP; 6 Sep 2003 20:47:38 -0000 Received: from ice.nodomain (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ice.nodomain (8.12.8p1/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h86KlikQ000400; Sat, 6 Sep 2003 13:47:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dan@ice.nodomain) Received: (from dan@localhost) by ice.nodomain (8.12.8p1/8.12.8/Submit) id h86Kli3r000399; Sat, 6 Sep 2003 13:47:44 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 13:47:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Dan Strick Message-Id: <200309062047.h86Kli3r000399@ice.nodomain> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org cc: dan@ice.nodomain Subject: Re: Scanner for 4.8 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list 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 20:47:44 -0000 On Sat, Sep 06, 2003, Bill Campbell wrote: > 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. I second that. A year and a half ago I bought an HP7400c scanner, mainly because it had a SCSI interface and because I had had such good luck with HP scanners in the past. When I tried to install it, HP tech support wouldn't give me even a hint as to where to find out about its SCSI command set. When it turned out not to work with most common SCSI host adapters, HP tech tech support wouldn't discuss the technical details, saying only that it worked with a particular SCSI host adapter that HP sold. I don't think I would buy another HP scanner even if it came recommended by someone I knew. Dan Strick strick@covad.net