From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed Jan 28 08:25:03 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA22147 for hardware-outgoing; Wed, 28 Jan 1998 08:25:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from persprog.com (root@persprog.com [204.215.255.203]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA22112 for ; Wed, 28 Jan 1998 08:24:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dave@persprog.com) Received: by persprog.com (8.7.5/4.10) id LAA22581; Wed, 28 Jan 1998 11:19:02 -0500 Received: from dave.ppi.com(192.2.2.6) by cerberus.ppi.com via smap (V1.3) id sma022574; Wed Jan 28 11:19:01 1998 Message-ID: <34CF5A5B.2454F592@persprog.com> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 11:18:35 -0500 From: "David W. Alderman" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (WinNT; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Richard Foulk , hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: support for HP SureStore DAT8 Tape Drives? [scanners?] References: <199801280618.UAA02540@pegasus.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Richard Foulk wrote: > } In general, SCSI devices are always universally supported, unless they > } are abhorrent violators of SCSI protocols or standards. There are > } minor exceptions to this, but you should never have to ask "is this > } supported" of SCSI devices (this doesn't include SCSI controllers) > } unless it's a truly bizarre device. Modern DAT drives are not bizarre > } SCSI devices. > } > > Cool. So how do I get BSD to talk to my Microtek scanner? Scanners definitely fall under the category "bizarre" :-) Is there anything approaching a common command set for these beasties?