21. Scanners

For scanner support there is the package SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy). Information can be found at http://www.mostang.com/sane/. It can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.mostang.com/pub/sane/. This is a universal scanner interface. It comes complete with documentation and several frontends and backends.

More information on handheld scanners can be found at http://swt-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/~1willamo/scanner.html

21.1 Supported

• A4 Tech AC 4096 / AS 8000P
  ftp://ftp.informatik.hu-berlin.de/pub/local/linux/a4scan/a4scan.tgz
• Adara Image Star I
  http://fb4-1112.uni-muenster.de/ffwd/
  ftp://fb4-1112.uni-muenster.de/pub/ffwd/mtekscan-0.2.tar.gz
• Conrad Personal Scanner 64, P105 handheld scanners
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/scan-driver-0.1.8.tar.gz
• Epson GT6000
  ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/graphics/capture/ppic0.5.tar.gz
• Fujitsu SCSI-2 scanners
  contact Dr. G.W. Wettstein < greg%wind.UUCP@plains.nodak.edu>
• Genius ColorPage-SP2
  http://fb4-1112.uni-muenster.de/ffwd/
  ftp://fb4-1112.uni-muenster.de/pub/ffwd/mtekscan-0.2.tar.gz
• Genius GS-B105G handheld scanner
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/gs105-0.0.1.tar.gz
• Genius GeniScan GS4500, GS4500A handheld scanners
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/gs4500-2.0.tar.gz
• HighScreen Greyscan 256 handheld scanner
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/gs4500-2.0.tar.gz
• HP ScanJet II series SCSI
  ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/graphics/capture/hpscanpbm-0.3a.tar.gz
• HP ScanJet IIc, IIcx, IIp, 3c, 4c, 4p, 5p, 5pse, plus
  http://www.tummy.com/xvscan/
• Logitech Scanman+, Scanman 32, Scanman 256 handheld scanners
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/logiscan-0.0.4.tar.gz
• Microtek ScanMaker E3, E6, II, IIXE, III and 35t models
  http://fb4-1112.uni-muenster.de/ffwd/
  ftp://fb4-1112.uni-muenster.de/pub/ffwd/mtekscan-0.2.tar.gz
• Mustek M105 handheld scanner
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/scan-driver-0.1.8.tar.gz
• Mustek HT800 Turbo, Matador 105, Matador 256 handheld scanners
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/scan-driver-0.1.8.tar.gz
• Mustek Paragon 6000CX
  ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/graphics/capture/muscan-2.0.6.taz
• Nikon Coolscan SCSI 35mm film scanner
  ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/graphics/capture/coolscan-0.2.tgz
• Pearl 256 handheld scanner
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/scan-driver-0.1.8.tar.gz
• UMAX SCSI scanners
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/umax-0.5.5.tar.gz

The Mustek drivers work only with GI1904 interface cards. Eric Chang eric.chang@chrysalis.org has created a patch to use them with IF960 interface cards.

21.2 Others

• Genius GS-4000, ScanMate/32, ScanMate/GS handheld scanners
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/gs4500-2.0.tar.gz
• Mustek HT105, M800 handheld scanners
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/scan-driver-0.1.8.tar.gz
• Voelkner Personal Scanner 64 handheld scanner
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/scan-driver-0.1.8.tar.gz

21.3 Unsupported

• Acer scanners. Acer is not releasing any programming information.
• Escom 256 (Primax Lector Premier 256) handheld scanner
• Genius ScanMate/256, EasyScan handheld scanners
• Mustek CG8000 handheld scanner
• Trust Ami Scan handheld scanner