[CoLoCo] using windoze drivers for usb scanner on linux

[Kevin Fries]

That scanner is just a USB scanner.  It should (I love that word, the second longest word in the English language after 'if', lol) work fine.  The real issue is getting udev to understand and mount the device.  Look at:
     http://svn.pardus.org.tr/pardus/2008/applications/hardware/sane-backends/files/66-libsane.rules
and see if by adding that line to the udev rules, same does not see the device.

HTH

Kevin Fries
Senior Linux Engineer
Computer and Communications Technology, Inc
A division of Japan Communications Inc
(303) 708-9228 x326
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From: ubuntu-us-co-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [ubuntu-us-co-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Jeffrey LePage [jeffrey_lepage at yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 10:26 AM
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Subject: [CoLoCo] using windoze drivers for usb scanner on linux

Hello all,

A parent donated a flatbed scanner to one of our classrooms.  We run Ubuntu Hardy Heron and the scanner is a Visioneer OneTouch 8800.

The SANE site says this particular scanner is not supported.  Oh well.

What about running it under wine?  A quick scan of the wine docs suggests that this will not work as wine is not designed to support hardware drivers.

I haven't tried anything yet.  I was informed about the new scanner yesterday afternoon and didn't have time to do anything but note the brand/model.

Any suggestions?  Maybe I should just sell it on craigslist and buy a used epson or HP.  I've always had good luck with those brands.


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