[plug] Scanners...

[Peter F Bradshaw]

Hi David;

On Wed, 17 Jun 2009, David Dartnall wrote:

> Boy, it's hard to get a flatbed scanner these days. All they have are
> the multifunction units, and I have a printer (although a mf would give
> me a lot more space on my desk). My Canon Lide 25 has developed lines in
> the scan.
>
> Could anyone advise on whether an Epson V30 will work under Linux - a
> sane backend available?

I use the Epson V30 scanner with Debian lenny. It needs a proprietry
driver (unfortunately). The driver is avaliable at:

http://www.avasys.jp/lx-bin2/linux_e/scan/DL1.do

Using this driver the scanner is (AFAIK) fully functional.

>
> Or, on second thoughts, an Epson multifunction TX700? - perhaps the
> extra space on my desk would be worthwhile, and I've had my R230 Epson a
> few years now...
>
> Reference to to the 'Sane: Supported Devices' page does not help, seems
> not to be up-to date.
>
> Any assistance appreciated.
>
> Dave Dartnall

Cheers

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