Hi, > > On Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 09:54:45PM +0200, Foffy > wrote: > > i have a genius color page vivid-III but when > mandrake > > detect it as a plustek, that has the same chip. Is > > this important or not? and how i can get it > detected > > as genius color page vivid-III. > > It would have been important if the Plustek 1212U > had been supported. > But as far as I know this is not the case. The > scanner search engine > says: "All devices using product ID 0x0001 are not > supported, for > others see Plustek backend. The older models seem to > use a P98003 > parallel port ASIC and a GenesysLogic parport-over > USB brigde. The > P98003 is also used by the P12 and PT12 models." > > So basically you need someone who writes a backend > for that > combination of chips. If you want to start coding > yourself, have a > look at > http://www.meier-geinitz.de/sane/misc/unsupported.html. > > Bye, > Henning
I will try to write a backend this summer. I downloaded the sniffusb and the SANE CVS snapshot. I will read it and try to understand how the scanner works but i think i will need some help thanks ___________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Nueva versión GRATIS Super Webcam, voz, caritas animadas, y más... http://messenger.yahoo.es
