Hi, > Does all this mean that I need to load some firmware onto the > scanner before I can use it, or should it work out-of-the-box with > the snapscan backend?
Yes and no. The backend will download the firmware to the scanner automatically (as does the windows driver). See http://snapscan.sourceforge.net for more information. The firmware is only loaded into the internal RAM of the scanner. Once you switch off the scanner it is restored to it's original state. /Oliver
