[NBLUG/talk] Trying to install a SCSI scanner

Bob Blick bblick at sonic.net
Wed Jan 18 21:31:53 PST 2006


On 18 Jan 2006 at 20:36, Lincoln Peters wrote:

> I have acquired a used UMAX Astra 600S scanner.  It uses a SCSI interface, and 
> according to the SANE website, it works under Linux.

I had one of those. It pukes on the scsi bus so bad that it must be 
the only unit on the chain. I ended up putting in the cheesy card that 
came with the scanner in addition to my regular scsi card.

Your mileage may vary, of course, but you are dealing with bad 
hardware.

Cheerful regards,

Bob




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