# Re: Epson GT-6000

From: Karl Heinz Kremer (khk@khk.net)
Date: Wed Feb 23 2000 - 05:29:39 PST

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  Jesper,

  the necessary steps are documented on Christian Bucher's
  web site (he implemented the PIO support):

  http://www.vernetzt.at/~bucher/Epson/Epson.html

  Just click on "Parallel" in the navigation bar.

  Karl Heinz

  Jesper Anderson <jesper@pobox.com> said:

  > On Wed, Feb 23, 2000 at 09:23:45AM -0000, Jonathan Buzzard wrote:
  > > >I have an old Epson GT-6000 parallell port scanner.
  > <snip>
  > > As I understand it in sane.conf where you would put /dev/scanner
  > > or whatever the device the scanner is hanging off you should put
  > > the port number of the parallel port the scanner is on. Hence if
  > > it is on parallel port one you would put 0x387, and 0x287 for
  > > parallel port two.
  >
  > Ok, I tried that. Unfortunately 'scanimage -L' still tells me I have
  > no sane devices.
  >
  > I assume I place sane.conf in /usr/local/etc/sane.d/, and that it
  > is essentially a clone of epson.conf? I can't find any docs on this
  > either, nor any example sane.conf files.
  >
  > Any idea on whether I need some form of SCSI support in the kernel
  for
  > this to work?
  >
  > Btw, it works well under Win 3.1/95/98, but NT refuses to find it
  > through the parallell port.
  >
  > > In short no. If you get it working write it up and I will put a
  link
  > > on my parallel port scanners page.
  >
  > I'll be happy to. Now all I have to do is get it to work ... :)
  >
  > Jesper
  >
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