# Re: CanoScan FB630U

From: volodya@mindspring.com
Date: Fri Mar 02 2001 - 14:30:14 PST

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  Check out canonscanner.sourceforge.net. It contains two utilities (for
  FreeBSD from Iwasa Kazmi and some Linux code from me) that are meant for
  1220U. Perhaps you can adapt them to your scanner.

  The linux one should help you get the basic input-output going. (it is
  written from observing usb logs). The FreeBSD one is much cleaner and
  provides explanation for the parts of scanner USB protocol that I haven't
  figured out. However it uses a different way to access USB bus as it was
  meant for FreeBSD.

  Vladimir Dergachev

  On Thu, 1 Mar 2001, Simon Heywood wrote:

  > During the last six months or so (i.e. since ditching Windows as my
  > principal OS) I have attempted to find information regarding the use of
  > Canon USB scanners (specifically the model I own, the FB630U).
  >
  > I got this response (below) from a Canon UK employee a few months ago, and
  > he recently telephoned me to inform me that Canon UK was trying to put
  > Linux support on their (international) corporate agenda. I got the
  > impression that their priority was with printers before scanners and that
  > the proposed support would be (not unexpectedly) in the form of a binary
  > package.
  >
  > I proceeded to discuss the merits of open source drivers and defended my
  > opinion that releasing programming specs hardly constituted an invitation
  > for industrial espionage, to which he seemed to broadly agree with, even
  > if his managers didn't.
  >
  > Perhaps someone could tell me if any other efforts are underway to prise
  > information and/or drivers out of Canon, or point me in the right
  > direction as to how to take things further (I'm quite prepared to take the
  > Canon USB issue on myself). Perhaps a petition would be in order?
  >
  > Regards,
  > --
  > Simon Heywood <simon.heywood@physics.org>
  > website: http://www.warwick.ac.uk/~phucq/
  >
  > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
  > Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 11:07:50 +0000
  > From: Customer Services <Customer.Services@cbs.canon.co.uk>
  > To: simon.heywood@physics.org
  > Subject: Technical Support
  >
  > Dear Mr Heywood,
  >
  > Thank you for your enquiry regarding Canon scanners and Linux drivers.
  >
  > We would advise you to contact Canon Europa for further details relating
  > to Linux drivers as they currently operate Developer's Programmes for
  > other Canon product ranges.
  >
  > We will however look into the matter for you. The Scanner Product
  > Specialist will seek to obtain more information on this matter and
  > contact you in due course with his findings.
  >
  > We hope that this information has helped to resolve your enquiry.
  > Please do not hesitate to contact us if you require further assistance.
  >
  > Yours sincerely
  >
  > Matt Giordano
  > Customer Services
  >
  >
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