SANE

Oct. 27, 1997 This is a port of the Linux package SANE 0-66, providing command-line support for a variety of SCSI scanners. The source and documentation are in- cluded in the file "sane661.zip". The port is made possible by the "ASPI Router" driver by Daniel Dorau. More information about SANE and the scanners it supports is available at their web site: www.mostang.com/sane/ CONSIDER THIS AS AN ALPHA RELEASE! I only have a Microtek E3 scanner, and support for it has only recently been added to SANE. Please read all the documentation in the SANE release, especially the warnings. CONSIDER YOURSELF TO BE A TESTER, AND KEEP YOUR HAND ON THE POWER SWITCH TO YOUR SCANNER SO YOU CAN TURN IT OFF IF THE CARRIAGE MOVES PAST THE END. To use this OS/2 version: 1. Unzip and install the driver "aspir101.zip". 2. Edit the ".conf" file for your scanner. These are in the same "os2rel" directory as the binaries. The line "b0t6l0" indi- cates that the scanner is on SCSI bus 0, target 6, and lun 0. For most people, bus=0 (unless you have more than 1 SCSI card), and lun=0. BUT, you must set the "target" to your scanner's SCSI ID. 3. Either run "scanimage.exe" from the directory where it's installed, or set an env. variable SANE_CONFIG_DIR to that directory. 4. Run "scanimage -h" for a list of options. 5. NOTE that dimensions are in millimeters. EXAMPLE: If I want to scan a 120mm x 180mm photo at the corner of my scanner which is to the left and closest to me, I'd enter: scanimage -d microtek -l 0 -t 0 -x 120 -y 180 > out.pnm Then I'd read "out.pnm" into PMVIEW for editing and conversion. Finally, please note that all I've done is port the SANE code to OS/2. I'm not at all knowledgeable about scanner software. Also, I realize that a command- line program isn't the ultimate scanning solution, and am looking for ways to get GUI support. -- Jeff Freedman (jsf@hevanet.com)