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22. Scanners

For scanner support there is the package SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy). Information can be found at http://www.mostang.com/sane/. It can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.mostang.com/pub/sane/. This is a universal scanner interface. It comes complete with documentation and several frontends and backends.

More information on handheld scanners can be found at http://www.angelfire.com/de/willamowius/scanner.html

Many scanners also have their own, scanner specific, software packages which include drivers.

22.1 Supported

• A4 Tech AC 4096 / AS 8000P
  ftp://ftp.informatik.hu-berlin.de/pub/local/linux/a4scan/a4scan.tgz
• Adara Image Star I
  http://fb4-1112.uni-muenster.de/ffwd/
  ftp://fb4-1112.uni-muenster.de/pub/ffwd/mtekscan-0.2.tar.gz
• Conrad Personal Scanner 64, P105 handheld scanners
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/scan-driver-0.1.8.tar.gz
• Epson GT-5500 (SANE epson)
• Epson GT-6000
  ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/graphics/capture/ppic0.5.tar.gz
• Escom Image Scanner 256 (SANE umax)
• Fujitsu SCSI-2 scanners
  contact Dr. G.W. Wettstein < greg%wind.UUCP@plains.nodak.edu>
• Genius ColorPage-SP2
  http://fb4-1112.uni-muenster.de/ffwd/
  ftp://fb4-1112.uni-muenster.de/pub/ffwd/mtekscan-0.2.tar.gz
• Genius GS-B105G handheld scanner
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/gs105-0.0.1.tar.gz
• Genius GeniScan GS4500, GS4500A handheld scanners
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/gs4500-2.0.tar.gz
• HighScreen Greyscan 256 handheld scanner
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/gs4500-2.0.tar.gz
• HP ScanJet II series SCSI
  ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/graphics/capture/hpscanpbm-0.3a.tar.gz
• HP ScanJet IIc, IIcx, IIp, 3c, 4c, 4p, 5p, 5pse, plus
  http://www.tummy.com/xvscan/
• Linotype Hell Jade, Jade2 (SANE umax)
• Logitech Scanman+, Scanman 32, Scanman 256 handheld scanners
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/logiscan-0.0.4.tar.gz
• Microtek ScanMaker E3, E6, II, IIXE, III and 35t models
  http://fb4-1112.uni-muenster.de/ffwd/
  ftp://fb4-1112.uni-muenster.de/pub/ffwd/mtekscan-0.2.tar.gz
  E3 and E6 scanners are also supported by http://www.tummy.com/xvscan/
• Mustek M105 handheld scanner
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/scan-driver-0.1.8.tar.gz
• Mustek HT800 Turbo, Matador 105, Matador 256 handheld scanners
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/scan-driver-0.1.8.tar.gz
• Mustek Paragon 6000CX
  ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/graphics/capture/muscan-2.0.6.taz
• Nikon Coolscan SCSI 35mm film scanner
  ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/graphics/capture/coolscan-0.2.tgz
• Nikon AX-210 (SANE umax)
• Pearl 256 handheld scanner
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/scan-driver-0.1.8.tar.gz
• Polaroid DMC (SANE dmc)
• Vobis/Highscreen Scanboostar Premium (SANE umax)
• UMAX SCSI scanners
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/umax-0.5.5.tar.gz
• UMAX Vista S6, S6E, T630, Supervista S-12 (SANE umax)
• UMAX S-6E, S-6EG, S-12, S-12G (SANE umax)
• UMAX Astra 600S, 610S, 1200S, 1220S (SANE umax)
• UMAX UC 630, 840, 1200S, 1200SE (SANE umax)
• UMAX UG 80, 630 (SANE umax)
• UMAX PSD, Gemini D-16 (SANE umax)

The Mustek drivers work only with GI1904 interface cards. Eric Chang eric.chang@chrysalis.org has created a patch to use them with IF960 interface cards.

22.2 Alpha, Beta drivers

• Abaton Scan 300/S (SANE abaton)
• Abaton Scan 300/GS (SANE abaton)
• Agfa Focus, Focus II (SANE agfafocus)
• Agfa Focus Color, Focus Color Plus (SANE agfafocus)
• Agfa Focus Lineart (SANE agfafocus)
• Agfa Arcus II (SANE microtek)
• Agfa StudioScan II, IIsi (SANE microtek)
• Agfa SnapScan 300, 310, 600 (SANE snapscan)
• Apple Scanner, OneScanner, ColorOneScanner (SANE apple)
• Artec/Ultima AT3, AT6, AT12 (SANE artec)
• Artec A6000C+ (SANE artec)
• Canon CanoScan 300, CanoScan 600, CanoScan 2700F (SANE canon)
• Genius GS-4000, ScanMate/32, ScanMate/GS handheld scanners
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/gs4500-2.0.tar.gz
• HP ScanJet IIc, IIp, IIcx, 3c, 4c, 3p, 4p, 5p, 6100c, 6200c (SANE hp)
• HP PhotoSmart PhotoScanner (SANE hp)
• Kodak DC210 (SANE dc210)
• Kodak DC20, DC25 (SANE dc25)
• Microtek Scanmaker E2, E3, E6, II, IIG, IIHR, IISP, III, 35t+, 600Z(S), 600G(S) (SANE microtek)
• Microtek ScanMaker E3plus, 330, 630, 636, X6 (SANE microtek2)
• Microtek Phantom 636 (SANE microtek2)
• Mustek MFC-600S, MFC-600CD, MFC-800S (SANE mustek)
• Mustek MFS-6000CX, MFS-6000SP, MFS-8000SP, MFS-1200SP, MFS-12000CX (SANE mustek)
• Mustek SE-6000SP, SE-12000SP (SANE mustek)
• Mustek HT105, M800 handheld scanners
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/scan-driver-0.1.8.tar.gz
• Nikon LS-20, LS-30, LS-1000 (SANE Coolscan)
• Plustek 4830, 9630, OpticPro 600 (SANE plustek)
• Siemens S9036 (SANE agfafocus)
• Tamarack Artiscan 6000C, 8000C, 12000C (SANE tamarack)
• UMAX Vista-S8, UC-1260, Mirage IIse, PL-II (SANE umax)
• Vobis HighScan (SANE microtek2)
• Voelkner Personal Scanner 64 handheld scanner
  ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/scanner/scan-driver-0.1.8.tar.gz
• Vuego 310S (SANE snapscan)

22.3 Unsupported

• Acer scanners. Acer is not releasing any programming information.
• Escom 256 (Primax Lector Premier 256) handheld scanner
• Genius ScanMate/256, EasyScan handheld scanners
• Mustek CG8000 handheld scanner
• All Primax scanners. Primax has no interest in Linux and they do not release data-protocols for scanners.
• Trust Ami Scan handheld scanner
• UMAX parallel scanners