I'm currently askingon tech-kern@ to see if anyone objects
	to the ss* entry being commented out of all kernel config
	files by default (its the older 'PINT' scanner driver, and
	is much less used)


		David/absolute

On Wed, 12 Jan 2000 mcmahill@mtl.mit.edu wrote:

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> On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, David Brownlee wrote:
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> > > > 4. Attach a film scanner (probably a Nikon) using SANE.  I have used
> > > >    a borrowed Nikon scanner on an ELC running Solaris and there were a
> > > >    special SCSI-direct device needed.  Is SCSI direct supported by
> > > >    NetBSD/sparc?
> > > 
> > > Supposedly, SANE should work with either the unknown SCSI device 'uk0'
> > > or the SCSI scanner device 'ss0', so put those in your kernel config
> > > file.  You won't need anything like the 'scg' driver under Solaris.
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> > > Having said that, I was unable to get my scanner to work correctly under
> > > SANE, but I only fiddled with it for an hour or so.  If you are
> > > successful, you might post a message.
> > > 
> > 	You should probably use the 'uk0' rather than the 'ss0' device
> > 	(comment out 'ss0' in your kernel config).
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> that is correct.  I use a SCSI scanner with SANE and you have to do as
> David said.
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> -Dan
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