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From: notbob on 4 Jun 2010 14:32 On 2010-06-04, Steve Hayes <hayesstw(a)telkomsa.net> wrote: > Obviously..... The only thing obvious is you're troll. nb
From: Trevor Hemsley on 4 Jun 2010 16:25 On Fri, 4 Jun 2010 17:02:26 UTC in comp.os.linux.hardware, Greg Russell <me(a)invalid.com> wrote: > I have a Polaroid SprintScan 4000 35mm film and slide scanner that I > would like to use with a CentOS 5.5 installation. That model is listed as supported by a non-free app called vuescan which I have used and found to be very good. It's available for all 3 major platforms. > The scanner has a SCSI interface cable, and I was wondering if there is a > converter available to use the scanner with USB connection? If so, are > any special kernel modules or drivers necessary? I'd avoid complicating things if at all possible. A cheap'n'cheerful SCSI card like an Adaptec 2906 can be found on Ebay for about UK�10 and I have used this (a long time ago mind) to connect my old Nikon Coolscan III and run that with vuescan on Linux. You will of course need the correct cables so it's worth doing some research before you buy... -- Trevor Hemsley, Brighton, UK Trevor dot Hemsley at ntlworld dot com
From: Jean-David Beyer on 5 Jun 2010 12:52 Greg Russell wrote: > I have a Polaroid SprintScan 4000 35mm film and slide scanner that I > would like to use with a CentOS 5.5 installation. > > The scanner has a SCSI interface cable, and I was wondering if there is a > converter available to use the scanner with USB connection? If so, are > any special kernel modules or drivers necessary? I do not have a scanner, but I do have an SCSI cd-rom burner. Instead of looking for an adapter, I just stuck a SCSI controller in the computer. Thus it does not interfere with anything else, as it is the only device on the SCSI controller. -- .~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642. /V\ PGP-Key: 9A2FC99A Registered Machine 241939. /( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org ^^-^^ 12:50:01 up 29 days, 20:45, 3 users, load average: 4.37, 4.34, 4.39
From: Kenny McCormack on 5 Jun 2010 17:00 In article <hudvbh0t4g(a)news4.newsguy.com>, Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8(a)verizon.net> wrote: >Greg Russell wrote: >> I have a Polaroid SprintScan 4000 35mm film and slide scanner that I >> would like to use with a CentOS 5.5 installation. >> >> The scanner has a SCSI interface cable, and I was wondering if there is a >> converter available to use the scanner with USB connection? If so, are >> any special kernel modules or drivers necessary? > > I do not have a scanner, but I do have an SCSI cd-rom burner. Instead >of looking for an adapter, I just stuck a SCSI controller in the >computer. Thus it does not interfere with anything else, as it is the >only device on the SCSI controller. How lucky for you. However, I think it has been established that the PC in question is a laptop, so that is probably not an option for him. -- Just for a change of pace, this sig is *not* an obscure reference to comp.lang.c...
From: AZ Nomad on 5 Jun 2010 18:28
On Sat, 5 Jun 2010 21:00:09 +0000 (UTC), Kenny McCormack <gazelle(a)shell.xmission.com> wrote: >In article <hudvbh0t4g(a)news4.newsguy.com>, >Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8(a)verizon.net> wrote: >>Greg Russell wrote: >>> I have a Polaroid SprintScan 4000 35mm film and slide scanner that I >>> would like to use with a CentOS 5.5 installation. >>> >>> The scanner has a SCSI interface cable, and I was wondering if there is a >>> converter available to use the scanner with USB connection? If so, are >>> any special kernel modules or drivers necessary? >> >> I do not have a scanner, but I do have an SCSI cd-rom burner. Instead >>of looking for an adapter, I just stuck a SCSI controller in the >>computer. Thus it does not interfere with anything else, as it is the >>only device on the SCSI controller. >How lucky for you. However, I think it has been established that the >PC in question is a laptop, so that is probably not an option for him. step 1) put scanner on ebay although a scanner from the scsi era is probably worthless. I wouldn't be surprised if it is a 3 pass scanner outperformed by a any scanner equal in price to a usb->scsi interface. step 2) buy usb scanner |