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authorJörg Frings-Fürst <debian@jff-webhosting.net>2014-10-06 14:00:40 +0200
committerJörg Frings-Fürst <debian@jff-webhosting.net>2014-10-06 14:00:40 +0200
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+Version 991108:
+
+* Negative mask removal. This is a major change. Negatives get scanned
+ *a lot* better now, meaning that you get good-looking colors.
+
+* Select native scanning resolutions, contributed by Stefan Scherer
+ <stefan_scherer@sepp.de>.
+
+* Support for Automatic Document Feeder (ADF), contributed by Jonathan Adams
+ <jadams@saiman.demon.co.uk>.
+
+* Corrected some namings of variables which caused problems when using the
+ backend with 'xsane' or with the command-line 'scanimage'. I have not tested
+ it myself with 'xsane' yet.
+
+* For your information, and because some users had problems with the previous
+ versions and some kernels, I use kernel 2.2.12 and have SCSI support as
+ modules (the modules which I have to load before using the scanner are
+ scsi_mod, aha152x and sg).
+
+
+===========================================================================
+
+
+Version 990201:
+
+* New code for the transparency unit by Markus Mertinat.
+
+* "Manual focus" was there, but I had not noticed that it didn't really work.
+ Now it does.
+
+* Changed the names of some options, because xscanimage worked ok,
+ but not scanimage.
+
+* When using high resolutions, "Auto Exposure" for slides is now much faster
+ because it sets the resolution down first.
+
+* I have included a new directory containing scripts I find useful.
+
+
+
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+-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+How to install a CanoScan 2700F on a Linux box ?
+by Stephan Hegel <ea273@fen.baynet.de>.
+Date: Fri Jan 15 16:13:15 MEZ 1999
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Here is a short description on how to install the CanoScan 2700F film and
+slide scanner on a Linux box. Actually it was just written as a reminder
+for myself but I think it is a good idea to add it to Manuel Panea's
+Canon backend package. Please remember that there is NO GUARANTEE that
+this step by step instruction works also for you.
+Corrections and suggestions are welcome, of course. Thank you.
+
+
+1. How to install an Adaptec AVA-1502AP ?
+-----------------------------------------
+
+ The AVA-1502AP is is a small ISA Adaptec SCSI controller which is
+ shipped with the CanoScan slide scanner. Per default is has the
+ address 0x140, the IRQ 10 and the SCSI host id 7. Check first for
+ conflicts with your already existing hardware.
+
+ Install the controller into the computer.
+
+ After starting the BIOS should detect the board as a PNP board.
+ Boot the computer with the "SCSISelect" disk which is shipped with
+ the scanner to check that the controller is detected. Don't change
+ any settings except address, IRQ or SCSI id if necessary.
+
+ Configure a new Linux kernel (version 2.0.30 or newer) with:
+ SCSI Support (yes)
+ SCSI Generic support (yes)
+ Low level driver for aha152x (yes)
+ Note: here you can try to compile the SCSI support as modules as
+ long as you don't boot the computer from a SCSI disk. But this
+ is not tested.
+
+ Compile and install the new Linux kernel.
+
+ Add "aha152x=0x140,10,7" to the "append" line to the already existing
+ kernel parameters in lilo.conf, e.g:
+ -------------------
+ # Linux bootable partition config begins
+ image = /vmlinuz
+ root = /dev/hdc1
+ label = linux
+ append = "sbpcd=0x230,SoundBlaster aha152x=0x140,10,7"
+ # Linux bootable partition config ends
+ -------------------
+
+ Invoke lilo to activate the changes.
+
+ Reboot the computer and watch the boot messages. The SCSI host
+ adapter should be there now.
+
+
+2. How to connect the scanner ?
+------------------------------
+
+ Shutdown and turn off the computer, connect the scanner with the SCSI
+ cable to the SCSI adapter. Set the SCSI Id with the turn-switch at
+ the back of the scanner body. I'm using SCSI Id 1 with "termination
+ on" since the scanner is the one and only device connected to my host
+ adapter.
+
+ Turn on the scanner first and wait for a few second. The scanner
+ performs a short self test.
+
+ Turn on the computer.
+
+ Watch the boot messages, there should be a message indicating that
+ the SCSI host adapter and the scanner are there.
+
+ Now you can check again that the scanner device is there:
+ cat /proc/scsi/scsi
+ Should print something like that:
+ Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00
+ Vendor: CANON Model: IX-27015C Rev: 1.17
+ Type: Scanner ANSI SCSI revision: 02
+
+
+3. How to install SANE for the Canon 2700 film scanner ?
+--------------------------------------------------------
+
+ Fetch the latest SANE distribution from the SANE homepage at:
+ http://www.sane-project.org/
+
+ Unpack and configure it.
+
+ Get the latest canon backend from Manuel's homepage:
+ http://www.rzg.mpg.de/~mpd/sane
+
+ Put the files in the sane/backend directory as described in the
+ README of the package. This overwrites the existing canon.* files
+ with the latest version of these files.
+
+ Compile and install SANE.
+
+ Add the "canon" scanner to the /usr/local/etc/sane.d/dll.conf file:
+ -------- cut here ------------
+ # enable the next line if you want to allow access through the network:
+ #net
+ pnm
+ #mustek
+ #hp
+ #qcam
+ #umax
+ canon
+ -------- cut here ------------
+
+ Add a "canon.conf" file to the /usr/local/etc/sane.d directory:
+ -------- cut here ------------
+ scsi CANON
+ -------- cut here ------------
+
+ Check the available scanners:
+ scanimage -L
+ This should give something like this:
+ device `canon:/dev/sg0' is a CANON IX-27015C film scanner
+ device `pnm:0' is a Noname PNM file reader virtual device
+ device `pnm:1' is a Noname PNM file reader virtual device
+
+ Invoke the frontend:
+ xscanimage &
+ NOTE: The "xscanimage" frontend is in the SANE distribution. There
+ is also another SANE frontend available which is called "xsane" by
+ Oliver Rauch. It is still under heavy development and can be grabbed
+ from:
+ http://www.wolfsburg.de/~rauch
+
+ A dialog box appears, select the canon scanner and here we go ...
+ Happy scanning !!!
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------