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@@ -21,19 +21,19 @@ SANE (actually EMX 0.9D fix 03). SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) ------------------------------ -For more info about the SANE Project, please visit +For more info about the SANE Project, please visit http://www.sane-project.org/ You should also check the main site for an updated list of supported scanners. -Note that I can't say you if your scanner is supported; check SANE homepage +Note that I can't say you if your scanner is supported; check SANE homepage instead. SUPPORT ------- -I'm sorry to tell you that it is hard for me to help you: if your scanner +I'm sorry to tell you that it is hard for me to help you: if your scanner doesn't work or your problem can't be reproduced on my pc, there are high choices that I can't fix the bug. Most problems are specific to same PC/scanner combinations, and can't be solved without having a full developement enviroment @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ file, he is welcome (actually I'm using groff). INSTALLATION ------------ -If you already didn't it, install the correct driver for your scsi adapter. +If you already didn't it, install the correct driver for your scsi adapter. The drivers has usually a .ADD extension and looks like BASEDEV=AHA154X.ADD @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ directory, so you have only to add BASEDEV=OS2ASPI.DMD /ALL -The /ALL switch is required only if you need to use other devices with +The /ALL switch is required only if you need to use other devices with aspirout.sys, e.g. if you have a CD-RW and CDRecord/2 installed. Last, add aspirout.sys to your config.sys @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ available on Hobbes or Leo as emxrt.zip. find-scanner.exe can be used to recognize a scanner on the scsi bus. Then you should edit your xxx.conf file and add the scanner address, a string like -b0t4l0. This can be simplified using autodetection: with autodetection you can +b0t4l0. This can be simplified using autodetection: with autodetection you can use a string like scsi EPSON @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ you should see your scanner following the list of internal devices: pnm:0 pnm:1 If it is not present, check your scsi driver, the aspi driver OS2ASPI.DMD and -aspirout.sys; on Warp4 you can use the Hardware Manager to check scanner +aspirout.sys; on Warp4 you can use the Hardware Manager to check scanner presence. Then look at your xxx.conf, maybe there is something wrong in the text. @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ Once configured your system, create a proper .conf file (edit one of the supplied templates) and run scanimage -L - + The output should be like device `umax:b0t3l0' is a UMAX Vista-S8 flatbed scanner @@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ A simple scan will do a scan with default parameters. Run - scanimage -d umax --help - + scanimage -d umax --help + to get a full list of available switches. @@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ of scanimage.exe: here you have to add a list of valid saned servers. Run scanimage -L - + The output is like this device `umax:b0t3l0' is a UMAX Vista-S8 flatbed scanner @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ Be aware that this configuration shouldn't work: I have been unable to get it working on my PC without running saned under the debugger PMGDB. The correct syntax for running scanimage over the net is - scanimage -d net:HOSTNAME:umax:b0t3l0 > test.pnm + scanimage -d net:HOSTNAME:umax:b0t3l0 > test.pnm where HOSTNAME is a valid DNS host name. You can log server access using syslogd: if syslogd is running, saned will @@ -199,10 +199,10 @@ Steps: - unzip this file somewhere; - copy src\* into sane-1.0.1; - enter sane-1.0.1 directory; -- apply patches to original distribution: +- apply patches to original distribution: [...\sane-1.0.1]gnupatch -p 0 < patch.os2 - run autoconf to rebuild the configure script -- edit configure and change autoconf default optimization flags; +- edit configure and change autoconf default optimization flags; search for -O2 -m486 and change to your preferred settings; - add the following line after :${LDFLAGS="...."} : ${LIBS="-lsocket"} @@ -211,15 +211,15 @@ Steps: - run make (compiler warnings are ok); - wait to complete all makes; -Remember to install a Unix like shell in your path; I use ksh.exe -renamed to sh.exe, and saved in d:\bin +Remember to install a Unix like shell in your path; I use ksh.exe +renamed to sh.exe, and saved in d:\bin (that's because most unix scripts uses SHELL=/bin/sh) You need also a compatible dl.a and syslog.a library; look in .\contrib for a couple of simple sources. Flags needed under EMX: --Zsysv-signals enables signal management as in SystemV, otherwise emx +-Zsysv-signals enables signal management as in SystemV, otherwise emx convention is used (and it is different from sysv). -Zcrtdll link dynamically with EMXLIBCM.DLL; @@ -258,4 +258,3 @@ History: =============================================================================== Yuri Dario <mc6530@mclink.it> http://www.quasarbbs.com/yuri - |