Added some more details for SCSI adapters.

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Henning Geinitz 2003-04-26 12:13:21 +00:00
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* TODO: Removed hp4200 link. Added hp5400 GPL/SANE issue. Added
avision hpusbscsi documentation issue. Removed scanimage/OS/2
problem.
* doc/sane-mustek.man: Added some more details for SCSI adapters.
2003-04-23 Frank Zago <fzago at austin dot rr dot com>

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.RE
.SH "SCSI ADAPTER TIPS"
.PP
You need a SCSI adapter for the SCSI scanners. Even if the connector is the
same as that of parallel port scanners, connecting it to the computers
parallel port will NOT work.
.PP
Mustek SCSI scanners are typically delivered with an ISA SCSI adapter.
Unfortunately, that adapter is not worth much since it is not
interrupt driven. It is (sometimes) possible to get the supplied card
@ -261,18 +266,18 @@ protocol, it is recommended to install a separate (cheap) SCSI
controller for Mustek scanners. For example, ncr810 based cards are
known to work fine and cost as little as fifty US dollars.
.PP
For Mustek scanners, it is typically necessary to configure the
low-level SCSI driver to disable synchronous transfers, tagged command
For Mustek scanners, it is typically necessary to configure the low-level SCSI
driver to disable synchronous transfers (sync negotiation), tagged command
queuing, and target disconnects. See
.BR sane-scsi (5)
for driver and platform-specific information.
for driver- and platform-specific information.
.PP
The ScanExpress models have sometimes trouble with high resolution
color mode. If you encounter sporadic corrupted images (parts duplicated
or shifted horizontally) kill all other applications before scanning
and (if sufficient memory is available) disable swapping.
.PP
Details on how to get the Mustek SCSI adpaters and other cards running can be
Details on how to get the Mustek SCSI adapters and other cards running can be
found at
.IR http://www.meier-geinitz.de/sane/mustek-backend/#SCSI .