Automatic SCSI detection does work, so this part was removed. libusb is

necessary for some backends. Some parport scanners seem to work.

ChangeLog

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 	  frontends. Mention that libusb is necessary for some backends.
 	  Mention more operating systems. Added contact section (mostly
 	  copying from sane(7)). Minor formatting updates.
+	* README.freebsd: Automatic SCSI detection does work, so this part
+	  was removed. libusb is necessary for some backends. Some parport
+	  scanners seem to work.
 
 2003-04-18  Frank Zago  <fzago at austin dot rr dot com>
 

README.freebsd

@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@ SANE should compile and install out-of-the-box.
 
 SCSI-scanners:
 --------------
-If the SCSI host adapter is supported, there are no known problems. Try
-sane-find-scanner to find out the correct device and edit the backend's
-configuration file appropriately or set a link /dev/scanner to the device
-file. Auto-configuration using the "scsi *" lines in the config files
-doesn't work.
+If the SCSI host adapter is supported, there are no known problems.
 
 USB-scanners:
 -------------
@@ -29,9 +25,12 @@ If you want to use libusb, your scanner should *not* be claimed by the
 uscanner driver. Make sure, that /dev/ugen* and /dev/usb* devices are
 available. Use /dev/MAKEDEV to create them, if necessary.
 
+For some backends you must use libusb. The uscanner driver won't work because
+automatic detection, control messages, or interrupt endpoints are needed.
+
 Parport-scanners:
 -----------------
-I don't have any information about these. Please contact me or the SANE mailing
-list if you succeeded in using one of these.
+I don't have much information about these. The Mustek 600 II N scanner seems to work, others may or may not work. Please contact me or the SANE mailing
+list if you succeeded in using a parport scanner.
 
 2002-07-14 Henning Meier-Geinitz <henning@meier-geinitz.de>