This is a port of the Linux scanner software "XSane" to AmiCygnix. In this
package the sane backends version 1.0.22 are included.
Compared to the package "sane-frontends-1.0.14" many new backends were added
and several backends are bugfixed (See list of backends).
At the moment only scanners with USB connector and network interface are
supported. But this should be the majority of the available scanners.
Please notice:
Because of software problems (OS4 USB stack) and hardware problems (articia
bug), the data transfer can freeze sometimes. Also it was reported, that the
whole system can freeze, when you plug in a scanners USB connector. Please
keep this in mind, if you consider to buy a new scanner!
Homepages: http://www.xsane.org
http://www.sane-project.org
Features of XSane
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* Display an image in a viewer.
* Saves images in these picture formats:
- JPEG
- PDF
- PNG
- PNM
- PS
- TIFF
* Convert images into ASCII text using the OCR software "gocr". The program
gocr V0.49 is incuded in this package.
* Do a photocopy - send a scanned image to the printer.
* Create multipage documents (PDF, PS, TIFF).
* Send a fax - needs an external command like "sendfax".
* Send a scanned image by e-mail.
* Color managemant (CMS).
* Batch processing
* Can be used as a gimp plug-in.
* And much more...
Backends
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Following backends (scanner driver) from the sane backends package are
included. The backends marked with a '*' were bugfixed since the release of
the previous package "sane-frontends".
Important: A backend for a certain manufacturer can also support other
manufacturers.
Name Supports also
- artec_eplus48u (Artec/Ultima) * Medion/Lifetec/Tevion/Cytron, Memorex,
Microstar, Trust, Umax, Yakumo
- avision * Bell+Howell, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard,
iVina, Kodak, Kyocera, Minolta, Mitsubishi,
OKI, Visioneer, Xerox
- canon630u
- canon_dr
- cardscan (Corex)
- coolscan2 (Nikon)
- coolscan3 (Nikon)
- dell1600n_net
- epjitsu Fujitsu
- epson
- epson2
- fujitsu
- genesys (seems not to work) Canon, DCT, Hewlett-Packard, Medion/
Lifetec/Tevion/Cytron, Panasonic, Pentax,
Plustek, Syscan, Visioneer, Xerox
- gt68xx Artec/Ultima, Boeder, Fujitsu, Genius,
Googlegear, Lexmark, Medion/Lifetec/Tevion/
Cytron, Mustek, NeatReceipts, Nortek,
Packard Bell, Plustek, RevScan, Trust,
Visioneer
- hp *
- hp3500 *
- hp3900 BenQ, Umax
- hp4200
- hp5400
- hp5590
- hpljm1005
- kodak
- kvs1025 (Panasonic)
- kvs20xx (Panasonic)
- lexmark Dell
- ma1509 Fujitsu, Mustek
- magicolor (Konica Minolta)
(supports SNMP)
- microtek2 * Genius, ScanPort, Vobis
- mustek_usb Trust
- mustek_usb2
- net
Agfa, Hewlett-Packard, Trust
- niash
- pixma * (Canon)
- plustek * Ambir, Canon, Compaq, Epson, Genius,
Hewlett-Packard, Mustek, Portable
Peripheral Co., Ltd., Syscan, Umax,
Visioneer
- rts8891 Hewlett-Packard, Umax
- sm3600 (Microtek)
- sm3840 (Microtek)
- snapscan * Agfa, BenQ (Acer), Epson, Guillemot /
Hercules, Mitsubishi
- stv680 Aiptek, Creative, Digital Dream, Konica
- test
- u12 * Genius, Plustek, RevScan
- umax *
- umax1220u
- xerox_mfp Dell, Samsung
Additionally this driver from the Epson scanner software "iscan" is included:
- epkowa
Important: Many of the scanners supported by the epkowa backend do need
an external library provided by Epson. The sources of these
libraries are not available, so they cannot be compiled for OS4.
Please have a look at the file "Cygnix:CygnixPPC/share/
iscan-data/epkowa.desc".
More informations about these backends you can find on the Sane homepage
http://www.sane-project.org or in the directory "Cygnix:Software/XSane-0.998/
doc".
Tested scanners
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Current version (backends 1.0.22):
* Canon LiDE 30: Works (plustek)
* Epson Perfection 3200 Photo (GT-9800): Works. (epson, epson2, epkowa)
* Epson Perfection 1650 Photo: Works (epson, epson2, epkowa)
* Canon LiDE 20: Didn't work, but it seems not to be the fault of XSane.
Please try! (plustek)
* Canon LiDE 200: Didn't work. (genesys, SAM 460ex)
Backends 1.0.20 from "sane-frontends":
* Epson Perfection 1660 Photo: Was not recognized by xscanimage. Please
try again with this version!
* Xerox Phaser 6180MFP: Was recognized, but was not supported by backends
1.0.20.
* CanoScan 4400f: Was recognized, but was not supported by backends
1.0.20.
* HP Officejet 7410 All-in-one: System crashed after plug in the USB cable
(SAM 440).
* Mustek ScanExpress 1200 UB Plus: System freezed after plug in the USB
cable (AmigaOne XE).
Additional software
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These programs are included:
* scanimage
A commandline frontend for Sane. More informations in the man file
"Cygnix:CygnixPPC/share/man/man1/scanimage.1".
* sane-find-scanner
Tests, if a scanner is basically detected by Sane. For a real support
a corresponding backend must exist.
See man file "Cygnix:CygnixPPC/share/man/man1/sane-find-scanner.1".
* gamma4scanimage
Creates a gamma table for "scanimage".
See man file "Cygnix:CygnixPPC/share/man/man1/gamma4scanimage.1".
* saned
A Sane daemon that allows remote clients to access image acquisition devices
available on the local host.
Works only in debug mode (call "Cygnix:CygnixPPC/sbin/saned -d").
See man file "Cygnix:CygnixPPC/share/man/man8/saned.8".
* gocr
Converts an image into text (version 0.49).
See man file "Cygnix:CygnixPPC/man/man1/gocr.1".
Hint: You can view man files with "xman".
Installation
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The X11 environment AmiCygnix version 1.0 (or higher) must be installed
before! AmiCygnix is available on OS4-depot (http://os4depot.net).
To install the package, just click on the "Install"-icon. The data will be
installed into the AmiCygnix package. Afterwards you can find the programs in
"Cygnix:Software".
Donations
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If you like to support my work, you can make a donation by using paypal:
http://www.schwan-clan.de/amiga/Donate.html
Thanks!
Thanks to...
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... Hans Verkuil for his initial port of X11R6.3 to OS 3.x
... Chris Young (beta testing)
... Frank Tully (beta testing)
... Pål Ringkilen (beta testing)
... Paul E. Bloedel (beta testing)
... Paul R. Zager (beta testing)
... Kees Marijnsen (beta testing)
... Gero Birkenfeld (beta testing)
... Rene W. Olsen (libusb)
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