plustek: Test Version 0.42-0 (Parallelport and USB) + RPMS
Subject:
Test Version 0.42-0 (Parallelport and USB) + RPMS
From:
Kyrian ####@####.####
Date:
20 Feb 2002 19:44:19 -0000
Message-Id: <3C73FAA8.DEE88003@ore.org>
All,
A couple of things...
"RPMS
Kev Green provides RPMS for the USB stuff based on SANE-1.0.6. You might
want to check this out at http://kyrian.ore.org/RPMS. Please note, that
we cannot provide any RPM
archives for the parallel port modules."
I've got SANE-1.0.7 RPMS up there now, including one with the 0_42_0
test code in it, sane-backends-1.0.7-3.i386.rpm.
Under that code, kernel 2.4.17, and RedHat 7.2, using a Plustek UT12, I
get repeatable scanning and previews with just one problem, being that
the scanner light doesn't go off after scanning unless I unplug the
scanner and plug it in again. I guess there's a config option to alter
this behaviour or something... I've not had time to look yet...
Also, I'd probably be willing to compile RPM's for the parallel port
versions if someone's willing to step forward and test them for me...
and if Gerhard is ok with it, of course ;-)
Although for some reason I've yet to fathom, RPM is not letting me put
Plustek-USB.txt into the docs for the RPM, and not telling me why..
*shrug*. I will suss that out for the next RPM version...
K.
> Subject: Test Version 0.42-0 (Parallelport and USB)
> Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 23:38:55 +0100
> From: "Jaeger, Gerhard" ####@####.####
> To: "Plustek-List" ####@####.####
>
> Hi there,
>
> I've currently released the test-version 0.42-0. Main features
> are:
> - support for UMAX 3400 (thanx Allan)
> - downloadable Gamma tables for all supported devices
> - warmup time and lamp off timer for the USB devices
> - check plustek.conf for more options to set upon startup
>
> Please download and test it. Note: Use SANE-1.0.7 as base version!
> Also NOTE: Check your configuration file (plustek.conf)
>
> For the USB guys:
> Allan told me about two problems:
> 1. The MinDpi is not used:
> This is true, but the major problem seems to be in the function
> usb_SetAsicDpiY() in plustek_usbscan.c. I think there should be
> an additional test against the MinDpi.y setting...
> The user is free to set 50dpi as minimum. If the minimun resolution
> of the scanner will be 100dpi, the reader function performs this scaling...
> 2. The number of buttons has influence on the shading function:
> True, Plustek uses this to distinguish their models - I've added an
> additional MODEL_NOPLUSTEK branch to overcome this problem
> there, but I've no idea what influence this has on the other devices...
>
> Oh, Gene - I've also had the magenta in some of my pictures, but this
> went away after a certain warmup period...
>
> So if this version is okay, it will go to the sane CVS. The I start and
> check the calibration stuff National uses for the reference code...
> We may have to use this one to make non-Plustek devices work...
>
> Okay that's it for now - thanks in advance for testing...
> Gerhard
>
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