[sane-devel] Lexmark X83

[Dave Close]

Henning Meier-Geinitz wrote:
>> I have learned that the X83 is, in fact, based internally on an IEEE-1284
>> parallel interface and some kind of USB converter. Does that provide any
>> clue or hope that some other SANE backend might be appropriate?
>If you can find out which kind of chips are used "behind" the
>converter, that may help.

I've been told that two chips are involved, a PAL16R8 and a GL640USB_40SOJ.
As at least one of those is programmable, and could be programmed uniquely
for Lexmark, the information may not help much.
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