[sane-devel] new to the list

[Gerard Klaver]

On Fri, 2006-09-22 at 13:46 -0400, James Newlin wrote:
> I seem to be missing the mustek_usb2.conf file.   Downloaded 
> sane-backend-1.0.18 and installed.  No mustek_usb2.conf, downloaded the 
> latest mustek_usb2 file from the web site below and installed.  No 
> mustek_usb2.conf file.     If I understand correctly from sane-usb(5) man 
> page, I might be able to add "usb 0x0a53 0x5001" in the .conf file and the 
> backend might work?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> James
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gerard Klaver" <gerard at gkall.hobby.nl>
> To: "James Newlin" <jnewlin at medmate.com>
> Cc: <sane-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 11:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [sane-devel] new to the list
> 
> 
> > On Thu, 2006-09-21 at 16:37 -0400, James Newlin wrote:
> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> I'm looking into creating a backend/driver for a EDT BizCardReader 900C 
> >> USB
> >> 2.0 card scanner.  It is using a SQ113C USB chip.  The vendor ID is 0xA53
> >> and device ID is 0x5001.   Any pointers or help would be greatly
> >> appreciated.  I do not know how much time I can devote to the creation of
> >> the new driver, but I am willing to try.  How would I know if it needs to 
> >> be
> >> a low-level driver or not?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> James
> >>
> >
> > See this page,
> > http://www.meier-geinitz.de/sane/mustek_usb2-backend/
> >
> > this backend uses the same chip accoording to this page, the page is a
> > bit old, the backend is already included in sane 1.0.18.
> >
> >
> > -- 
> > --------
> > m.vr.gr.
> > Gerard Klaver 
> 

man sane_mustek_usb2 no information about mustek_usb2.conf.in file.

It seems you have to patch the mustek_usb2 backend file to add your
vendor and product id, but be carefull with testing because i think your
scanner has a different setup (cardreader), usb sniff files should give
you an idea about some of the parameters. Contact also the maintainer of
the backend (with info on sane-find-scanner -v -v)
-- 
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m.vr.gr.
Gerard Klaver