[sane-devel] neatreceipts scanner

[Gerard Klaver]

On Thu, 2007-08-02 at 17:14 -0400, Understudy wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I am running FreeBSD 6.2 Stable on a T41 (Thinkpad).
> I have a Neatreceipts scanner.
> http://www.amazon.com/NeatReceipts-Scanalizer-Professional-Combination-Organization/dp/B000BBCKOC
> 
> I am not sure if anyone has used this in FreeBSD or if it even has a 
> driver. I did not see it listed in SANE. But I am not sure if there is 
> another brand name for it besides Neatreceipts.
> 
> Here is what I see when I plug it in then unplug it.
> ugen0: vendor 0x07b3 600dpi USB Scanner, rev 1.10/5.01, addr 2
> ugen0: at uhub1 port 2 (addr 2) disconnected
> All threads purged from ugen0.2
> All threads purged from ugen0.1
> All threads purged from ugen0
> ugen0: detached
> 
> My understanding was if the driver was recognized it would show as 
> /dev/uscanner0.
> 
> Here are the results of a SANE run:
> Gargoyle# sane-find-scanner -q
> found USB scanner (vendor=0x07b3, product=0x0412 [600dpi USB Scanner], 
> chip=GT-6816) at libusb:/dev/usb1:/dev/ugen0
> Gargoyle# scanimage -L
> device `gt68xx:libusb:/dev/usb1:/dev/ugen0' is a Plustek OpticSlim M12 
> flatbed scanner
> 
> So it looks like the the Neatreceipts may be the same as the Plustek. 
> But I am not sure if I am reading that correctly.
> 
> What would a good next step be?
> 
> Sincerely,
> Brendhan
> 

Try the gt68xx backend, the usb vendor and product id are the same as
the Plustek OpticSlim M12.

For the firmware file check the cdrom delivered with your scanner.
See also the http://www.meier-geinitz.de/sane/gt68xx-backend/ page

good luck
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Gerard Klaver