[sane-devel] USB to parallel port converters

[Jochen Eisinger]

Hi,

Neil Youngman wrote:
> I have a Mustek 1200CP parallel scanner, which appears to be supported by 
Better buy a new scanner :)

> sane-find-scanner -p -vv /dev/usb/lp0 doesn't find any scanners. Is there 
> something else I should try, or won't it work with a converter?

lp0 is a printer device. So I guess you have an parallel port printer to
usb printer converter. That can't work with the scanner.

I don't know whether there is something like 'generic parallel port over
usb'.

Better buy a new scanner.

regards
-- jochen