[sane-devel] Canon CanoScan LiDE 70 chips?

[Gerald Murray]

There certainly are times when it is beneficial to know the
chipset.  That is limited to chips that have documentation
available, (which is less than all scaner chips).

There is another method of developing a usable driver for scanners.
That involves having an OS upon which it does work, then monitoring
the usb bus for each different setting.  Then that bus log is to be
converted into useable source instructions.  The tool used is usually
usbsnoopy.

There is no way to tell when in the future a driver can be made
available.  Someone needs to step up and begin a long, difficult
endeavor.  The driver is only available when it is done.
And some who start the effort do not complete the journey.

As far as I know, no one has yet committed to developing for the
LiDE 70.

Good luck on your search.

Gerald