[sane-devel] Mustek ScanExpress A3 USB 1200 PRO

[Scot]

> by m. allan noah-3 Jan 18, 2010; 08:52pm
>
> On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 2:57 PM, scar <scar at ...> wrote:
>>
>> since i require an inexpensive A3 scanner, i plan on purchasing one of
>> these soon, i have not found any other options.  Mustek appears to have
>> a linux driver on their Taiwanese website, although i read reports here
>> of it not working.  if all else fails i will attempt to install Windows
>> XP in a virtual machine and use the scanner through there, which was
>> also a possible solution i read on this list.
>>
>> naturally i would want to help develop a working sane driver.  i do not
>> program but i have a degree in computer engineering so my background
>> should be adequate enough to provide some help, given there is someone
>> to provide me with suitable advice on how precisely to help.
>
> Sure- If you get one of these, we would need you to get a trace of the
> windows driver making a small black and white scan, using this tool:
>
> http://www.pcausa.com/Utilities/UsbSnoop/
>
> That should give us enough info to at least tell if the protocol is
> similar to other scanners.
>
> allan

The requested snoop output is bundled together with the corresponding
small black and white image and posted at:

  http://www.drivehq.com/file/df.aspx/publish/mustekscanner/
  PublicFolder/mustek-a3-1200-pro.zip

Please let me know what else I can do to help!