[Nottingham] Mustek Scanner Question

[Duncan John Fyfe]

On Thu, 2006-09-14 at 00:16 +0100, skullduggery141 wrote:
> Hello to one & all
> 
> Could anyone tell me if any of the following Mustek scanners work with 
> Linux (I am currently using Mandriva 2006)
> 
> Mustek ScanExpress 1248
> Mustek Bearpaw 2448 CU Pro CIS
> Mustek Bearpaw 2448 TA+ CCD
> 
> I have found them listed on EBuyers web site for under £40 each & was 
> wondering if they work with Linux. As the ScanExpress 1200 and Bearpaw 
> 2400 work according to the Linux USB device overview web site 
> (http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/) Thanks
> 

Try http://www.sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html#Z-MUSTEK
and search the sane mail archive (and google ?) for tails of happy happy
joy joy or sorrow wrt these scanners and linux.  Be careful lots of
people have been stung by product X working but X+, X Pro , X %$@# not
working.

Have fun,
Duncan