[Wylug-help] Parallel port scanner

[James Holden]

On Mon, Apr 03, 2006 at 06:17:56PM +0100, Felix Ulrich-Oltean wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I have been given an Epson scanner (FB330P) which only has a parallell 
> port connection.  Unfortunately my PC doesn't have a parallell port, 
> only USB and serial.
> 
> Is there any way to get this thing working?  I have looked at 
> parallel->USB leads/converters, but they seem to be software-based, and 
> the software is for Windows.

Felix,

In my experience of parallel scanners, I don't think you'll get it
working over a USB adaptor.

The ones I've seen access the IO registers for the parallel port
directly in order to use it like a bus, rather than through the usual
methods that would be employed to send data to a printer.

There *is* support for *some* parallel scanners on Linux, but I'm pretty
certain you'd need a 'real' parallel port for them to work.


Regards,

James

> 
> Any chance I could get this working?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Felix.
> 
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