Which scanner (that does slides) for Linux?

PapaNoHair · 02-19-2006, 06:22 AM

Anyone able to recommend a scanner that converts 35mm slides? I have a Microtek ScanMaker V6upl but the light lid does not work on Linux and I don't want to go back to using WXP. Would prefer one that works from the flat bed rather then a light lid, if possible. Have tried mine on 6 different distros but with no success. Thanks in advance!

Simon Bridge · 02-20-2006, 04:12 PM

I hate to tell you this, but the Microtek V6UPL is linux compatable. It workes under sane with the sane-microtek2 backend. You probably just need to update sane.

PapaNoHair · 02-20-2006, 04:37 PM

Thanks for the info - I do have the scanner working in all the Linux distros I have tried but cannot get the LightLid 35 to work in any of them (even though it has a block to be checked to turn on the LightLid). The same LightLid works fine in Windows.

Simon Bridge · 02-20-2006, 06:07 PM

Ah, my bad, it's just the lidlight you want to get going.

I see the driver allows only "basic" support for the V6UPL - this will be the same regardless of distro because they all use SANE.

From sane-microtek2 manpage, I see:

Quote:

Originally Posted by man sane-microtek2

option lightlid-35 <on/off> If you use the LightLid-35 transparency
adapter you get an advanced option which switches off the flatbed lamp
during the scan.

... you have to enable this option in /etc/sane.d/microtek2.conf

PapaNoHair · 02-21-2006, 07:51 AM

The mystery is deeping - checked out that (thanks for the hint) but it is already enabled. Baffling and frustrating.