[AktiviX] Scanners

[max]

Hi Doug

I got a refurbished agfa snapscan e20 for £25 two years ago. works fine under 
mandrake (no idea about windows ;-))

if you have a look at configure scanner in the mandrake control centre, 
clicking on configure scanner manually, you'll see a list (presumably of 
scanners that work....)

the mdk hardware compat list on the website is incredibly conservative. my 
scanner was listed as "absolutely-not-never-ever-really" when i got it, but i 
got it working after half an hour's hacking, and since mdk9.0 it just works 
'out of the box'.

i'd check out the kind of places linked to from 
http://seedsforchange.org.uk/res/computer.html#where, then do a google for 
mandrake <name-of-cheap-scanner-you-find> to see what comes up.... 

good luck!

max

On Tuesday 16 Dec 2003 8:16 pm, Douglas Paulley wrote:
> One of the main reasons I'm still running a dual-boot system at the moment
> is cos my scanner won't work under Mandrake Linux. It's got a cross thing
> on the Mandrake Hardware Compatibility website which I understand means it
> definitely will never work under Mandrake. It's probably a horrible Windows
> device; mind you it deserves to be at the money I paid for it - £20 new a
> few years ago.
>
> It's an Artec Ultima 2000 , you can judge what an excellent piece of
> hardware it is from the ZDnet review
> http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/Artec_Ultima_2000/4505-3136_16-2064516-2.html
> which is quite entertainingly bad:
>
> "Unfortunately, its slow scan speeds and below-average image quality
> overshadow its other attributes. Even its low price is matched by better
> products from other vendors, giving us little reason to recommend it."
>
> Unreliable is an understament for it, its driver software is crap.
>
> It's now completely stopped working in Windows either which gives me an
> excuse to find some dosh to get a new one. But I want to get it right this
> time. I can't afford too much - £50-£70 at a push - I'm not too interested
> in flash features, as long as it can scan photos, but it must work well in
> Mandrake.
>
> Any recommendations?
>
> Cheers
>
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