Re: Does the dtc SCSI adapter work with Linux 2.x?

Oliver Rauch (oliver.rauch@Wolfsburg.DE)
Thu, 18 Mar 1999 22:46:56 +0100

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Christoph Doerbeck A242369 wrote:

> I apologize for asking this question again, because I've seen it asked
> many times on this list, but a buddy of mine bought a UMAX 1220S and
> received a dtc scsi adapter with it....
>
> should it work with linux?
>
>

Hi Christoph,

it is a bad scsi adaptor, but you may get it to work.
Read FAQ.UMAX

Bye
Oliver

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Christoph Doerbeck A242369 wrote:

I apologize for asking this question again, because
I've seen it asked

many times on this list, but a buddy of mine bought a UMAX 1220S and

received a dtc scsi adapter with it....


should it work with linux?

 

 

Hi Christoph,


it is a bad scsi adaptor, but you may get it to work.

Read FAQ.UMAX


Bye

Oliver

 

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WWW: http://www.wolfsburg.de/~rauch

 

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Q: compiling sane aborts with error "virtual memory exhausted"
   on slackware linux with gcc. What goes wrong?

A: The optimization set by "-O2" makes problems, try which one of the following
   calls work:

   make CFLAGS="-g -Wall -O1"
   make CFLAGS="-g -Wall -O"
   make CFLAGS="-g -Wall"

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Q: Will there be a support for the UMAX-parallel-port-scanners?

A: UMAX published their SCSI-protocol for scanners, but the
   parallel-port-protocol is not published until now. Without
   such informations I will not work on a driver!

   Martin Mevald  is working on a driver!

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Q: Will there be a support for the UMAX-USB-scanners?

A: I don't know if there is a published protocoll for the UMAX-USB-scanners.
   As far as I know there are no generic-USB-drivers on unix-systems in the
   moment. For linux it is worked on a driver.

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Q: I get a black area at the top of the image. What's wrong?

A: This is a problem with some scsi-drivers.

   For advansys-scsi-cards update to a new kernel which includes at least
   the driver version 3.1E of the advansys-scsi-driver. Take a look at:
   http://www.advansys.com/linux.htm

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Q: I want to use the scsi-card that comes with my umax scanner.
   What card is it and is it supported by my os?

A: The cards that come with the umax scanners are very simple cards.
   I suggest not to use this cards.

   If you really want to try:
   the UDS-IS11 is a DTC3181E-card based on the NCR5380-chip.
   On linux you may have the chance to get it work with the recent
   g_NCR5380-driver. The card does not have IRQ/DMA.
   Try the following option for kernel/module:  
        dtc3181e=0x280,254  
   (Thanks to Colin Brough for that tip)

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Q: I use linux with a NCR/Symbios logic SCSI-Controller, sane does not work
   right.

A: There are two differen drivers in the linux Kernel/modules.
   Use the BSD-driver!

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You find a lot of tips and informations in the internet. E.g. take a look
at http://www.scantips.com



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