1sane-kodak(5)            SANE Scanner Access Now Easy            sane-kodak(5)
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NAME

6       sane-kodak - SANE backend for big Kodak flatbed and ADF scanners
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DESCRIPTION

10       The  sane-kodak  library  implements  a  SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy)
11       backend which provides access to large Kodak flatbed and ADF scanners.
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13       This document describes backend version  7,  which  shipped  with  SANE
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SUPPORTED HARDWARE

18       This  version  should  support  models  which  speak the Kodak SCSI and
19       Firewire protocols. The i1860 was used  to  develop  the  backend,  but
20       other  models  may work with only minimal modifications. Please see the
21       list at http://www.sane-project.org/sane-supported-devices.html for  an
22       updated list.
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24       If  you have a machine not on that list, or reported as 'untested': the
25       best way to determine level of support is to test the scanner directly,
26       or  to collect a trace of the windows driver in action.  Please contact
27       the author for help or with test results.
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UNSUPPORTED HARDWARE

31       Most of the recent Kodak consumer or workgroup level machines are based
32       on  other chipsets and are not supported by this backend. Some of these
33       scanners may be supported by another backend.
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OPTIONS

37       Effort has been made to expose the basic hardware options, including:
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39       source s
40              Selects the source for the scan. Options may include  "Flatbed",
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44              Selects  the  mode  for the scan. Options may include "Lineart",
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48              Controls scan resolution. Available choices may  be  limited  by
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52              Sets scan area upper left and lower right coordinates. These are
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55       page-width, page-height
56              Sets paper size. Used by scanner to determine centering of  scan
57              coordinates when using ADF and to detect double feed errors.
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59       Other  options will be available based on the capabilities of the scan‐
60       ner.  Use 'scanimage --help' to get a list,  but  be  aware  that  some
61       options may be settable only when another option has been set, and that
62       advanced options may be hidden by some frontend programs.
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CONFIGURATION FILE

65       The configuration file "kodak.conf" is used to tell the backend how  to
66       look for scanners, and provide options controlling the operation of the
67       backend.  This file is read each time the frontend asks the backend for
68       a  list  of  scanners,  generally only when the frontend starts. If the
69       configuration file is missing, the backend will use a set  of  compiled
70       defaults, which are identical to the default configuration file shipped
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73       Scanners can be specified in the configuration file in 2 ways:
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75       "scsi KODAK"
76              Requests backend to search all scsi busses in the system  for  a
77              device which reports itself to be a scanner made by 'KODAK'.
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79       "scsi /dev/sg0" (or other scsi device file)
80              Requests  backend  to open the named scsi device. Only useful if
81              you have multiple compatible scanners connected to your  system,
82              and  need  to  specify one. Probably should not be used with the
83              other "scsi" line above.
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85       The only configuration option supported is "buffer-size=xxx",  allowing
86       you  to  set  the number of bytes in the data buffer to something other
87       than the compiled-in default, 32768 (32K). Some users report that their
88       scanner will "hang" mid-page, or fail to transmit the image if the buf‐
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91       Note: This option may appear multiple times in the configuration  file.
92       It  only applies to scanners discovered by 'scsi/usb' lines that follow
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95       Note: The backend does not place an upper bound on this value, as  some
96       users  required  it to be quite large. Values above the default are not
97       recommended, and may crash your OS or lockup your scsi card driver. You
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ENVIRONMENT

101       The backend uses a single environment variable, SANE_DEBUG_KODAK, which
102       enables debugging output to stderr. Valid values are:
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104              5  Errors
105              10 Function trace
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107              20 Option commands
108              25 SCSI trace
109              30 SCSI detail
110              35 Useless noise
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KNOWN ISSUES

114       Most hardware options are either not supported or not exposed for  con‐
115       trol  by  the  user, including: multifeed detection, image compression,
116       autocropping, endorser, iThresholding, multi-stream, etc.
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CREDITS

119       The various authors of the sane-fujitsu backend provided useful code.
120       Kodak provided access to hardware, documentation and personnel.
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SEE ALSO

124       sane(7), sane-scsi(5)
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AUTHOR

128       m. allan noah: <kitno455 a t gmail d o t com>
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132                                  10 Feb 2010                    sane-kodak(5)
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