Yes, that makes sense Steve. But I have another question. How do I cp over the bin file to the bin folder? I've just tried something and nowt happened. And no it won't let me drag and drop it. Oh no.
Bev.
An Explanation: I think this scanner is quite "dumb". It can do things, process stuff etc, but it doesn't have any firmware, i.e. instructions on how to do stuff. It relies on the operating system to transfer the firmware to it before it does anything. That is what the .bin file is, and I recall finding it inside the windows setup file or package for the scanner. XSane can upload the info to the scanner, if it's been told what to do, and where the file is. The reason why it works after using the other scanner program, is because presumably that uploads some firmware to the scanner, and it stays there until the scanner's switched off.
I hope that makes sense!
Regards Steve
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