Many year ago I bought a Gotec
Slim scanner model 6760 with 24000 dpi, and upto 48 bits using USB interface.
Later I found that it was also called Plustek OpticSlim 2400+
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did not came with a driver for Linux, but linux community did the
magic.
Technical
Specification:
- Technology: CCD colour sensor
- Optical resolution: 1200 x 2400 dpi
- Interpolated resolution: 24000 dpi
- Maximum scanning area: A4 (210 x 297 mm)
- Scanning method: single pass
- Lamp: cold cathode
- Interface: USB version 1.1
- Connector: USB type B
- Net weight: 1.4 Kg
- Size: 378/257/33 mm (Lenght/Width/Height)
Buttons – quick functions (need driver/software):
- Copy: Send scan to printer
- OCR: Converts image to text – Optic Character Recognition
- E-mail: Sends image or text to e-mail client
- Custom: user programmable
- Scan: Start the scanning application
Capture modes:
- Colour depth upto 48 bits
- Gray scale upto 16 bits
- White and black: 1 bit
Energy needed:
- Uses power from USB port
- Voltage: 5 VDC
- Maximum current : 500 mA
desktop:~$
sudo lsusb
Bus
001 Device 004: ID 0424:2504 Standard Microsystems Corp. USB 2.0 Hub
Bus
001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus
005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus
006 Device 007: ID 07b3:0454
Plustek, Inc.
...
desktop:~$
sudo apt-get install xsane
...
...
desktop:~$
scanimage -L
device
`gt68xx:libusb:006:007' is a Plustek OpticSlim 2400 flatbed scanner
desktop:~$
sudo mkdir /usr/share/sane/gt68xx
desktop:~$
sudo cd /usr/share/sane/gt68xx
Now
two options to follow:
OPTION
1: Use existing driver from driver deposits on the web
desktop:~$
sudo wget http://people.freenet.de/go-mcpop/{driver.firmware}
where
{driver.firmware} is
the name of your scanner driver
that
can be similar to: xxx.fw or xxx.usb
OPTION
2: Best option, use your windows driver CD files
You
should find the driver on
a windows system that you installed it, check for the cis3R5B1.fw
usually can be found at C:\Program Files\Leadership\GOTECxxx or on
the CD that came with your scanner (or zipped file), there are three
installation files 'data1.cab',
'data2.cab' and 'data1.hdr'. Extract them to a temporary directory
(for exemple: /home/{user}/tmp
)
Note
that some Microsoft cabinets (.cab files), cannot be unpacked with
cabextract,
because they are InstallShield cabinets, which can only be unpacked
with unshield.
desktop:~$
sudo
apt-get install unshield
Go
to the directory where you saved the data1.cab and do this:
desktop:~$
mkdir
tmp
desktop:~$
unshield
-d ./tmp x data1.cab
Now
go to tmp directory where you extracted the data1.cab and delete all
with nautilus or a pcmanfm file manager to find the driver
cis3R5B1.fw
or similar to this name xxxxx.fw (usually there are more than one
because windows installers are for different windows versions.
Then, copy
the driver to /usr/share/sane/gt68xx using this command:
desktop:~$
sudo cp cis3R5B1.fw /usr/share/sane/gt68x
Next rename (copy) the drive to the name we need it to be called
desktop:~$
sudo cp cis3R5B1.fw gt680xfw.usb
desktop:~$ sudo chmod a+r /usr/share/sane/gt68xx/{driver.firmware}
desktop:~$ sudo chmod a+r /usr/share/sane/gt68xx/{driver.firmware}
desktop:~$
sudo sane-find-scanner
[sudo]
password for {username}: xxxxx
#
sane-find-scanner will now attempt to detect your scanner. If the
#
result is different from what you expected, first make sure your
#
scanner is powered up and properly connected to your computer.
#
No SCSI scanners found. If you expected something different, make
sure that
#
you have loaded a kernel SCSI driver for your SCSI adapter.
found
USB scanner
(vendor=0x07b3,
product=0x0454 [1200dpi USB Scanner],
chip=GT-6816)
at
libusb:006:007
#
Your USB scanner was (probably) detected. It may or may not be
supported by
#
SANE. Try scanimage -L and read the backend's manpage.
#
Not checking for parallel port scanners.
#
Most Scanners connected to the parallel port or other proprietary
ports
#
can't be detected by this program.
Be
very, very carefull now. You need to know how to use “vi” first.
A
brief resume of vi the commands you will need:
type
'i' means insert (just the i letter without the single quotes)
type
'{ESC}' leave insert mode (the ESC key on your keyboard)
type
'dd' means cut the line I am on to clipboard buffer
type
'p' means past clipboard buffer after my position
type
'P' means past clipboard buffer before my position
type
':q!' quit without saving (loose all modifications make)
type
':wq!' quit
As
a good practice, always, is to issue a {ESC} just to be sure, after a
command.
desktop:~$
cd /etc/sane.d
desktop:~$
sudo vi /etc/sane.d/gt68xx.conf
As
a reference where you will put the modification, search for “usb
0x07b3” and
add it before the “section” that you just found.
Now
lest modify the the conf file, issue a insert command a vi and copy
and past the following:
##############################################################################
##############################################################################
#Autodetect
Plustek OpticSlim 2400
override
"plustek-opticslim-2400"
model
"OpticSlim 2400 Plus"
usb
0x07b3 0x0454
#
firmware file /usr/share/sane/gt68xx/gt680xfw.usb
firmware
"/usr/share/sane/gt68xx/gt680xfw.usb"
#
vendor Plustek
#
model OpticSlim
##############################################################################
##############################################################################
Finish
with a {ESC} and with the ':wq!' command (without the
single quotes)
If
all is correct, return to your home directory
desktop:~$
cd /home/{username}
Now
check that your scanner is installed and ready
desktop:~$
scanimage -L
device
`gt68xx:libusb:006:007' is a Plustek OpticSlim 2400 flatbed scanner
Now
using ubuntu software center, install Skanlite,
which I believe is the best option.
For the Windows 7 x64 users, the OpticSlim2400plus_V4101.zip from the plustek works.
http://downloads.plustek.com/downloads/english/driver/OpticSlim2400plus_V4101.zip
Have
fun.
