SuSE Linux: Versions since 7.0
You want to install a device at the parallel port containing a SCSI controller.
Manufacturer Type Module Iomega PPA-3 and VPI0 (ppa.o) Iomega MatchMaker und VPI2 (imm.o) Adaptec APA-348 and T348 (t348.o) APA-358 and T358 (t358.o) Shuttle EPSA-2 (epsa2.o) EPST and APA-1350 (epst.o) OnSpec OnSpec 90c26 (onscsi.o) Shining SparCSI and ParaSCSI (sparcsi.o)Running a parallel port in EPP mode is recommended for scanning purposes. Unfortunately not all printers can work properly with this mode and printing and scanning at the same time may also cause some problems, although in theory there should not be any difficulties.
An additional tip:
By using the command "insmod" instead of "modprobe", the necessary modules will be loaded automatically. For instance, in the case of a "Microtec Phantom 636", the corresponding modules can be loaded with the command "modprobe onscsi".
When doing this, please make sure that no normal parallel port modules are loaded. These are parport_probe, parport_pc, lp, and parport.
The end of the "dmesg" output shows if a parport SCSI device has been detected after having loaded the module.
A SANE backend ensures that scanners connected in this way work. The easiest way to check if a device of this kind has been detected is with "scanimage -L".