Re: Drivers for old Packard Bell scanner needed?
On Wed 11 Jan 2023 at 17:11:04 (+0100), davenull@tuxfamily.org wrote:
> On 2023-01-11 15:39, David Wright wrote:
> > On Wed 11 Jan 2023 at 14:25:39 (+0000), Ottavio Caruso wrote:
> > > Local charity shop sells a desktop scanner for next to nothing. I
> > > could buy it and try it but it's very bulky and it's a long walk. So
> > > I'd like to have a clue beforehand if it's supported.
> > >
> > > The item is a Packard Bell Slimline PB 61428.
> > >
> > > I googled it but haven't found anything relevant to Linux. The
> > > packaging mentions Windows 98. I remember back in the day, the was a
> > > wrapper for old Windows drivers, I can't remember its name.
> >
> > Presumably you're thinking of ndiswrapper, which was also recommended
> > recently in https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2023/01/msg00173.html
>
> Isn't ndiswrapper specific to networking/wireless network drivers?
> I don't think it just works for any kind of drivers. AS far as I can
> tell, it was designed specifically for WiFi cards.
>
> But I have never used it. I'm not a huge WiFi fan/heavy user. And when
> I do use it, I've always used cards or USB dongles with native a
> GNU/Linux driver.
You're probably right. It's probably jessie since I used it for a
WNDA3100 v2 dongle, when I had problems with one of my laptop's
wireless, and I'm so oversupplied with Cat5 ports and Netgear
Powerlines that I have no need to use it nowadays.
> > AFAICT this package did not make it into bullseye, and seems to have
> > fallen by the wayside:
> >
> > https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/ndiswrapper
> >
> > > Or am I supposed to just plug it in and expect it to work?
> >
> > That's outside my sphere of knowledge.
Cheers,
David.
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