Just to chime in my experiences, I have an old HP scanner/copier

connected via a parallel cable to a HP jetdirect box.
 From my openbsd host I simply run the following to retrieve an image

of current page on the scanner glass.
wget -S -v -t 1 -O scan.pdf "http://jetdirect:9280/scan/scan.pdf?

scan_id=1&image_format=3&paper_size=2&image_type=1&dpi=150&gamma=1"
I regard this as the scanning equivalent of Bob's 'get a PS printer'

to avoid the complexities of drivers...
/Pete
On 11 Sep 2007, at 4:52 PM, Bob Beck wrote:
> 	Interesting, because I'm seeking the same. Based on sane's site and

quoted text
> what was at the local staples, I bought a Canon Lide 25 - however the

> sane support on openbsd didn't work, better yet, if I boot to windows

> to see if the thing is boned or not, trying to install the windows

> driver crashes (I get the demoplay.exe has crashed - do you wanna tell

> microsoft?).

>

> 	Needless to say I don't need the aggravation  - the canon is going

> back to the store and based on the reccomendations here I'll look

> for an

> epson.

>

> 	-Bob

>

>

> * Vim Visual  [2007-09-10 04:22]:

>> I forgot to mention... ahem... I want to use it with OpenBSD, of

>> course...

>>

>> (just in case of)

>>

>> Pau

>>

>> 2007/9/10, Vim Visual :

>>> Hi,

>>>

>>> Yet almost an amateur, I have totally moved to OpenBSD, I have

>>> preordered my CDs, I bought them in the last release, tshirt/s

>>> too and

>>> I am a missionary of the Unique Truth and try to convert all

>>> salvages

>>> around me to it.

>>>

>>> Now, I am looking forward to buying a scanner. I don't want a

>>> scanner,

>>> printer, washing machine and vacuum cleaner, I just want a scanner

>>> that scans documents and pictures. That's it.

>>>

>>> ... and I wonder whether any of you has a recommendation for me.

>>>

>>> Do you?

>>>

>>> Thanks a lot,

>>>

>>> Pau Amaro Seoane

>>

>

> --

> #!/usr/bin/perl

> if ((not 0 && not 1) !=  (! 0 && ! 1)) {

>    print "Larry and Tom must smoke some really primo stuff...\n";

> }