[TriLUG] Discussion: The TRUTH: Linux and Scanners: 12/3/2025 7pm Eastern STANDARD time

[Steve Litt via TriLUG]

Hi all,

Where: GoLUG Online: https://meet.jit.si/golug
When: Wednesday, 12/3/2025 7pm sharp Eastern STANDARD time
      Arrive 15 minutes early for Microphone check & discussion
Who: Steve Litt, Troubleshooter, Developer, Tech Writer
What: The TRUTH: Linux and Scanners

At last months presentation I told you all about Linux and scanners.
Well, it turned out to be BS. For instance, nothing could be less true
than my last-month's assertion that "the brscan5 driver actually has
drivers for several scanners", which is the farthest thing from the
truth. The brscan5 driver is one driver, that's it. How it talks to all
those different drivers, well, that's quite a story.

I now have 50 hours of reverse engineering into this subject, and
believe me, the truth is much stranger than fiction. At the 12/3
presentation I'll quickly gloss over the computer-scanner architecture,
tell the truths I didn't tell last month, and end up with a discussion
of reverse engineering, which is necessary for a Mental Model of the
system. And of course, the Mental Model is necessary for both
troubleshooting and design of new components.

The 12/3 presentation is based on the new version of web page
https://troubleshooters.com/linux/void/voidbrother.htm . I'm sure
Brother's engineers know this material, but none of them have assembled
it into an accurate and readable document.

Feedback on last month's presentation is that for 3/4 of you, the
scanner "just works". But wouldn't you like to know what's under the
hood? It's a fascinating technological plunge, and if you have
questions, I'll be able to answer them.


Hope to see you there.

SteveT

Steve Litt 
GoLUG Publicity Coordinator