ity Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 My Minolta Dimage Scan Elite 5400 no longer works. The OS is seeing it, but the Dimage Scan Software v1.1.1 says it can't see the scanner. I presume this is directly related to my 10.2 upgrade to 10.3 Panther. Has anyone else experienced this problem yet? In the mean time I'll check everything over again just in case the Panther issue is a red-herring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenper Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Is it connected by Firewire? FW seems to be a problem with OS X, long before Panther, and quite apart from the issue with fried FW disk drives. My Epson 2450 when connected by FW is seen sometimes, not seen most of the time. I gave up, and use USB for everything now. Never a problem, and USB2 is almost as fast as FW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolpix5400 Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Are you using firewire? There seems to be a known issue with Mac OS X 10.3: <a href="http://www.macintouch.com/panfirewire.html">Panther FireWire bug</a> There is a 10.3.1 update. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ity Posted November 12, 2003 Author Share Posted November 12, 2003 Thanks for the advise guys. Firstly, yes I'm using Firewire. Ok, I've just done the 10.3.1 upgrade. Still no luck. The system is still seeing the scanner (confirmed via system profiler). But the Diamge software is still syaing that it can't see the scanner. I'm still working on a solution. Does anyone have this scanner working via firewire in Panther? I'm concerned that the Dimage software (v1.1.1) is not Panther compliant. Many thanks. - Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolpix5400 Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 From the Minolta FAQ: Question: Does it support Mac OS X? Answer: Usable in the following versions: USB : Mac OS X v10.1.3 to 10.1.5, 10.2.1 to 10.2.3 FireWire: Mac OS X v10.2.1 to 10.2.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_mackay2 Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 >>My Minolta Dimage Scan Elite 5400 no longer works<< Join the club man. That thing is just not sorted out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd_ringler Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 V 1.1.0 works fine via Firewire on OSX 10.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorge Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 There's a new version of Minolta Dimage Scan (1.1.2). I think it's available from the UK site. OTOH, you might try the SilverFast demo. Get it from www.silverfast.com; it's a much better interface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ity Posted November 13, 2003 Author Share Posted November 13, 2003 Thanks Jorge. Sadly, no good. I just tried it. -Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorge Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Ian, my condolences (from a companion of affliction). It was a far shot in any case. What I can tell you is that 5400's are plagued by bugs of all kind. I hope it doesn't turn out to be the scanner instead of the OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ity Posted November 14, 2003 Author Share Posted November 14, 2003 The good news is that if I boot my G4 from a 10.2.6 volume, the scanner works fine. I've emailed Minolta (as I think it's the Dimage software thats at fault in some way). However, heres a clue. Both Vuescan and SilverFast don't see the scanner either (in Panther). - Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rue_tiron Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 Well firstly Panther is not the same as 10.2. 10.2 is known as Jaguar. Secondly I have no problems using Dimage Scan software with osX 10.3 (panther) and the Dimage software v1.1.2. Your problem sounds like one I get when I launch the scan software whilst forgetting to turn on the scanner. Perhaps you should try updating your software AND turning the scanning on BEFORE launching the Dimage scan software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ity Posted November 16, 2003 Author Share Posted November 16, 2003 Rue, firstly I AM using 10.3.1 Panther, the moderator changed the heading to 10.2 by accident. But we'd worked that out. Secondly It's NOT the boot sequence of the scanner. Thanks, but I'm not a novice. However, thanks for letting me know it CAN work in panther. I guess something is screwed in my installation. I'll keep on it. Booting back to 10.2.6 is not what I'd call a solution (for me). - Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ity Posted November 19, 2003 Author Share Posted November 19, 2003 Solution! I had neglected to install "Scanner Launcher (5400)" option. Otherwise known as "MFSButton Monitor". With it installed, the 5400 works fine on 10.3.1. I'd previously left it out on my 10.2.6 install because it sucks 5% of my CPU even at idle. I pack my scanner away to minimize dust, so its mostly not even plugged in. Obviously a requrement in Panther. Drag it's icon into the dock and you can drop it out of startup so that you can run it up manually a few seconds before you plug-in your scanner. Hope it works for you. - Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_borden Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 FWIW: Using the Minolta Dimage 5400 via USB with Panther/Vuescan works great. I can pick out the grain from my old Kodachromes :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_harvey1 Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 Hey! I've got a Scan Multi (the first version) and it also doesn't work in 10.3.x. VueScan can calibrate the scanner (or at least makes the scanner make the right noises) but hangs when I try to scan or preview. SCSI connected, Apple's SCSI card in the Dual Process G4. I would love to hear solutions. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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