[filmscanners] Re: Help with Minolta Scan Multi II and Mac Powerbook G3

["Arthur Entlich" <artistic-1@shaw.ca>]

Hi Sara,

Make sure you go to the Minolta European website and download the new
(as of like yesterday) software drivers and pdf manual for this scanner.
  I believe one of the upgrades has to do with it running on the Mac OX 9.

These drivers (as of yesterday) were not yet on the US/NA site.

Getting to the download section is a bit convoluted (its part of the
digital photo section, software)... each time I went there I seemed to
get there via a different route.

Also, Minolta doesn't know how to label their versions correctly.  This
new version (on the PC side, at least) is called ver 1.0 although the
earlier version is a higher number...

I hope this helps,

Art


Sara Jane Boyers wrote:

> Ok, I just purchased a new Minolta Scan Multi II since I am just going over 
>to medium format photography.  I know it's discontinued but I purchased it new 
>'cause I could afford it right now (down to $700 at Samy's Camera in Los 
>Angeles), having just spent all my money on the camera system!
>
> BUT.... the scanner seems not to want to work with my Mac powerbook.  It is a 
>SCSI which is ok since my G3 is the bronze keyboard with a SCSI connection (I 
>have every connection possibly now (with a firewire card as well) but... it is 
>part of a daisy chain (in the middle) that previously had only the Minolta 
>Dimage Scan Elite that I have been using (and do love) for 35mm and an old 
>Umax flatbed scanner.   The numbers and termination codes are correctly set.
>
> The scanner software occasionally shows up when I work through Photoshop but 
>it is causing major freezing problems on my computer (I am working in Mac OS 
>9.1).  I have yet to get a full scan out of it because of these issues.
>
> Does anyone know what might be the problem?  I looked on VueScan and it does 
>not seem to be made for the Multi II.  My computer person thought there may be 
>a conflict with the two Minolta scanners, but we really do not know.  I would 
>prefer not to have to always disconnect one to use the other, the connections 
>are not that durable over time.
>
>
> Thank so much!  I am frantically trying to get up and running here.
>
> Sara Jane Boyers
> sjzb@earthlink.net
>
>
>


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