UMAX 2100U scanner driver needed...

[mikebatho]

Anyone know where I can get a driver for my UMAX ASTRA 2100U scanner that mounts in OS X?

I don't have classic on my machine anymore, and before I look at having to install it I thought I'd try & get hold of a driver that mounts in OSX to use with Photoshop 7....

Anyone...?

 

[jeremy.king]

Try VueScan

 

[mikebatho]

Vue scan...

trying it now, thank you, sir.....

 

[mikebatho]

Erm, no.....

For some reason its not seeing my scanner.....

 

[pncc]

Anyone know where I can get a driver for my UMAX ASTRA 2100U scanner that mounts in OS X?

I don't have classic on my machine anymore, and before I look at having to install it I thought I'd try & get hold of a driver that mounts in OSX to use with Photoshop 7....

Anyone...?

Vuescanmost likely will NOT work. The 2100U is a USB scanner. Vuescan's support page specifically says NO USB scanners from UMAX are supported.

 

[mikebatho]

Hmmmmmm

He's right y'know....

it's USB......

 

[mikebatho]

Driver....

Anyone....?

 

[jeremy.king]

Looks like you are S.O.L.

Umax doesn't support it
VueScan doesn't support it

Looks like you need a new scanner and don't buy UMAX, they don't think support for OS X is important.

 

[Fump]

I have the same scanner, and I can't get a mac or windows driver. They actually want you to pay for the driver and I just can't see that as right.

 

[mischief]

I'll concur with the above. I sold Macs for a couple of years.... Umax scanners are infamous for having really cool hardware with almost nonexistant drivers. They're worse than Epson is about their printers.

 

[frida]

Solution (?)

Seeing how long ago you posted this query, it may no longer be an issue but there is a new 3rd party driver available here:

http://www.ellert.se/twain-sane/

After installing, GraphicConverter recognized my UMAX 2100U. Don't forget to install the prefs pane and select your scanner there. I actually couldn't get my scanner to work but I think the driving mechanism has died. It tries to scan but only makes a grinding noise

 

[jholzner]

I will never buy another Umax scanner. I had a firewire scanner that they continued to sell even AFTER the release of OSX and they never supported the OS even though they advertised mac support. I use vuescan now but it sill pisses me off.

 

[ITASOR]

I have a UMAX something or other too that I can't get to work in OS X.