OK, after upgrading to the 2.4.21 kernel I am now finally ready to set up SANE to use my scanner. I am using an Epson CX-3200 - a nice print/scan/copy device - which prints perfectly through CUPS..
My HP 5370C does OCR very well indeed. HP's standard software is OCR capable and very easy to use. It is less useful for playing with settings to get good photo scans (very automatic). However for ...