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Re: scanner setup problem



On Thu, Apr 29, 2004 at 04:45:37AM -0600, tsitras@spymac.com wrote:
> I am running debian's woody with kernel 2.6.5 
> i got a usb scanner "MUSTEK 1200 UB PLUS". 
> according to www.mostang.com/sane, i have to  
> download the file sbfw.usb and place it in  
> /usr/share/sane/gt68xx. then i changed the 
> /etc/sane.d/dll.config to have only the line: 
> gt68xx 
> also i edited /etc/sane.d/gt68xx.conf  
> so that MUSTEK 1200 UB Plus related block of lines read 
> # Mustek ScanExpress 1200 UB Plus, Medion/Lifetec/Tevion LT 9452, Trust 
> # Compact Scan USB 19200 use that one: 
> override "mustek-scanexpress-1200-ub-plus" 
> firmware "/usr/share/sane/gt68xx/sbfw.usb" 
>  
> Now i  tried to do: 
> debian:~# sane-find-scanner 
>  
>   # No SCSI scanners found. If you expected something different, make sure that 
>   # you have loaded a SCSI driver for your SCSI adapter. 
>   # Also you need support for SCSI Generic (sg) in your operating system. 
>   # If using Linux, try "modprobe sg". 
>  
>   # No USB scanners found. If you expected something different, make sure that 
>   # you have loaded a driver for your USB host controller and have installed a 
>   # kernel scanner module. 
>  
>   # Scanners connected to the parallel port or other proprietary ports can't be 
>   # detected by this program. 
> debian:~# 
>  
> debian:~# scanimage --list-devices 
>  
> No scanners were identified. If you were expecting something different, 
> check that the scanner is plugged in, turned on and detected by the 
> sane-find-scanner tool (if appropriate). Please read the documentation 
> which came with this software (README, FAQ, manpages). 
> debian:~# 
>  
> I would appreciate some help. please. 
>  
Hi,
first I'd check if the usb hub is recognized. Then i'd see if the device
is recognized.
basically, check in /var/log/messages. And maybe use 'usbview'. Oh, and
do you have the hotplug scripts and usbtools?
-Kev

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