Re: Setting up USB scanner

[gcrimp@vcn.bc.ca]

On Mon, Jan 24, 2005 at 06:01:00PM -0600, Brad Sims wrote:
> Try following the advice here 
> http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/sane-devel/2002-November/005178.html

I've tried that URL a couple of times.  I keep getting a host unreachable
message.  Maybe it's down, or busy.

> 
> Does sane-find-scanner list your scanner?

Yes:  

    bash # sane-find-scanner

    found USB scanner (vendor=0x04b8, product=0x010f) at /dev/usb/scanner0
    found USB scanner (vendor=0x04b8, product=0x010f, chip=LM983x?) at libusb:001:002
      # Your USB scanner was (probably) detected. It may or may not be supported by
      # SANE. Try scanimage -L and read the backend's manpage.

but,

    bash # scanimage -L

    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).

[snip]

> 
> The only thing you will need, is the device line after the [usb] line.
> The device is the one printed by sane-find-scanner.
> 
> Example:
> 
> [usb]
> some options ...
> device /dev/usb/scanner0

I do have a device defined in /etc/sane.d/plustek.conf file.  Still won't
work, though.  Only sane-find-scanner seems to be able to see the scanner.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Ger