howto pass options to a kernal "scanner" module on startup (1650 USB Epson scanner related)

[Ivan Teliatnikov <ivan@geosci.usyd.edu.au>]

I have 1660 EPSON Precision scanner.
detected by  /usr/bin/sane-find-scanner

 found USB scanner (vendor=0x04b8, product=0x0110) at /dev/usb/scanner0
 found USB scanner (vendor=0x04b8 [EPSON], product=0x0110 [EPSON
Scanner]) at
 libusb:003:002

I understand that I need to pass options to kernel usb module to make
kernel 2.4.27-2 to load scanner module properly.

On RedHat I as able to do it by:

1)  adding scanner vendor and products information to the kernel modules
configuration file /etc/modules.conf as follows:
        
echo "alias usb-controller usb-uhci" >> /etc/modules.conf 
echo "options scanner vendor=0x04b8 product=0x0110">> /etc/modules.conf

2) Changing some known config parameters in Sane software and rebooting
the machine.

On Debian Sarge I did the same; After rebooting scanner was mot found.

Passing parameters manually works:

su  modprobe scanner vendor=0x04b8 product=0x011e

Now xsane starts correctly, detects the scanner and works perfectly.


Question:

What is the "debian way" do to load scanner module with option on
start-up.

Thank you in advance.
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Ivan Teliatnikov <ivan@geosci.usyd.edu.au>
University of Sydney