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Re: USB question



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On 08/24/07 07:08, Dan H wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> one quick question: Does each and every USB device that gets
> plugged into the computer generate a console message?

Yes.

> Background: I'm trying to get an HP scanner (6200C) to work, but
> the sane tools won't recognize it. And when I look at the root
> console when I connect the USB cable, I see no message. In
> contrast, when I plug in my memory stick, my portable disk or my
> camera, the kernel always spits out some message.

Dare I ask if the 6200C is plugged in and turned on?

> This looks as if the scanner (or at least the USB interface) is
> shot, hardware-wise. Valid conclusion?

- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!

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