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Re: scanner problem



On Sun 24 Nov 2019 at 18:56:38 +0100, Pierre Frenkiel wrote:

> On Sun, 24 Nov 2019, Brian wrote:
> 
> > *Except* models.dat also has
> > 
> >  scan-type=5
> > 
> > This type is SOAP2, a proprietary protocol, which needs the plugin.
> 
>   I actually found this line, but you really need to be be a guru to
>   understand what it implies! (you can't rely on Google for that)
>   Sometimes, user-friendly config files include comments to explain their
>   content to non-guru users...

I agree with this comment and cannot think of any place on HP's website
where it is introduced and explained. Having a correct models.dat might
have headed off the issue because the user would have been informed a
plugin was required. Not having the device, I cannot comment further.

-- 
Brian.


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