Thanks for your suggestion, but I think scanner.c 0.4.5 (included in kernel 2.4.7) is up to date. Which version of scanner.c do you refer to? Did I overlook a new version on David Nelson's web site?
Stephan -- Bill Slade wrote: > > Dear Stephan, > Updating scanner.o to the latest version on the Sane site fixed the problem > for me..... > Now it works like a charm! > Cheers, > Bill > > >>> s...@stephan-feder.de 08/05/01 23:11 PM >>> > Dear Karl Heinz, > > I had exactly the same problems as Bill. I now have a working > 2.4.7-kernel which includes scanner.c 0.4.5. But every time while > scanning I get USB timeout messages from usb.c. I tried usb-uhci.o as > well as uhci.o for the Intel 82371SB USB controller in may Asus P55T2P4 > mainboard. I cannot pinpoint the troublemaker: sane-epson, scanner.o, > usbcore.o, usb-uhci.o/uhci.o. Has anyone any idea? > > Just as an aside: The setup works with another well-known operating > system, so it is no hardware issue. > > Thanks in advance > > Stephan > > -- > > Karl Heinz Kremer wrote: > > > > Bill, > > > > please read the FAQ for the EPSON backend on my site: > > http://www.freecolormanagement.com/sane/faq.html > > > > You have to increase a timeout value in the kernel scanner driver - > > or use a newer kernel that automatically increases this timeout for > > EPSON scanners. > > > > Karl Heinz > > > > Bill Slade <bill.sl...@rmit.edu.au> said: > > > > > Hi all, > > > Perhaps someone can help me fix this problem. I have an Epson 1240 U > > Scanner. After doing all the configuration mentioned in the USB scanner FAQ > > and conecting the scanner to the USB port...I was all excited when it worked > > straight away....until I tried to scan at a resolution higher than 600dpi. > > Xsane choked and a dialog window "Error during read: Invalid argument" > > popped up. > > > > > > Doing a <<cat /proc/bus/usb/devices >> yields > > > > > > : Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2 > > > B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0 > > > D: Ver= 100 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1 > > > P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 0.00 > > > S: Product=USB UHCI Root Hub > > > S: SerialNumber=3400 > > > C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=40 MxPwr= 0mA > > > I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub > > > E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 8 Ivl=255ms > > > T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 6 Spd=12 MxCh= 0 > > > D: Ver= 1.00 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1 > > > P: Vendor=04b8 ProdID=010b Rev= 1.14 > > > S: Manufacturer=????? > > > S: Product=?????????????? > > > C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=40 MxPwr= 2mA > > > I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=usbscanner > > > E: Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl= 0ms > > > E: Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl= 0ms > > > > > > The kernel complains withthe maintainer. > > > Jul 23 12:43:38 localhost kernel: scanner.c: read_scanner(0): funky > > > result:- > > 32. > > > Please notify the maintainer. > > > Jul 23 12:43:38 localhost last message repeated 50 times > > > Jul 23 12:43:38 localhost kernel: sd_scanner(0): funky result:-32. Please > > notify the maintainer. > > > Jul 23 12:43:38 localhost kernel: scanner.c: read_scanner(0): funky > > > result:- > > 32. > > > Please notify the maintainer. > > > Jul 23 12:43:38 localhost last message repeated 1168 times > > > > > > What is happening and what fixes it? Isit the backend or the USB driver > > that is the problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > BTW - I am using RedHat 7.1 on a Compaq laptop with kernel 2.4.2-2. The > > scanner.o module is dated April 9, 2001. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Bill > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Sane-devel mailing list > > > sane-de...@www.mostang.com > > > http://www.mostang.com/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel > > > > > > > --