"Tom Mitchell" <trmitch...@hotmail.co.uk> writes: > Hi Olaf, > Sorry for the delay in replying I appreciate your help. > > 1)I have put all files back to their originals. > > 2)You asked > > "Do you have the epson backend disabled in /etc/sane.d/dll.conf? I'd > expect to see `epson:libusb:004:005' listed in the scanimage -L output > as well." > > I didnt have the backend disabled. Both lines do not have an # in > front of them.
Weird that you don't see epson:libusb:004:005 then. > 3) I have tried to run as user and got permission denied. # I'm not familiar with your distribution, so I don't know how its # *libsane.rules looks and how it handles hotplugging of scanners. Hmm, is user part of the appropriate group (scanner, by default)? > 4) As root the output of SANE_DEBUG_EPKOWA=127 scanimage > image.pnm > 2> epkowa.log > > is > > [snip]> [epkowa] EPKOWA SANE Backend 2.1.0 - 2006-05-22 > [epkowa] attach(, 3) > [epkowa] attach: opening > [epkowa] attach_one_usb(libusb:004:004) > [epkowa] EPKOWA SANE Backend 2.1.0 - 2006-05-22 > [epkowa] attach(libusb:004:004, 3) > [epkowa] attach: opening libusb:004:004 > [epkowa] Found valid EPSON scanner: 0x4b8/0x112 (vendorID/productID) > [epkowa] reset() > [epkowa] send buf, size = 2 > [epkowa] buf[0] 1b . > [epkowa] buf[1] 40 @ > [epkowa] receive buf, expected = 1, got = 0 Ouch! The device is not talking back to you. You should get a one byte reply here, either 0x06 (ACK) or 0x15 (NAK). > [snip] Tom, can you repeat the scanimage command to get the USB debugging info? Like so: SANE_DEBUG_SANEI_USB=127 scanimage > image.pnm 2> epkowa-usb.log Hope this helps, >>"Tom Mitchell" <trmitch...@hotmail.co.uk> writes: >> >> > Hi, >> > I am using an Asrock dual sata motherboard with AMD939 64 processor >> > and sataII drive. I have installed PClinuxos minime0.93a a Mandriva >> > based system on to a clean partion. I have also installed an Epson >> > r220 usb printer which works really well. >> > The Distro uses >> > xsane 0.991_2tex >> > sane-backends 1.0.18-1tex >> > libusb 1.0.18-1tex >> > kernel is 2.6.16.27.tex1.lve for i686 >> > kde version 3.5.3 >> > >> > I am unable to get the scanner to work. >> > It has worked before with Xandros3.0.2 and does with the simplymepis6 >> > livecd. So I know that the cables etc are ok. >> > >> > When booted with the scanner on >> > >> > sane-find-scanner results in >> > found USB scanner (vendor=0x04b8 [EPSON], product=0x0112 [EPSON >> > Scanner]) at libusb:004:004 >> > # Your USB scanner was (probably) detected. It may or may not be >> > supported by >> > # SANE. Try scanimage -L and read the backend's manpage. >> > >> > 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). >> > >> > this is both as root and as normal user. >> > >> > I have tried specifying the usb vendor and device in the epson.conf >> > and epkowa.conf files in /etc/sane.d >> >>That is not necessary for either backend. >> >> > I have also modified /etc/udev/rules.d/70-libsane.rules >> > >> > ACTION!="add", GOTO="libsane_rules_end" >> > SUBSYSTEM!="usb_device", GOTO="libsane_rules_end" >> > as suggested for Iscan at >> > >> > http://www.avasys.jp/english/linux_e/faq_scan.html >> > >> > ACTION!="add", GOTO="libsane_rules_end" >> > SUBSYSTEM!="usb", GOTO="libsane_rules_end" >> > >> > but this doesnt work. >> >>Do NOT change the *libsane.rules file. Your distribution should have >>done the right thing. This change is only needed for *iscan.rules and >>then only on those distributions that do not use "usb_device" for the >>udev SUBSYSTEM name. So far, we know about Mandriva 2006.0. >> >>BTW, this will be fixed in the next iscan release. >> >> > #lsusb states >> > Bus 004 Device 004: ID 04b8:0112 Seiko Epson Corp. Perfection 2450 >> > Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 >> > Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 >> > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 >> > Bus 001 Device 003: ID 03f0:050c Hewlett-Packard 5219 Wireless Keyboard >> > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 >> > >> > >> > If I switch the scanner off and on I then get >> > >> > # scanimage -L >> > device `epkowa:libusb:004:005' is a Epson Perfection 2450 flatbed >> scanner >> > # scanimage >image.pnm >> > scanimage: no SANE devices found >> >>Do you have the epson backend disabled in /etc/sane.d/dll.conf? I'd >>expect to see `epson:libusb:004:005' listed in the scanimage -L output >>as well. >> >>Can you provide debugging output? The following command will put the >>debugging output in epkowa.log. >> >> SANE_DEBUG_EPKOWA=127 scanimage > image.pnm 2> epkowa.log >> >> > Whatever I try I cant seem to get to see the device. I would be >> > grateful for any help to resolve this. >> > Similar problems exist with Xandros4.0 >> >>Hope this helps, -- Olaf Meeuwissen EPSON AVASYS Corporation, SE1 FSF Associate Member #1962 sign up at http://member.fsf.org/ GnuPG key: 6BE37D90/AB6B 0D1F 99E7 1BF5 EB97 976A 16C7 F27D 6BE3 7D90 Penguin's lib! -- I hack, therefore I am -- LPIC-2
