I know I've posted on this before, but I'm still fighting with
this HP 5200 after all, since I lost my other scanner option to a lot of
things changing at the place I could go to scan. I'm using Oralux, a
Knoppix-based distro, and an HP5200 that I bought about 6-7 years ago.
When I try to scan with it, I get the following:
$ scanimage >test.ppm
scanimage: sane_read: Error during device I/O
$ scanimage >test.ppm
scanimage: sane_read: Error during device I/O
$ scanimage >test.ppm
scanimage: no SANE devices found
$ scanimage -L
device `hp:libusb:001:002' is a Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 5200C flatbed
scanner
$ scanimage >test.ppm
scanimage: sane_read: Error during device I/O
$ scanimage >test.ppm
scanimage: no SANE devices found
Sane-find-scanner gave me the following:
found USB scanner (vendor=0x03f0 [Hewlett-Packard], product=0x0401 [HP
ScanJet 5200C]) at libusb:001:002
A subsequent "scanimage -L" returned "device `hp:libusb:001:002'
is a Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 5200C flatbed scanner".
When I'm actually trying to scan with it, e.g. "scanimage
>test.ppm", it kind of half starts up like it's going to scan and then
just sits there. Occasionally it'll actually get around to moving a
little, but that was only the first time or 2. And just now, when I
wasn't even touching it, it decided to make a little noise.
I know I've probably asked some of this before, but maybe I didn't
ask it right or didn't read something right. What makes it do this? How
can I fix it? If you need any more info I'll get that to you as well.
Thanks,
Terrence
