On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 19:37:44 +0200, <terren...@ak.net> wrote: > 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 >
As a workaround you may uncomment the line *option dumb-read* in hp.conf. Wolfram Heider
