Symbios SCSI with Epson GT8700

From: Phil Cummins (cummins@xochitl.jamstec.go.jp)
Date: Thu Oct 05 2000 - 22:04:08 PDT

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    Hello,

      Thanks for setting me straight on the scsi id's and the device
    file names, Doug. What's really wierd is that, if I make the
    link /dev/scanner -> /dev/sgb (i.r., consistent with what
    scanimage -L says), scanimage -L fails with:

         [s9036] sense_handler() : sense code = f0
         Segmentation fault

    So, I just removed the link and at least scanimage seems
    to work. The SANE programs seem to be getting information
    from the scanner, so maybe the SCSI communication is working
    OK.
      I turned on debugging (export SANE_DEBUG_EPSON=255), and
    have found that, while the final error message after trying
    to do a scan is:

         [epson] option: fatal error

    there actually seems to be a failure before this. What appears
    to happen is the following call sequence:

         sane_read -> read_data_block -> receive

    after which the message:

         [epson] fatal error - Status = a2

    gets reported. I am a little anxious to get this scanner working
    and would be very grateful if someone would be kind enough to
    step me through the debugging - or at least give it a try. The only
    specs for the GT8700 I know of are located at the web page:

        http://www.i-love-epson.co.jp/products/scanner/gt8700/87003.htm

    This is in Japanese but probably not so hard to figure out (nothing
    about the communication anyway, just the hardware specs - denisty, etc).
    I can translate it for you if need be. One thing that worries me
    is that the input/output is claimed to be 14-bit, different from
    most of the other scanners.
      Well, thanks in any case. Cheers,

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