Re: detection problem

From: Armando L. Caro Jr. (acaro@mail.eecis.udel.edu)
Date: Mon Nov 06 2000 - 00:14:21 PST

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    On Fri, 3 Nov 2000, Henning Meier-Geinitz wrote:

    > I don't know Artec scanners nor the Artec backend, but ...
    >
    > At least my Debian doesn't know /dev/sgb:
    >
    > hmg1:~# ls -l /dev/sgb
    > ls: /dev/sgb: No such file or directory

    Well, I get the same result... ie, I don't have that dev file either.
    ...but then why does my kernel detects the scanner on sgb?

    > So try /dev/sg1.

    Ok. tried that. results are....

    ROOT@confucius[/root/scanner]# more /etc/sane.d/artec.conf
    scsi ARTEC
    /dev/sg1
    ROOT@confucius[/root/scanner]# scanimage -L
    [sanei_init_debug]: Setting debug level of artec to 255.
    [artec] attach_one
    [artec] Artec/Ultima backend version 0.3, last mod: 10/18/1998 22:45
    [artec] http://www4.infi.net/~cpinkham/sane/sane-artec-doc.html
    [artec] attach: opening /dev/sg1
    [artec] attach: sending INQUIRY
    [artec] attach: device doesn't look like a ULTIMA scanner
    [artec] attach_one
    [artec] Artec/Ultima backend version 0.3, last mod: 10/18/1998 22:45
    [artec] http://www4.infi.net/~cpinkham/sane/sane-artec-doc.html
    [artec] attach: opening /dev/sg1
    [artec] attach: sending INQUIRY
    [artec] attach: device doesn't look like a ULTIMA scanner
    [artec] sane_get_devices
    [artec] sane_exit

    > > /dev/sgb0
    >
    > Huh, I don't think you can partion scsi generic devices :-)

    OK. I don't really understand the device naming. What is the difference
    between sg0, sg1, etc and sga, sgb, etc ?? I don't have dev

    > > /dev/sg0
    >
    > > [artec] attach: device doesn't look like a ULTIMA scanner
    >
    > Correct. It's your hard disc.

    OH, ok :-)

    > > scsi ULTIMA
    >
    > You may try "scsi ARTEC" because that's the manufacturer in your case.
    > But "/dev/sg1" should also work.

    Well, I tried both (see above)... no luck!

    Any other ideas?

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