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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