Re: [snapscan] new version snapscan-20010411 of the backend - success with Agfa 1212U_2

From: Ceri Hankey (ceri_hankey@wanadoo.fr)
Date: Mon Apr 16 2001 - 10:21:11 PDT

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    Hi Klaus-Peter,
    Thanks for your reply. I too am not using a 2.4.x ketnel - mine is 2.2.17
    (Mandrake 7.2). My scanner is an Agfa Snapscan 1212u.

    I will try your recommendations

    Thanks again

    Ceri Hankey

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Klaus-Peter Schrage" <kpschrage@gmx.de>
    To: <sane-devel@mostang.com>
    Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 5:00 PM
    Subject: Re: [snapscan] new version snapscan-20010411 of the backend -
    success with Agfa 1212U_2

    > Hi, Ceri,
    > yes, my scanner is usb. It is essential that you have a kernel with proper
    > usb support. I don't know much about the latest 2.4.x kernels, for me
    version
    > 2.2.18 is allright. I downloaded it as source from kernel.org and compiled
    it
    > (under Calder Open Linux 2.4) to suit my needs, espescially usb.
    > You can find most useful hints at http://www.linux-usb.org (and in your
    > kernel documentation at /usr/src/linux/Documentation/usb, esp. the file
    > scanner.txt), but I can give you the relevant kernel config info:
    > ...
    > #
    > # USB support
    > #
    > CONFIG_USB=m
    > CONFIG_USB_DEVICEFS=y
    > ...
    > CONFIG_HOTPLUG=y
    > ...
    > CONFIG_USB_UHCI=m ((yours might be: CONFIG_USB_OHCI=m, if in doubt, use
    both))
    > ...
    > CONFIG_USB_SCANNER=m
    > All other options in the usb section are not set, as I don't have any
    other
    > usb devices.
    >
    > After a successful kernel compile and installation of modules, you should
    > make known the new device to you system:
    > `mknod /dev/usbscanner0 c 180 48`
    > `ln -s /dev/usbscanner0 /dev/usbscanner`
    > `chmod 666 /dev/usbscanner0`
    > and load the modules:
    > 'modprobe usb-uhci'
    > 'modprobe scanner'
    > Then sane should recognize your scanner, but other problems might occur
    which
    > are device specific; see the faqs at the sane website.
    > BTW: Which scanner are you using?
    > Best wishes
    > KP
    >
    > Am Montag, 16. April 2001 03:54 schrieb Ceri Hankey:
    > > Klaus-Peter,
    > >
    > > How did you get Linux to see your scanner? I have just compiled
    > > snapscan-20010411 and I cannot get the scanner recognised or even seen
    by
    > > Linux. Is your scanner a USB one (it must be looking at the model
    number).
    > > What is the secret to getting the USB connection to work?
    > >
    > > scanimage -L says ' No scanner detected...'
    >
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