Re: HP backend slow? / Saned problems

From: Peter Kirchgessner (peter@kirchgessner.net)
Date: Fri Apr 27 2001 - 10:55:04 PDT

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    Hello,

    this is the first report that I see where the HP-cards work well with
    the scanner under Linux. Could you specify which HP-card you have. A
    Symbios Logic 53C400A or 53C416 or something else ?

    --Peter

    John Mills wrote:
    >
    > H'lo -
    >
    > On Friday 27 April 2001 02:09, Peter Kirchgessner wrote:
    >
    > > The cards delivered with the HP-scanners often make problems under
    > > Linux. I can not recommend these cards.
    >
    > The problem I have had in Linux, with both the Symbios/HP and low-end
    > adaptec SCSI cards, is their not being identified by the kernel's probe at
    > boot time. This doesn't sound like the problem here.
    >
    > My solution has been to compile-in or force-load the drivers, and/or add
    > their parameters in the boot configuration file, '/etc/lilo.conf'. Once
    > found by the kernel the cards have worked for me. (I am only running my
    > two HP scanners -- no other SCSI devices are involved.) The Symbios/HP
    > cards are certainly low-end products, but they _are_ free with the
    > scanner, and the driver is now part of the Linux distribution. &8-)
    >
    > --
    > Regards -
    > John Mills

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    Peter Kirchgessner
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