Without opening the box it is difficult. But you can give two hints.
What are the options that you are using to configure the kernel module ?
And which messages appear in /var/log/messages upon recognition of the
scanner. This is what is shown for a NCR (Symbios-Logic) card with an
8150-chip (non-HP card) on recognition of a Scanjet 5p:
Mar 24 17:11:14 algol kernel: ncr53c815-0: releasing host resources
Mar 24 17:11:14 algol kernel: ncr53c815-0: resetting chip
Mar 24 17:11:14 algol kernel: ncr53c815-0: host resources successfully
released
Mar 24 17:11:14 algol kernel: scsi : 0 hosts.
Mar 24 17:11:17 algol kernel: ncr53c8xx: at PCI bus 0, device 9,
function 0
Mar 24 17:11:17 algol kernel: ncr53c8xx: 53c815 detected
Mar 24 17:11:17 algol kernel: ncr53c815-0: rev=0x03, base=0xec001000,
io_port=0xe400, irq=9
Mar 24 17:11:17 algol kernel: ncr53c815-0: ID 7, Fast-10, Parity
Checking
Mar 24 17:11:17 algol kernel: ncr53c815-0: restart (scsi reset).
Mar 24 17:11:17 algol kernel: scsi0 : ncr53c8xx - version 3.2a-2
Mar 24 17:11:17 algol kernel: scsi : 1 host.
Mar 24 17:11:21 algol kernel: Vendor: HP Model:
C5110A Rev:
3638
Mar 24 17:11:21 algol kernel: Type:
Processor ANSI
SCSI revision: 02
-- Peter
Mick Barry wrote:
>
> I'm using a Scanjet 5P with a Symbios Logic card w/out any problems.
> How do I find out exactrly which card it is (w/out opening my box up)?
>
> Peter Kirchgessner wrote:
> >
> > 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
> >
<snip>
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