[ale] configure xsane & usb scanner

[Tom & JaVonn]

Chris / Geoffrey:

Sounds like the problem that I had.

Look at /etc/sane.d/hp.conf and see if doesn't default to SCSI scanner.

Tom
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On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 20:25:23 -0400
Geoffrey <esoteric at 3times25.net> wrote:

> Chris, I've got a spare box here I'm going to slap RH 8 on and see if I 
> can figure out your problem.  For now, post the output of '/sbin/lsmod' 
> so we can see what modules are/aren't loaded.
> 
> My scanner is an hp 5200c.
> 
> Christopher Russell wrote:
> > Hi, hope that someone out there can help.
> > PROBLEM: installing USB Scanner; Cannot get the xsane 'frontend' to see
> > the xsane 'backend.'
> > 
> > How do I manually configure the scanner?
> > 
> > SPECIFICATION:
> > USB HP ScanJet 6200C, RH_8.0 kernel 2.4.18-27; w/ xsane v0.90 frontend
> > and xsane v1.0.11 backend, (latest version).
> >  
> > BACKGROUND:
> > When I run xsane gui, (GNOMEmenu>graphics>Scanning), xsane frontend
> > launches and runs a device search, which fails. Help says possible
> > "backend not loaded" or "not configured." 
> > 
> > WHAT I HAVE DONE SO FAR:
> > Read the man pages, but am now confused -but did these tests:
> > [chris at cedar sane-1.0.11]$ scanimage -L
> > device `hp:/dev/usb/scanner0' is a Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 62x0C flatbed
> > scanner
> > [chris at cedar chris]$
> > 
> > - so we know the device is there!
> > 
> > [chris at cedar chris]$ scanimage \-d test
> > P5
> > # SANE data follows
> > 157 196 255
> > [chris at cedar chris]$
> > 
> > - these numbers apparently indicate a test response, but I've no idea
> > what they mean!
> > 
> > QUESTION SUMMARY:
> > The device is there, the driver for my model of scanner is within the
> > dll library, I looked, but something's not right.
> > 
> > All advice appreciated, thanks in advance,
> > Chris
> > 
> > 
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> 
> -- 
> Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net
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