[ale] configure xsane & usb scanner

[Geoffrey]

Same problem I found Tom.  I think Chris checked this out already, as I 
was looking at modules not being loaded.

Chris, do verify as Tom's noted though. :)

Tom & JaVonn wrote:
> 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
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 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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>>
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>>Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net
>>
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