mandrake_alf Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 Mdk 9.0 and i've followed all the instructions i've ever found on how to get this thing to work but it just doesn't want too.. Neither Kooka or Xsane see the device. Here is a list of all instructions I found.. (not necessarily in order)... my /dev/usb - [mike@kirk mike]$ lsl /dev/usb/ total 0 drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 Dec 31 1969 hid/ crw-rw---- 1 lp sys 180, 0 Dec 31 1969 lp0 crw-rw-rw- 1 mike root 180, 48 Dec 18 14:32 scanner0 [mike@kirk mike]$ lsmod displays [root@kirk root]# lsmod Module Size Used by Not tainted isofs 25652 1 (autoclean) inflate_fs 17892 0 (autoclean) [isofs] nls_iso8859-1 2844 4 (autoclean) udf 85472 0 (autoclean) ppp_deflate 41024 0 (autoclean) bsd_comp 4344 0 (autoclean) sr_mod 15096 2 (autoclean) ide-cd 28712 0 (autoclean) cdrom 26848 0 (autoclean) [sr_mod ide-cd] floppy 49340 0 (autoclean) parport_pc 21672 1 (autoclean) lp 6720 0 (autoclean) Module Size Used by Not tainted scanner 9140 0 (unused) isofs 25652 1 (autoclean) inflate_fs 17892 0 (autoclean) [isofs] nls_iso8859-1 2844 4 (autoclean) udf 85472 0 (autoclean) ppp_deflate 41024 0 (autoclean) bsd_comp 4344 0 (autoclean) sr_mod 15096 2 (autoclean) ide-cd 28712 0 (autoclean) cdrom 26848 0 (autoclean) [sr_mod ide-cd] floppy 49340 0 (autoclean) parport_pc 21672 1 (autoclean) lp 6720 0 (autoclean) parport 23936 1 (autoclean) [parport_pc lp] via82cxxx_audio 19036 0 uart401 6628 0 [via82cxxx_audio] emu10k1 56172 1 ac97_codec 9928 0 [via82cxxx_audio emu10k1] sound 55732 0 [via82cxxx_audio uart401 emu10k1] soundcore 3780 0 [via82cxxx_audio emu10k1 sound] nfsd 66576 8 (autoclean) lockd 46480 1 (autoclean) [nfsd] sunrpc 60188 1 (autoclean) [nfsd lockd] ppp_async 7456 1 ppp_generic 20064 3 [ppp_deflate bsd_comp ppp_async] slhc 5072 1 [ppp_generic] af_packet 13000 0 (autoclean) eepro100 19096 1 (autoclean) supermount 14340 3 (autoclean) ov511 68508 0 i2c-core 15332 0 [ov511] videodev 5792 1 [ov511] printer 6944 0 keybdev 1920 0 (unused) mousedev 4116 1 hid 18340 0 (unused) usbmouse 2004 0 (unused) input 3456 0 [keybdev mousedev hid usbmouse] ehci-hcd 14472 0 (unused) usb-ohci 18216 0 (unused) usb-uhci 21676 0 (unused) usbcore 58304 1 [scanner ov511 printer hid usbmouse ehci-hcd usb-ohci usb-uhci] rtc 6560 0 (autoclean) ext3 74004 3 jbd 38452 3 [ext3] sd_mod 11612 0 aic7xxx 120604 1 scsi_mod 91140 3 [sr_mod sd_mod aic7xxx] [root@kirk root] ------------------------------- On Mandrake 9.0 systems, you may find that "Image Scan! for Linux" shows a Could not send command to scanner message and refuses to work. For reasons still unclear, we have noticed that the configuration file /etc/sane.d/epson.conf may get truncated over a reboot. This file is used by SANE to connect to your scanner and part of the sane-backends package that is installed by default. When this has happened iscan can not connect to your scanner (it uses SANE internally) and will show a message box with Could not send command to scanner. You can get your scanner back to working order with the following work-around. It reconstructs the truncated /etc/sane.d/epson.conf file. 1. log in as root 2. edit /etc/sane.d/epson.conf You can use the following contents as is, just cut-and-paste them into your editor buffer and save. # /etc/sane.d/epson.conf # See sane-epson(5) for more information. # # for a SCSI scanner scsi EPSON # # for a parallel port scanner #pio 0x278 #pio 0x378 #pio 0x3BC # # for a USB scanner # - only enable this if you really have an EPSON scanner # It could otherwise block your non-EPSON scanner from # being recognized. usb /dev/usb/scanner0 3. start "Image Scan! for Linux" $ iscan Should you be using an USB scanner, then you might want to take a look at How to use USB for additional information. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Check the kernel version. Execute the following command and check that the kernel version is 2.4.3. or later. $ cat /proc/version 2. Connect a scanner. Turn on the scanner and connect it with USB. 3. Edit "/etc/sane.d/epson.conf". Example) When the device file name of the USB scanner is "/dev/usb/scanner0", change the line which begins with usb of epson.conf as follows.. usb /dev/usb/scanner0 4. Acquire the vender ID and model ID. Execute the following command to acquire the vendor ID and model ID of the connected scanner. $ cat /proc/bus/usb/devices S: Manufacturer=EPSON S: Product=EPSON Scanner 010F C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr= 2mA I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=00 Prot=ff Driver=(none) E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 1 Ivl=16ms E: Ad=82(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms E: Ad=03(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms [ 5. Install the scanner module. Example) Execute the following command as a root user. (Specify the vender ID and model ID acquired in the step 4 to the "vendor" and "product", respectively.) # modprobe scanner vendor=0x04b8 product=0x010b 6. Run the Image Scan! for Linux. $ iscan ---------------------------------------------------------- ANYONE?? 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AussieJohn Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 Hello mandrake_alf. Go to /etc/sane.d/epson.conf. For simplicity, open epson.conf in Kwrite and delete the entire text. Then type in the following as shown below:- usb /dev/usb/scanner0 usb 0x04b8 0x010b Then click on File and save. Reboot. Yes reboot !!!! I am prersuming that you got the 0x04b8 and 0x010b figures by doing the "Acquire vendor ID and Model ID routine" which looks about right for an Epson Scanner. Please note the spaces and also that they are ZEROS and not the letter o. Hope it helps. John (69yrs young) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandrake_alf Posted December 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 OK.. I tired that.. even 'REBOOTED' although I admit I thought long and hard on how to accomplish this without having to actually do it.. :P Long and short of it... It failed to help... so I just obtained copy of 9.1 CD's and upgraded... everything working like wonderful now... I pitty 9.0 users trying to use this scanner... It's a real pitty.. the list of supported scanners for epson just SKIP this model.. it goes from 1240 to 1260 with no 1250 in between.. DARN!!.. OK.. better run... Thanks for your suggestions.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relic2K Posted December 21, 2003 Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 OK.. I tired that.. even 'REBOOTED' although I admit I thought long and hard on how to accomplish this without having to actually do it.. :P Long and short of it... It failed to help... so I just obtained copy of 9.1 CD's and upgraded... everything working like wonderful now... I pitty 9.0 users trying to use this scanner... It's a real pitty.. the list of supported scanners for epson just SKIP this model.. it goes from 1240 to 1260 with no 1250 in between.. DARN!!.. OK.. better run... Thanks for your suggestions.. Yeah, the newer distribuitions detect the hardware on install. I had to go up to 9.2 to get my Wireless going also, but hey such is life :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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