plustek: help using a Canonscan LiDE 20
Subject:
Re: help using a Canonscan LiDE 20
From:
Bret Comstock Waldow ####@####.####
Date:
3 Feb 2003 23:43:01 -0000
Message-Id: <1044315208.1289.4.camel@ganesha>
On Mon, 2003-02-03 at 16:33, Erik Huelsmann wrote:
>
> Hi Bret,
>
> The pt_drv.o driver is for parallel scanners. From the information below, I
> conclude that your Canon is a usb scanner.
This is correct, and helpful - I wasn't so clear from the pages I found.
> I don't have the Canon, but I do have a USB model.
>
> In my /etc/modules.conf I have a line like yours with the 'options scanner'.
> I created a symbolic link from /dev/usb/scanner0 to /dev/usbscanner, since
> most sane software seems to depend on it. Before I start a Sane application,
> I
> have to execute a 'modprobe scanner' to load the USB scanner driver.
I did this, and still xsane doesn't find any scanner.
I did get these messages from /var/log/messages:
Feb 3 18:27:17 ganesha kernel: scanner.c: open_scanner(1): Unable to
access minor data
Feb 3 18:27:17 ganesha kernel: scanner.c: open_scanner(2): Unable to
access minor data
Feb 3 18:27:17 ganesha kernel: scanner.c: open_scanner(3): Unable to
access minor data
Feb 3 18:27:17 ganesha kernel: scanner.c: open_scanner(4): Unable to
access minor data
Feb 3 18:27:17 ganesha kernel: scanner.c: open_scanner(5): Unable to
access minor data
Feb 3 18:27:17 ganesha kernel: scanner.c: open_scanner(6): Unable to
access minor data
Feb 3 18:27:17 ganesha kernel: scanner.c: open_scanner(7): Unable to
access minor data
Feb 3 18:27:17 ganesha kernel: scanner.c: open_scanner(8): Unable to
access minor data
Feb 3 18:27:17 ganesha kernel: scanner.c: open_scanner(9): Unable to
access minor data
Feb 3 18:27:17 ganesha kernel: scanner.c: open_scanner(10): Unable to
access minor data
Feb 3 18:27:17 ganesha kernel: scanner.c: open_scanner(11): Unable to
access minor data
Feb 3 18:27:17 ganesha kernel: scanner.c: open_scanner(12): Unable to
access minor data
Feb 3 18:27:17 ganesha kernel: scanner.c: open_scanner(13): Unable to
access minor data
Feb 3 18:27:17 ganesha kernel: scanner.c: open_scanner(14): Unable to
access minor data
Feb 3 18:27:17 ganesha kernel: scanner.c: open_scanner(15): Unable to
access minor data
Any further thoughts? scanner.o loads just fine in the kernel.
Cheers,
Bret
