On Tuesday 23 November 2004 15:42, Russ wrote:
On Monday 22 November 2004 11:28 pm, Miquel A. Noguera wrote:
El Lunes, 22 de Noviembre de 2004 15:42, Fergus Wilde escribió:
Epson Perfection 2450 Photo scanner [...] works absolutely fine as root, so I am assuming not much is broken and thus not posting scads of logs. But will not work as user.
Simply modify your /etc/fstab in that way:
usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs defaults,devmode=0666 0 0
Miquel
You may want to look at the following document on the SuSE knowledge base, it is called configuring scanners from SuSE Linux 9.2. It should help with other versions also.
http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2004/jsmeix_scanner-setup-92.html
Thanks Russ, Johannes sent me this version of the link to his article, which works: http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2004/10/jsmeix_scanner-setup-92.html And I have read it - but I can't figure out yet how to get rid of the access problems without manually resetting permissions. Miquel's advice (quoted above) worked to a point, but the scanner is still completely hit and miss. Not as bad as 9.1 though, but bad enough that I can't install 9.2 onto my main desktop yet. There is something quite sick about resmgr: here it is trying to process my various requests to get the **** scanner working: Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 kooka: resmgr: server response code 502 Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 last message repeated 8 times Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 kooka: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 last message repeated 2 times Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 kooka: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 last message repeated 3 times Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 kooka: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 last message repeated 3 times Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 kooka: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 kooka: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 kooka: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 last message repeated 4 times Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 kooka: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 last message repeated 3 times Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 kooka: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 last message repeated 3 times Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 kooka: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 kooka: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 kooka: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 last message repeated 4 times Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 kooka: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 last message repeated 3 times Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 kooka: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 last message repeated 3 times Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 kooka: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 kooka: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 kooka: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 last message repeated 4 times Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 kooka: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 last message repeated 3 times Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 kooka: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 last message repeated 3 times Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 kooka: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 kooka: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:55:17 pc11 kooka: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:55:18 pc11 kernel: ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: qh def5a700 (#17) state 1 Nov 23 15:56:04 pc11 kernel: usb 4-2: bulk timeout on ep1in Nov 23 15:56:04 pc11 kernel: usb 4-2: usbfs: USBDEVFS_BULK failed ep 0x81 len 1 ret -110 Nov 23 15:56:54 pc11 kernel: usb 4-2: bulk timeout on ep1in Nov 23 15:56:54 pc11 kernel: usb 4-2: usbfs: USBDEVFS_BULK failed ep 0x81 len 1 ret -110 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 502 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 last message repeated 8 times Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 last message repeated 2 times Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 last message repeated 3 times Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 last message repeated 3 times Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 last message repeated 4 times Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 last message repeated 3 times Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 last message repeated 3 times Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 last message repeated 4 times Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 last message repeated 3 times Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 last message repeated 3 times Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 last message repeated 4 times Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: communication failure: Broken pipe Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 last message repeated 3 times Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:57:06 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:57:36 pc11 kernel: usb 4-2: bulk timeout on ep1in Nov 23 15:57:36 pc11 kernel: usb 4-2: usbfs: USBDEVFS_BULK failed ep 0x81 len 1 ret -110 Nov 23 15:57:36 pc11 kernel: ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: qh def5a780 (#17) state 1 Nov 23 15:59:01 pc11 /usr/sbin/cron[8573]: (root) CMD ( rm -f /var/spool/cron/lastrun/cron.hourly) Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 502 Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 last message repeated 8 times Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 last message repeated 2 times Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 last message repeated 3 times Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 last message repeated 3 times Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 last message repeated 4 times Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 last message repeated 3 times Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 last message repeated 3 times Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 last message repeated 4 times Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 last message repeated 3 times Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 last message repeated 3 times Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 last message repeated 4 times Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 last message repeated 3 times Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 last message repeated 3 times Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 501 Nov 23 15:59:08 pc11 xsane: resmgr: server response code 500 Nov 23 15:59:38 pc11 kernel: usb 4-2: bulk timeout on ep1in Nov 23 15:59:38 pc11 kernel: usb 4-2: usbfs: USBDEVFS_BULK failed ep 0x81 len 1 ret -110 Nov 23 15:59:38 pc11 kernel: ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: qh def5a800 (#17) state 1 Even when the device can be made to work, by setting very easy permissions on ls -ld /proc/bus/usb/001: drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 0 2004-11-23 13:46 001 (manually set) ls -l /proc/bus/usb/001/* -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 43 2004-11-23 13:46 /proc/bus/usb/001/001 (created by Miquel's dodge with /etc/fstab) you can see how resmgr struggles, and it takes the machine at least a full minute to find the scanner. Wassup?
If this link does not work go to www.suse.com and search their knowledge base. Hopefully this will help, I'm in the same boat with a new scanner from Epson but I'm on 9.1 and its slightly different. -- Russ