Hi all, I know I have seen some on this list mention that they have a HP6300C scanner connected to their SuSE machine and working ok, so tell me how? I have searched the database and mail archives as I thought something might be there, but did not see anything connected to this model. I am guessing I saw something in reply to another HP scanner where someone mentioned it. Here are the specifics: SuSE 8.0, USB connection YaST2 sees the scanner sets up for it correctly, pretty much that is! YaST2 won't run the test scan and the programs don't want to see it. Checking the hp.conf files, I find this: scsi HP & /dev/scanner I am thinking this might be a problem since it is a USB scanner? Maybe it should be usb HP & usb /dev/usbscanner instead? Thanks for your input. Patrick -- --- KMail v1.4.3 --- SuSE Linux Pro v8.1 --- Registered Linux User #225206
On Wednesday 06 November 2002 18:24 pm, Patrick wrote:
Hi all,
I know I have seen some on this list mention that they have a HP6300C scanner connected to their SuSE machine and working ok, so tell me how? I have searched the database and mail archives as I thought something might be there, but did not see anything connected to this model. I am guessing I saw something in reply to another HP scanner where someone mentioned it.
Here are the specifics: SuSE 8.0, USB connection YaST2 sees the scanner sets up for it correctly, pretty much that is! YaST2 won't run the test scan and the programs don't want to see it. Checking the hp.conf files, I find this: scsi HP & /dev/scanner
I am thinking this might be a problem since it is a USB scanner? Maybe it should be usb HP & usb /dev/usbscanner instead?
Thanks for your input.
Have you tried sane-find-scanner ?? It may find your scanner and then you need to fix the /etc/sane files to enable it. Don't know whether this would be the problem with a usb scanner but it showed me that my scsi scanner was visible. -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Bruce S. Marshall bmarsh@bmarsh.com Bellaire, MI 11/06/02 18:28 + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ "If all else fails, throw up."
On Wednesday 06 November 2002 06:29 pm, Bruce Marshall wrote:
On Wednesday 06 November 2002 18:24 pm, Patrick wrote:
Hi all,
I know I have seen some on this list mention that they have a HP6300C scanner connected to their SuSE machine and working ok, so tell me how? I have searched the database and mail archives as I thought something might be there, but did not see anything connected to this model. I am guessing I saw something in reply to another HP scanner where someone mentioned it.
Here are the specifics: SuSE 8.0, USB connection YaST2 sees the scanner sets up for it correctly, pretty much that is! YaST2 won't run the test scan and the programs don't want to see it. Checking the hp.conf files, I find this: scsi HP & /dev/scanner
I am thinking this might be a problem since it is a USB scanner? Maybe it should be usb HP & usb /dev/usbscanner instead?
Thanks for your input.
Have you tried sane-find-scanner ??
It may find your scanner and then you need to fix the /etc/sane files to enable it. Don't know whether this would be the problem with a usb scanner but it showed me that my scsi scanner was visible. ==================
Thanks Bruce, no, I did not think to try that at all. I should have, but was contending with some other things and the customer talking to me while I was working. Didn't think of some other things either until I got back to the shop. ;o) Once I find the scanner, I will then edit the sane files accordingly to make it work. Thanks again and good to see you participating again on the SuSE list! Patrick -- --- KMail v1.4.3 --- SuSE Linux Pro v8.1 --- Registered Linux User #225206
On Wed, 6 Nov 2002 22:49:50 -0500
Patrick
On Wednesday 06 November 2002 06:29 pm, Bruce Marshall wrote:
On Wednesday 06 November 2002 18:24 pm, Patrick wrote:
Hi all,
I know I have seen some on this list mention that they have a HP6300C scanner connected to their SuSE machine and working ok, so tell me how? I have searched the database and mail archives as I thought something might be there, but did not see anything connected to this model. I am guessing I saw something in reply to another HP scanner where someone mentioned it.
Here are the specifics: SuSE 8.0, USB connection YaST2 sees the scanner sets up for it correctly, pretty much that is! YaST2 won't run the test scan and the programs don't want to see it. Checking the hp.conf files, I find this: scsi HP & /dev/scanner
I am thinking this might be a problem since it is a USB scanner? Maybe it should be usb HP & usb /dev/usbscanner instead?
Thanks for your input.
I followed the following advice and it got my HP6200C working under both 8.0 and 8.1 - 1. check that the usbscanner driver is available, do a cat /proc/bus/usb/drivers this should give you something like usbdevfs hub hid 48- 63: usbscanner If so, the driver is ok. Now have a look at the permissions on the driver (this is usually the critical problem) ls -l /dev/usbscanner If it shows crw-r--r-- 1 root root 180, 48 Jan 19 2001 /dev/usbscanner or similar, it is NOT ok. do,(as su) chmod 666 /dev/usbscanner next /etc/sane.d/hp.conf should look like /dev/usnscanner option connect-device You should now be cooking with gas as they say. Run xsane to see if device is recognised. Hope this helps? Paul.
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