[opensuse] Mustek scanner from HELL
ScanExpress A3 USB 1200 Pro opensuse 11.1, xsane, download drivers from Mustek Taiwan, ndiswrapper *.inf file Not sure how, though got xsane to find scanner twice. Both times would not run in regular user but both times ran as root. - unplugged and replugged USB cable - unplugged and replugged in power ABSOLUTELY nothing else changed: Now getting: - in root - - no driver loading messages and no scanner found - in regular - - xsane A3IIIU2 Spicall: hello? A3IIIU2 Spicall: Init the data link BEFORE WHEN WORKING: I would get the above driver messages as well as scanner id message and xsane came up and running -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler@att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 10 years -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
2010/6/8 Duaine Hechler <dahechler@att.net>:
ScanExpress A3 USB 1200 Pro
opensuse 11.1, xsane, download drivers from Mustek Taiwan, ndiswrapper *.inf file
Not sure how, though got xsane to find scanner twice. Both times would not run in regular user but both times ran as root.
- unplugged and replugged USB cable
- unplugged and replugged in power
ABSOLUTELY nothing else changed:
Now getting:
- in root - - no driver loading messages and no scanner found
- in regular - - xsane
A3IIIU2 Spicall: hello?
A3IIIU2 Spicall: Init the data link
BEFORE WHEN WORKING:
I would get the above driver messages as well as scanner id message and xsane came up and running
-- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler@att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 10 years
Hmmm, isn't that "end user from hell"? :D According to the site this scanner is supported by SANE and ndiswrapper is only for Wifi card drivers. Check your logs, in some cases the scanners work as in P2P, others, you need the firmware that comes with the windows drivers (just that binary file). Regards, -- Ciro Iriarte http://cyruspy.wordpress.com -- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
El 08/06/10 02:00, Duaine Hechler escribió:
ScanExpress A3 USB 1200 Pro
opensuse 11.1, xsane, download drivers from Mustek Taiwan, ndiswrapper *.inf file
try 11.2 or M7/RC1, if does not work in the latter, AND the scanner is said to be supported by sane, open a bug report. Dunno what are you doing with ndiswrapper btw... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 6/8/2010 2:00 AM, Duaine Hechler wrote:
ScanExpress A3 USB 1200 Pro
Now getting:
- in root - - no driver loading messages and no scanner found How old is that scanner? It sounds like one that my dad used to have. We also concluded it was from below. He tossed it and got an HP. Is it possible that your scanner just died? I know it is evil but perhaps you could test it on a Windows PC?
Damon Register -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Damon Register wrote:
On 6/8/2010 2:00 AM, Duaine Hechler wrote:
ScanExpress A3 USB 1200 Pro
Now getting:
- in root - - no driver loading messages and no scanner found How old is that scanner? It sounds like one that my dad used to have. We also concluded it was from below. He tossed it and got an HP. Is it possible that your scanner just died? I know it is evil but perhaps you could test it on a Windows PC?
Damon Register
-- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler@att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 10 years -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Damon Register wrote:
On 6/8/2010 2:00 AM, Duaine Hechler wrote:
ScanExpress A3 USB 1200 Pro
Now getting:
- in root - - no driver loading messages and no scanner found How old is that scanner? It sounds like one that my dad used to have. We also concluded it was from below. He tossed it and got an HP. Is it possible that your scanner just died? I know it is evil but perhaps you could test it on a Windows PC?
Damon Register That's the "downer", it works PERFECT in Windoze.
Duaine -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler@att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 10 years -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 07:47:47 Duaine Hechler wrote:
Damon Register wrote:
On 6/8/2010 2:00 AM, Duaine Hechler wrote:
ScanExpress A3 USB 1200 Pro
Now getting:
- in root - - no driver loading messages and no scanner found
How old is that scanner? It sounds like one that my dad used to have. We also concluded it was from below. He tossed it and got an HP. Is it possible that your scanner just died? I know it is evil but perhaps you could test it on a Windows PC?
Damon Register
That's the "downer", it works PERFECT in Windoze.
Duaine
Duaine, I have a Mustek UB1200 Plus and it works fine with SANE. You need the GT68xx frontends package. I'm pretty sure that is included as standard now - it used to be a separate download/compile from the SANE web page. You'll also need the firmware file from your windows driver (sbfw.usb) which was also downloadable from the GT68xx page. That file needs to go into /lib/firmware. There also used to be a bug whereby you had to be logged on as root when you plugged the scanner in in order for it to be correctly recognised and initialised, but I believe that was fixed some time ago because I haven't had that problem in ages (not since oS 10.3 at least). HTH. Rodney. BTW, the GT68xx page on the SANE web site had lots of good info about what was supported and not. Regards, -- =================================================== Rodney Baker VK5ZTV rodney.baker@iinet.net.au =================================================== -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
- in root - - no driver loading messages and no scanner found
That's the "downer", it works PERFECT in Windoze.
When I've encountered problems with bothersome USB scanners which worked perfectly in Windows, but wouldn't work in Linux, I've turned to VueScan. Every time I've done so it's helped. The Linux driver is excellent. I've purchased copies for all my scanners. Perhaps it will help you as well - go to the following URL: http://hamrick.com/ I'm just a satisfied customer. -- JAY VOLLMER Il n'y a aucune honte en étant un paria! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Jay Vollmer wrote:
- in root - - no driver loading messages and no scanner found
That's the "downer", it works PERFECT in Windoze.
When I've encountered problems with bothersome USB scanners which worked perfectly in Windows, but wouldn't work in Linux, I've turned to VueScan. Every time I've done so it's helped.
The Linux driver is excellent. I've purchased copies for all my scanners.
Perhaps it will help you as well - go to the following URL:
I'm just a satisfied customer.
-- JAY VOLLMER Il n'y a aucune honte en étant un paria!
The oddball thing now - in Linux - it's working perfectly. And still don't know exactly what I did - I played with permissions in the .xsane directories in /root & my "home" directory, downloaded and reinstalled the drivers from Mustek Taiwan, got rid of the ndiswrapper stuff. At least now, I have everything backed up so if I get in a jam - just do a restore of the directories. Duaine -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler@att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 10 years -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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