[sane-devel] Usage of parallel port scanner

[Joachim Backes]

On 17-Jun-2002 Sylvain Petreolle wrote: 
>  
> > The parallel port is configured correctly - my
> > printer runs at /dev/lp0
> > without problems.
> > 
> > Any idea?
>  
>  Did you look if lpd isn't locking /dev/lp0 ?
>  If so, try to disable it.

Hi, Sylvain,

before testing the scanner, I stopped the lpd! Additionally,
i have an second parallel port, which is unused, and when
attaching the scanner to this port (/dev/lp1), I have the same problems.

Regards



Joachim Backes

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