For the scanner.o kernel module auto-detecting the scanner part of the Epson Stylus CX5200 the following has to be added to the scanner.h file of the kernel source: { USB_DEVICE(0x04b8, 0x0801) }, /* CX5200 */ or the following to /etc/modules.conf: options scanner vendor=0x04b8 product=0x0801 Can someone forward this to the maintainer of scanner.o? Till