[sane-devel] scanner that worked with linux 2.4 does not work with 2.6 : libusb fiasco (maybe firmware upload problem)

[Oliver Schwartz]

Hi,

> I know that I need libusb with linux 2.6 but how do I point to the
> device ? 

You don't need to, it'll be found automatically. You only need to 
specify vendor and product id in snapscan.conf, e.g.
usb 0x04a5 0x20b0

> sane-find-scanner finds none 
>
> sane-find-scanner /proc/bus/usb/001/022
> says
> found USB scanner (UNKNOWN vendor and product) at device
> /proc/bus/usb/001/022

Try running sane-find-scanner without any arguments. If no scanner is 
found it's most likely a permission problem. See "man sane-usb" for 
possible solutions. 

> I played a lot with snapscan.conf, so far best results with:
>
> firmware /usr/local/scanner/benq4300u/u176v042.bin
> usb 0x04a5 0x20b0
> /proc/bus/usb/001/022
> libusb:001:022

You only need two entries, the firmware entry and the "usb 0x04a5 
0x20b0". You _must not_ use any device entries. 

The problem is that the device file will change dynamically depending 
on when and how often you switch on your scanner. There's no way to 
have the scanner use the same device file every time.

/Oliver