[sane-devel] two scanners at one computer

Gerhard Jaeger gerhard at gjaeger.de
Sun Apr 30 11:21:10 UTC 2006


On Sunday 30 April 2006 10:28, Florian Otto wrote:
> Hi
>
> i connected two scanner to my linux computer. but scanimage -L only detecs
> one.
>
> server:~# lsusb
> Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04a9:220d Canon, Inc. CanoScan N670U/N676U/LiDE 20
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> Bus 001 Device 005: ID 04a9:2206 Canon, Inc. CanoScan N650U/N656U
> Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04e8:3268 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
>
>
> server:~# sane-find-scanner -q
> found USB scanner (vendor=0x04a9 [Canon], product=0x220d [CanoScan],
> chip=LM9832/3) at libusb:002:002 found USB scanner (vendor=0x04a9 [Canon],
> product=0x2206 [CanoScan], chip=LM9832/3) at libusb:001:005
>
>
> server:~# scanimage -L
> device `plustek:libusb:001:005' is a Canon N650U/N656U USB flatbed scanner
>
>
> But both work if only one is connected. Do i have to configure something
> else?

Hi,

you should add another entry like this to your plustek.conf
file (/etc/sane.d/):

[usb]
device auto

In the end you need two entries like these there, then it should
be possible to work with both scanners.

HTH
Gerhard



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