[sane-devel] Avision scanner

Robin Stewart s48264 at bluebottle.com
Mon May 7 08:32:29 UTC 2007 

This is the avision.conf file as just adjusted by me. After the 
adjustment the scanner is still not being found by sane:

> #option disable-gamma-table
> #option disable-calibration
> #option force-a4
>
> #scsi AVISION
> #scsi FCPA
> #scsi MINOLTA
> #scsi MITSBISH MCA-S600C
> #scsi MITSBISH MCA-SS600
> #scsi HP
> #scsi hp
>
> #scsi /dev/scanner
> # usb libusb:002:003
> # usb 0x03f0 0x0701
>
> #added to read the visioneer strobe xp 450
> #addresses found from sane-find-scanner
> usb libush:001:006
> usb 0x04a7 0x0424


Robin

whoa- back up. just look at `man sane-avsion`, as i suggested
initially. ignore all that faq stuff.

allan

On 5/6/07, Robin Stewart <s48264 at bluebottle.com> wrote:
>
>  Allan
>
>  I found some help in the FAQ file usb-scanner.txt. I have been working my
> way down the instructions and have come to a problem.
>
>  When I run
>
> robin at robin-desktop:~$ modprobe scanner vendor=0x04a7 product=0x0424
>  I get
>
>
> FATAL: Module scanner not found.
>  I picked up the vendor and product from running:
>
>  cat /proc/bus/usb/devices
>
> I know from the literature that the Avision backend supports my Visioneer
> Strobe XP450
> scanner.
>
> Could you please suggest a next step.
>
> Robin
>
>
>
>
>
>  Allan
>
>  You advised me as below to add the id to the conf file. Could you please
> point me to an example?
>
>  Robin
>
>
>  it seems that the backend is not looking for a scanner with that id.
>  perhaps you can add it to the conf file, as per man sane-avision?
>
>  allan
>
>  On 5/5/07, Robin <s48264 at bluebottle.com> wrote:
>  Allan
>
>  Here is the result of the SANE_DEBUG_AVISION=7 scanimage -L
>
>  Robin
>
>
>  > robin at robin-desktop:~$ SANE_DEBUG_AVISION=7 scanimage -L
>  > [sanei_debug] Setting debug level of avision to 7.
>  > [avision] sane_init:(Version: 1.0 Build: 201)
>  > [avision] sane_init: parsing config line ""
>  > [avision] sane_init: config file line 1: ignoring empty line
>  > [avision] sane_init: parsing config line "# This are the possible
>  > options. Normally any scanner"
>  > [avision] sane_init: config file line 2: ignoring comment line
>  > [avision] sane_init: parsing config line "# should work just fine
>  > without them - and they are only"
>  > [avision] sane_init: config file line 3: ignoring comment line
>  > [avision] sane_init: parsing config line "# needed for test and
>  > debugging. So if you experience problems"
>  > [avision] sane_init: config file line 4: ignoring comment line
>  > [avision] sane_init: parsing config line "# and you solve them with
>  > enabling options here, please notify"
>  > [avision] sane_init: config file line 5: ignoring comment line
>  > [avision] sane_init: parsing config line "# the SANE/Avision
>  > maintainer: Rene Rebe <rene at exactcode.de>"
>  > [avision] sane_init: config file line 6: ignoring comment line
>  > [avision] sane_init: parsing config line ""
>  > [avision] sane_init: config file line 7: ignoring empty line
>  > [avision] sane_init: parsing config line "#option disable-gamma-table"
>  > [avision] sane_init: config file line 8: ignoring comment line
>  > [avision] sane_init: parsing config line "#option disable-calibration"
>  > [avision] sane_init: config file line 9: ignoring comment line
>  > [avision] sane_init: parsing config line "#option force-a4"
>  > [avision] sane_init: config file line 10: ignoring comment line
>  > [avision] sane_init: parsing config line ""
>  > [avision] sane_init: config file line 11: ignoring empty line
>  > [avision] sane_init: parsing config line "#scsi AVISION"
>  > [avision] sane_init: config file line 12: ignoring comment line
>  > [avision] sane_init: parsing config line "#scsi FCPA"
>  > [avision] sane_init: config file line 13: ignoring comment line
>  > [avision] sane_init: parsing config line "#scsi MINOLTA"
>  > [avision] sane_init: config file line 14: ignoring comment line
>  > [avision] sane_init: parsing config line "#scsi MITSBISH MCA-S600C"
>  > [avision] sane_init: config file line 15: ignoring comment line
>  > [avision] sane_init: parsing config line "#scsi MITSBISH MCA-SS600"
>  > [avision] sane_init: config file line 16: ignoring comment line
>  > [avision] sane_init: parsing config line "#scsi HP"
>  > [avision] sane_init: config file line 17: ignoring comment line
>  > [avision] sane_init: parsing config line "#scsi hp"
>  > [avision] sane_init: config file line 18: ignoring comment line
>  > [avision] sane_init: parsing config line ""
>  > [avision] sane_init: config file line 19: ignoring empty line
>  > [avision] sane_init: parsing config line "#scsi /dev/scanner"
>  > [avision] sane_init: config file line 20: ignoring comment line
>  > [avision] sane_init: parsing config line "# usb libusb:002:003"
>  > [avision] sane_init: config file line 21: ignoring comment line
>  > [avision] sane_init: parsing config line "# usb 0x03f0 0x0701"
>  > [avision] sane_init: config file line 22: ignoring comment line
>  > [avision] sane_init: parsing config line ""
>  > [avision] sane_init: config file line 23: ignoring empty line
>  > [avision] sane_init: Trying to find USB device 638 a27 ...
>  > [avision] sane_init: Trying to find USB device 638 a3c ...
>  > [avision] sane_init: Trying to find USB device 638 a33 ...
>  > [avision] sane_init: Trying to find USB device 638 a24 ...
>  > [avision] sane_init: Trying to find USB device 638 a25 ...
>  > [avision] sane_init: Tryin
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