[sane-devel] Avision scanner

m. allan noah kitno455 at gmail.com
Mon May 7 11:17:16 UTC 2007 

drop the libusb line from the file, you likely only need the vid/pid
line. then run the same debug test as before. lets make sure the
backend reads the file properly and looks for the scanner.

allan

On 5/7/07, Robin Stewart <s48264 at bluebottle.com> wrote:
> 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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