[sane-devel] HP 4600 vs. Mustek_usb2

[Triften Chmil]

Allan, Igor,

Thanks for the replies! Sadly, it seems a bit more involved than I am
ready for at the moment. Though, is it necessary to remove all of SANE
and recompile from sources if I were to start programming a new
backend?

The more I look at the Mustek_usb2 code and the usb log file, the more
differences seem to appear, so I think I may run into a similar "head
banging" issue if I tried to use the plain Mustek_usb2 backend. If
anything, I may just use the Mustek code as a framework or guide if I
get far enough along to actually get a backend together. The replay
works so well already, it'd almost feel like a step backwards.

Thanks again,
Triften

On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 1:38 PM, Igor G Novikov <septagramm at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-12-08 at 22:50 -0500, Triften Chmil wrote:
>> The output of sane-find-scanner -v -v on
>> http://www.sane-project.org/unsupported/hp-scanjet-4600.html says that
>> it may contain an SQ113 chip, which is the same as in the Mustek_usb2
>> supported scanners, so I've started comparing the logs and playback
>> I've got to the commands used by Mustek_usb2. Things are lining up
>> well so far (at least the basic functions like openchip, closechip and
>> the register reading).
>>
>> Has anyone gone and tested scanning using the mustek2 backend as is?
>> If not, how can I go about forcing the use of a backend on an
>> unsupported scanner? It seems like other backends have config files to
>> change the vendor and product IDs of support scanners, but the man
>> page mustek_usb2 doesn't mention this.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Triften
>>
>
>                            Hello, Triften!
>
> A little while ago I encountered the same problem with mustek_usb2
> backend. My scanner is Mustek BearPaw 2448CU Pro, but backend currently
> only supports 2448TA Pro. I can't say for sure, but probably this
> backend was written in a bit of a hurry, and it's unfinished, since it
> only works with one scanner and doesn't support adding new scanners via
> config files.
>
> Just as Allan pointed out, the only way to add your scanner backend is
> inside sources. About a month ago Jack McGill from this mailing list
> offered me help with doing so. Here I quote his letter:
>
>> Hello Igor,
>> Take a look at these pages:
>> http://www.sane-project.org/unsupported/mustek-bearpaw-2448-cu-pro.html
>> and http://www.meier-geinitz.de/sane/mustek_usb2-backend/
>>
>> It looks like this page could possibly be added to the mustek_usb2
>> backend. This backend supports the BearPaw 2448 TA Pro, which is
>> reported to be similar to the 2448 CU Pro.
>>
>> Browsing through the backend source code, it looks like in the file
>> mustek_usb2_asic.c at about line 3521, there are entries for the
>> product
>> ID and Vendor ID's. and in the file mustek_usb2.c, line 124 there are
>> some settings for the scanner.
>>
>> So, you might want to try changing line 146 of mustek_usb2.c from
>> SANE_FALSE to SANE_TRUE (is this a CIS scanner?) and change line 3521
>> of
>> mustek_usb2_asic.c from 0x0409 to 0x0408 and ./configure, make, make
>> install at the command line.
>>
>> I have to warn you that I am not a programmer and I am new to SANE, so
>> don't blame me if it doesn't work ;-).
>> --
>> Jack McGill <jmcgill85258 at yahoo.com>
>
> Of course, you have to put your scanner's vendor and product id there,
> not mine. Remember, you need to remove your current sane and especially
> its backends from system, then recompile and reinstall from sources.
> Beware though, that when you finally get your scanner detected, it
> doesn't yet guarantee that it will work as expected. Surely, try it, but
> keep your hand on scanner plug just in case you hear something unusual.
>
> You may try looking up our old discussion "Can't seem to find config
> files" in archives, it's not very long. Maybe you'll find something
> useful there too.
>
> Myself? Well, my scanner is now identified, but when I try to scan
> anything, output is pretty insane, also scanner sometimes starts bashing
> it's head against the wall ;) So more work will be necessary to get it
> up and running. When I'm done with my stuff right now, probably I'll get
> to it, I really hope there'll be some time. For now I'm just reading
> mailing list with hope of some news on my scanner.
>
> So, good luck with your HP ScanJet 4600! If you'll ever have any
> questions, feel free to ask.
>                                                                     --
>                                   Igor G Novikov <septagramm at gmail.com>
>
>
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