[sane-devel] Canon TS8050 does not initialize

[Thierry HUCAHRD]

Le 2020-05-20 22:39, Martin Gubser via sane-devel a écrit :
> On Linux Mint 19.2 and 19.3 my TS8050 does not initialize properly.
> 
> When I start XSANE the error message "device busy" is displayed.
> 
> I have found the following work-around:
> - switch off the TS8050
> - perform "scanimage -T" in a command window. Result: "no Sane devices 
> found"
> - switch on the TS8050
> - perform "scanimage -T" again. Sometimes the steps from "switch off
> the TS8050" to here have to be repeated.
> - Start XSANE again from the menu.
> 
> The TS8050 is connected via USB.
> 
> I have quite a fast computer and a race condition or other timing
> problem could well be the cause.
> 
Hi Martin,
Make sure you update your Sane installation.
Your device is known!
In a console type the commands below:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rolfbensch/sane-git
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install libsane libsane-common sane-utils

Thierry

> Best regards,
> Martin