[sane-devel] Kyocera Scanner not working in any Linux Distro

[Mark Dm]

You say you are using "official driver" but if this scanner is WSD
compliant, then try installing SANE-AirScan. It will not hurt to try.

On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 2:06 AM jitesh pandey <jsjpandey at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ok, thanks for reply, now take a look at the following, maybe you could
> find something into it
>
>
> *scanimage --list-devicesdevice `kyocera_gdi_a3:libusb:001:029' is a
> Kyocera TASKalfa 1800 multi-functional device*
>
> So scanimage list the device as *kyocera_gdi_a3 *but when I test it as
>
> scanimage -d kyocera_gdi_a3 -T
>
> *Output format is not set, using pnm as a default.scanimage: open of
> device kyocera_gdi_a3 failed: Invalid argument*
>
> So there is no luck in it further without any argument
>
> SANE_DEBUG_KYOCERA_GDI_A3=255 scanimage -T
> Output format is not set, using pnm as a default.
> [kyocera_debug] Setting debug level of kyocera_gdi_a3 to 255.
> [kyocera_gdi_a3] >>sane_init
> [kyocera_gdi_a3] sane_init() : Kyocera backend (build 1), version != null,
> authorize != null
> [kyocera_gdi_a3] <<sane_init
> [kyocera_gdi_a3] >>sane_get_devices
> [kyocera_gdi_a3] sane_get_devices() : start reading config file
> kyocera_gdi_a3.conf
> [kyocera_gdi_a3] sane_get_devices() : usb 0x0482 0x0606
> [kyocera_gdi_a3] attach_one_usb()
> [kyocera_gdi_a3] attach_one()
> [kyocera_gdi_a3] connect_scanner() : INFO : connecting usb scanner device
> libusb:001:029
> [kyocera_gdi_a3] connect_scanner() : successfully connected to usb scanner
> [kyocera_gdi_a3] attach_one() : vendor 0x482, product 0x606
> [kyocera_gdi_a3] sane_get_devices() : usb 0x0482 0x0607
> [kyocera_gdi_a3] sane_get_devices() : usb 0x0482 0x0608
> [kyocera_gdi_a3] sane_get_devices() : usb 0x0482 0x0609
> [kyocera_gdi_a3] sane_get_devices() : finished reading config file
> kyocera_gdi_a3.conf
> [kyocera_gdi_a3] sane_get_devices() : found Kyocera scanner in
> libusb:001:029
> [kyocera_gdi_a3] sane_get_devices() : Kyocera scanners found 1
> [kyocera_gdi_a3] <<sane_get_devices
> [kyocera_gdi_a3] >>sane_open
> [kyocera_gdi_a3] get_device_from_name() : name = libusb:001:029
> scanimage: open of device kyocera_gdi_a3:libusb:001:029 failed: Invalid
> argument
> [kyocera_gdi_a3] >>sane_exit
> [kyocera_gdi_a3] disconnect_scanner() : INFO : disconnected usb scanner
> device libusb:001:029
> [kyocera_gdi_a3] <<sane_exit
>
> I think there is problem in naming the scanner as it's not working with *scanimage
> -d [devicename]*
> where devicename I have tried are kyocera, Kyocera_gdi_a3, Kyocera
> Taskalfa 1800, libusb:001:029 etc.
>
> On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 10:34 PM Ralph Little <skelband at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 12:27 AM jitesh pandey <jsjpandey at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry for the late reply, the output of my (having Kyocera Taskalfa) is
>>> as follows:
>>>
>>> SANE_DEBUG_KYOCERA_GDI_A3=255 scanimage -L
>>> [kyocera_debug] Setting debug level of kyocera_gdi_a3 to 255.
>>> [kyocera_gdi_a3] >>sane_init
>>> [kyocera_gdi_a3] sane_init() : Kyocera backend (build 1), version !=
>>> null, authorize != null
>>> [kyocera_gdi_a3] <<sane_init
>>> [kyocera_gdi_a3] >>sane_get_devices
>>> [kyocera_gdi_a3] sane_get_devices() : start reading config file
>>> kyocera_gdi_a3.conf
>>> [kyocera_gdi_a3] sane_get_devices() : usb 0x0482 0x0606
>>> [kyocera_gdi_a3] attach_one_usb()
>>> [kyocera_gdi_a3] attach_one()
>>> [kyocera_gdi_a3] connect_scanner() : INFO : connecting usb scanner
>>> device libusb:001:071
>>> [kyocera_gdi_a3] connect_scanner() : successfully connected to usb
>>> scanner
>>> [kyocera_gdi_a3] attach_one() : vendor 0x482, product 0x606
>>> [kyocera_gdi_a3] sane_get_devices() : usb 0x0482 0x0607
>>> [kyocera_gdi_a3] sane_get_devices() : usb 0x0482 0x0608
>>> [kyocera_gdi_a3] sane_get_devices() : usb 0x0482 0x0609
>>> [kyocera_gdi_a3] sane_get_devices() : finished reading config file
>>> kyocera_gdi_a3.conf
>>> [kyocera_gdi_a3] sane_get_devices() : found Kyocera scanner in
>>> libusb:001:071
>>> [kyocera_gdi_a3] sane_get_devices() : Kyocera scanners found 1
>>> [kyocera_gdi_a3] <<sane_get_devices
>>> device `kyocera_gdi_a3:libusb:001:071' is a Kyocera TASKalfa 1800
>>> multifunction device
>>> [kyocera_gdi_a3] >>sane_exit
>>> [kyocera_gdi_a3] disconnect_scanner() : INFO : disconnected usb scanner
>>> device libusb:001:071
>>> [kyocera_gdi_a3] <<sane_exit
>>>
>>> where the line *[kyocera_gdi_a3] disconnect_scanner() : INFO :
>>> disconnected usb scanner device libusb:001:071 *is the problem
>>> according to me.
>>>
>>
>> That all looks OK. scanimage -L will just probe for devices and list
>> those found.
>> Perhaps generate some diag output with SANE_DEBUG_KYOCERA_GDI_A3 from
>> scanimage when attempting to do a basic scan?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Ralph
>>
>
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