Ah, the bug I filed last time was #1261440 and it was a different situation (scanning failed in the middle of a page).
It's the same office scanner, though (HP Color LaserJet 2840). The fact that simple-scan failed to scan the page several times in a row and then succeeded after I restarted simple-scan (without touching the USB cable or any scanner buttons) makes me suspect a software bug rather than a hardware quirk. If not in simple-scan itself, then maybe some global state in libsane didn't get reset properly. (I'm sure there are multiple bugs that interfere with my scanning. I had situations in the past where restarting simple-scan didn't help either.) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to simple-scan in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1418932 Title: Stops scanning after a few pages, requires restart Status in simple-scan package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: 1. Try to scan an 18-page document: launch simple-scan 2. Press the scan button, get a page 3. Repeat for pages 2 to 7 4. Press the scan button again, get an error 5. Futilely retry a few times, try to unplug and re-plug the USB cable, nothing helps 6. Launch xsane, try to acquire image preview -- it works 7. Close xsane, Alt-Tab back to simple-scan, try again a few times -- same error 8. Save the incomplete document, close simple-scan, launch simple-scan agani 9. Try to scan again, it works now 10. Repeat for pages 9 to 18 11. Save the second incomplete half, search the Internet for solutions for stitching two PDF files together ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: simple-scan 3.14.0-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-30.40-generic 3.16.7-ckt3 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-30-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Feb 6 13:09:30 2015 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-07-25 (925 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) Lsusb: Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: LENOVO 4291WJF ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-30-generic root=UUID=36079681-53fc-4ca2-80ac-98321c07e8d2 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: simple-scan UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2015-02-05 (1 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 07/18/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 8DET69WW (1.39 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 4291WJF dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8DET69WW(1.39):bd07/18/2013:svnLENOVO:pn4291WJF:pvrThinkPadX220:rvnLENOVO:rn4291WJF:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 4291WJF dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X220 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/simple-scan/+bug/1418932/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
