On Wednesday 27 December 2006 19:15, BALLABIO GERARDO sent this for all our perusal: >---> Hi all, >---> may I please ask for your help. >---> >---> I've been given an old scanner by a friend (not sure exactly how old, >---> but the drivers cd says "windows 95, 98 and NT") and have been trying > to ---> run it from Debian Sarge. It's the first time I plug a scanner into > a ---> Linux box. >---> >---> After an "apt-get search scanner", I installed sane, then tried to run >---> xscanimage, but it printed this and exited: >---> >---> No scanners were identified. If you were expecting something >---> different, >---> check that the scanner is plugged in, turned on and detected by the >---> sane-find-scanner tool (if appropriate). Please read the > documentation ---> which came with this software (README, FAQ, manpages). >---> >---> So I tried sane-find-scanner and got this: >---> >---> # sane-find-scanner will now attempt to detect your scanner. If the >---> # result is different from what you expected, first make sure your >---> # scanner is powered up and properly connected to your computer. >---> >---> # No SCSI scanners found. If you expected something different, make >---> sure that >---> # you have loaded a SCSI driver for your SCSI adapter. >---> >---> found USB scanner (vendor=0x05cb, product=0x1483) at libusb:001:002 >---> # Your USB scanner was (probably) detected. It may or may not be >---> supported by >---> # SANE. Try scanimage -L and read the backend's manpage. >---> >---> # Not checking for parallel port scanners. >---> >---> # Most Scanners connected to the parallel port or other proprietary >---> ports >---> # can't be detected by this program. >---> >---> # You may want to run this program as root to find all devices. > Once ---> you >---> # found the scanner devices, be sure to adjust access permissions > as ---> # necessary. >---> >---> >From the manpages, I found that the scanner device should be called >---> something like /dev/scanner or /dev/usb/scanner or /dev/sg0, but > there's ---> nothing like that. Here's the output of "ls /dev": <snip> >---> I also read that I should load the "sg" kernel module and "a kernel >---> scanner module": I tried sg, nothing changed. As for the "kernel > scanner ---> module", I don't know how such a module should be called. >---> >---> Knowing that Sarge may be somewhat outdated with respect to device >---> support, I've also tried Knoppix (v5.0.1, the latest as far as I know). >---> But I got exactly the same messages. >---> >---> The scanner model is: Compeye Simplex 8110U. At least that's what's >---> written on it, I haven't been given the box nor the manuals, and never >---> heard about a brand called Compeye. >---> >---> Can anyone give me some advice? (please Cc: me, I'm not subscribed) >---> >---> Thanks all >---> Gerardo
Look at the kernel messages $ dmesg to see if there is any record of the scanner there. Sometimes the scanner is observed, but it takes a bit of work to have xsane work with it. If it's not identified, then you may need a special driver? Be well, Charlie -- Registered Linux User:- 329524 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ To inherit property is not to be born -- it is to be still-born, rather. .............................Henry David Thoreau .............................................................. Debian _________________________________________________________ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]