On Thu, 09 Jan 2003 10:47:09 +0100 "Udo Rader" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hi all, > > I've a scsi-scanner here (umax astra) that works like a charm. My only > problem is that I have to turn it on before I boot the computer, > otherwise it is simply not detected (sane-find-scanner). > > The only solution I've come around so far is to rmmod my scsi-module as > root, turn on the scanner, insmod my scsi-module again as root and then > thats it. > > Giving root-access to all the people that use the machine is not an > option, so are there any other possibilities to detect the scanner as a > "normal" user? > > thanks > > udo I have SCSI disks on the same busas my scanner, so rmmod might cause problems with those. I use the following script -- it was intended to get a disk back online in earlier LM versions; but it works for the scanner too... just pass it the lun of the scanner -- adjust the other parameters if your scanner is on anything but the first SCSI adapter. #!/bin/sh # enable a SCSI drive which was offline at bootup echo "scsi add-single-device 0 0 $1 0" >/proc/scsi/scsi You could create a cron task that checks for the scanner in /proc/scsi/scsi and re-enable it if off. HTH, Pierre
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