Hi, On Sat, Dec 29, 2001 at 01:51:35AM -0800, [email protected] wrote: > I upgraded my kernel from 2.4.12 to 2.4.16 and now my Epson 1640su (usb) > no longer works. The icon for Xsane comes on when I turn on the scanner, > and the entire machine locks solid if I power down the scanner. Does > anyone have any idea what is causing and/or any fix besides downgrading the > kernel? The usb system does work as I can use my PQI travel flash card > writer.
There's a bug in the kernel USB scanner driver that may freeze your system. Update to kernel version 2.4.17. Or update the scanner driver from http://www.jump.net/~dnelson/linux/usb/ . Bye, Henning
