Hi, > hi, after my scanner has been on for a couple of days, > including xsane running the entire time. no restart, no reboot. > > a scanner is still found in /proc/bus/usb/devices (see below), > but sane-find-scanner can no longer find it, and xsane can no longer > connect to it. and after sane-find-scanner no longer finds the > scanner, then /proc/bus/usb/devices no longer knows what kind > of scanner it is. notice earlier the lines > S: Manufacturer=AGFA > S: Product= SNAPSCAN e40 > appear in /proc/bus/usb/devices, but afterward they no longer appear > there.... > NOT EVEN modprobe scanner vendor=0x06bd product=0x208d > fixes the problem. i believe it starts working again, if i reboot > and then run modprobe scanner vendor=0x06bd product=0x208d
It seems that this is either a Linux kernel bug or a scanner problem. Can you try to unload your usb driver module (usb-uhci, usb-ohci or similar)? Does it make any difference if you unplug and replug the USB cable? Regards, Oliver
