Thanks Peter. It appears that I don't have ppscsi.o and epst.o installed with my RedHat8.0 image. Any idea?
Hida # insmod scsi_mod Using /lib/modules/2.4.18-18.8.0/kernel/drivers/scsi/scsi_mod.o insmod: a module named scsi_mod already exists # insmod sg Using /lib/modules/2.4.18-18.8.0/kernel/drivers/scsi/sg.o insmod: a module named sg already exists # insmod parport Using /lib/modules/2.4.18-18.8.0/kernel/drivers/parport/parport.o # insmod parport_pc Using /lib/modules/2.4.18-18.8.0/kernel/drivers/parport/parport_pc.o # insmod ppscsi insmod: ppscsi: no module by that name found # insmod epst insmod: epst: no module by that name found % scanimage -d hp:/dev/sg0 --mode Color > hpscan scanimage: open of device hp:/dev/sg0 failed: Invalid argument --- Peter Kirchgessner <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > it seems to be more easy. I have a 2.4.18-kernel > too. And this one > already includes the ppscsi-driver suite. So you may > just need to follow > the instructions on > http://www.torque.net/parport/ppscsi.html (as root): > > insmod scsi_mod > insmod sg > insmod parport > insmod parport_pc > insmod ppscsi > insmod epst > > scanimage -d hp:/dev/sg0 --mode Color > > hpscan > > Maybe some of the modules are not available > (scsi_mod) or already loaded > (parport). Just see what happens. > > Sincerely > > Peter > > Hidagus Pa schrieb: > > Thanks Peter. Forgive my primitive knowledge of > Linux, > > does that mean I have to apply the patch to source > > code and build a custom linux image? How hard is > it to > > do so? > > Thank you. > > > > Hida > > --- Peter Kirchgessner <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >>Hi, > >> > >>you can start at > >> > >>http://www.torque.net/parport/ppscsi.html > >> > >>--Peter > >> > >>Hidagus Pa schrieb: > >> > >>>Hi everyone, > >>>I just started to use scanner with Linux. I have > a > >> > >>HP > >> > >>>ScanJet 5100C connected to my RedHat 8.0 PC. When > >> > >>I > >> > >>>started xsane it gives error of "no device > >> > >>available". > >> > >>>The man page of sane-hp states that I need a > >> > >>ppscsi > >> > >>>driver. Where can I find such driver? The OS I > use > >>>is 2.4.18. > >>>Thanks in advance, > >>> > >>>Hida > >>> > >>>__________________________________________________ > >>>Do you Yahoo!? > >>>Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > >> > >>now. > >> > >>>http://mailplus.yahoo.com > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>Sane-devel mailing list > >>>[email protected] > >>>http://www.mostang.com/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel > >>> > >> > >> > >>-- > >>Peter Kirchgessner > >>http://www.kirchgessner.net > >>mailto:[email protected] > >> > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > now. > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > > > -- > Peter Kirchgessner > http://www.kirchgessner.net > mailto:[email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > Sane-devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.mostang.com/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
