Hi, On Fri, Oct 07, 2005 at 03:34:01PM -0600, Michael Irons wrote: > I am trying to set up a HP Scanjet 2200c on gentoo (kernel 2.6.12-gentoo-r9)
This kernel doesn't have the kernel scanner driver anymore. So libusb is used. > I have been all over the web for two days and have tried to follow many how > tos, but with no luck. README.linux points to hotplug. See also man sane-usb. Have you checked that hotplug is setup correctly? > sane-find-scanner -v: > ...scsi stuff... > .... > searching for USB scanners: > checking /dev/usb/scanner... failed to open (Invalid argument) This would be the device for the kernel scanner module. As it doesn't exist anymore, you can ignore these lines. > found USB scanner (vendor=0x03f0 [Hewlett-Packard], product=0x0605 [HP > ScanJet > 2200C], chip=LM9832/3) at libusb:001:005 The device files usually are here: /proc/bus/usb/001/005 This file must have the correct permissions. > scanimage -L (as user) > doesn't find anything Also check that there is no problem with locking. Enable debugging and check the messages as user: SANE_DEBUG_PLUSTEK=255 scanimage -L > I added to /etc/udev/10-udev.rules > # scanner devices > scanner:root:scanner:0660 > usb/scanner*:root:scanner:0660 I don't know these udev rules, but if you want to use them, they must be for the generic usb devices /proc/bus/usb/... (or wherever they are placed with udev). Bye, Henning
