On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 12:50 PM, <earther at eartherdesigns.com> wrote: > "if your kernel version and system tools don't match, things could be messed > up." I think you're right about that. > > Let me recap. Gutsy was having a hibernation problem with my new hardware > (see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=760026) so it was suggested > by several gurus I trust to give the Hardy kernel a try on Gutsy as per this > thread - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=646755 This was before > Hardy was released. > > It fixed the hibernation issue and hasn't affected anything else that I am > aware of. Wine, Compiz, XAMPP etc all run as before. > > Just to confirm, I booted an old machine that has a Hardy install. xsane > launched and lsusb worked properly too. (Should have thought to try that > myself before posting.) > > Is there any way to get this working with my current kernel/OS mismatch? Or > will I have to go to Virtual Box or another machine when I need to scan > something until I upgrade?
gutsy and hardy are greek words to me, not useful version numbers, so i think you had best ask on an ubuntu specific board :) allan > > Thanks for zeroing in on the root of the problem. Till now, I have been > blown away with how easy to use and reliable xsane has been. It handles the > legacy scanner better than the funky drivers XP offered way back when . . . > LOL! > > Quoting "m. allan noah" <kitno455 at gmail.com>: > >> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 11:12 AM, <earther at eartherdesigns.com> wrote: >>> >>> NOTHING! Even though I have an external USB drive and USB thumb drive >>> mounted!! What's up with that?? >> >> dont know. obviously you have some sort of system problem lower than >> sane. what were you saying about running the wrong kernel or some >> such? if your kernel version and system tools dont match, things could >> be messed up. >> >> allan >> >>> >>> Sorry I didn't catch that reply didn't go to the list. >>> >>> Quoting "m. allan noah" <kitno455 at gmail.com>: >>> >>>> please- always include the list on your responses, as others might >>>> have more ideas. >>>> >>>> lets see the output of running lsusb >>>> >>>> allan >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 10:53 AM, <earther at eartherdesigns.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for responding. Here's the ouput. What next? >>>>> >>>>> ~# SANE_DEBUG_NIASH=255 scanimage -L >>>>> [sanei_debug] Setting debug level of niash to 255. >>>>> [niash] sane_init >>>>> [niash] Looking for ScanJet 3300C... >>>>> [niash] Looking for ScanJet 3400C... >>>>> [niash] Looking for ScanJet 4300C... >>>>> [niash] Looking for HP ScanJet 4300c... >>>>> [niash] Looking for Snapscan Touch... >>>>> [niash] Looking for Office Scanner USB 19200... >>>>> [niash] sane_get_devices >>>>> >>>>> No scanners were identified. If you were expecting something different, >>>>> check that the scanner is plugged in, turned on and detected by the >>>>> sane-find-scanner tool (if appropriate). Please read the documentation >>>>> which came with this software (README, FAQ, manpages). >>>>> [niash] sane_exit >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Quoting "m. allan noah" <kitno455 at gmail.com>: >>>>> >>>>>> xsane is not the problem, but sane probably is. run this at the >>>>>> command line as root: >>>>>> >>>>>> SANE_DEBUG_NIASH=255 scanimage -L >>>>>> >>>>>> and post the output to this list. >>>>>> >>>>>> allan >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 10:10 AM, <earther at eartherdesigns.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thought I would post a screenie of the device manager info for the >>>>>>> ScanJet. Why can't xsane find it? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.eartherdesigns.com/ss/scanjet.jpg >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> sane-devel mailing list: sane-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org >>>>>>> http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel >>>>>>> Unsubscribe: Send mail with subject "unsubscribe your_password" >>>>>>> to sane-devel-request at lists.alioth.debian.org >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> "The truth is an offense, but not a sin" >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> "The truth is an offense, but not a sin" >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> "The truth is an offense, but not a sin" >> > > > > -- "The truth is an offense, but not a sin"
