how does epson2 format the device names now? allan
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 7:37 AM, Martin Zackrisson <martin.zackrisson at cmb.gu.se> wrote: > It is a modified version of the epson2-backend (don't know if the patch of > last fall has made its way into the main dist). > The OS is Ubuntu, the latest I think or the latest long-term (not sitting > close to that computer at present). > My first thought was to look for the serial too, and unfortunately fujitsu > don't have any scanner that fits our needs (A4 TPU + many more things), so > they all have to be Epson v700. Reading its "Programming Guide. Rev. C" it > seems to agree with you - that the best it can do is to send its 'Product > Name' and 'ROM Version'. > I suppose it must be question of learning the inner workings of udev then? > > > > On 2012-03-22 12:13, m. allan noah wrote: >> >> This would depend upon the backend, hardware and OS that you use. The >> fujitsu backend is capable of reading the serial number of the >> scanner, and uses that as part of the device name. Other backends >> cannot do this because the hardware does not know its own serial >> number. In that case, you would have to give the device a consistent >> name at the OS level, and somehow get the backend to use that name. >> >> allan > > > -- > sane-devel mailing list: sane-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/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"
