Re: [PLUG] Scanner dependent on USB port [RESOLVED]

2020-02-02 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Sun, 02 Feb 2020 20:47:18 -0500 tomas.kuchta.li...@gmail.com dijo: >> It was advertised as being USB 2.0. The interesting part is what >> happens when I plug it into a USB 3.0 port. (None of my computers >> have USB 2.0 ports any more.) Not only does the drive not need both >> forks inserted,

Re: [PLUG] Scanner dependent on USB port [RESOLVED]

2020-02-02 Thread tomas . kuchta . lists
On Sun, 2020-02-02 at 13:32 -0800, John Jason Jordan wrote: > On Sun, 2 Feb 2020 13:11:28 -0800 (PST) > Rich Shepard dijo: > > > I should have known that USB ports have limited power supply > > capabilities. My external optical drive (used for the Dell 2100 and > > ThinkPad X200) has two USB

Re: [PLUG] Scanner dependent on USB port [RESOLVED]

2020-02-02 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Sun, 2 Feb 2020 13:11:28 -0800 (PST) Rich Shepard dijo: >I should have known that USB ports have limited power supply >capabilities. My external optical drive (used for the Dell 2100 and >ThinkPad X200) has two USB cables, one for power the other for data. I also have an optical drive that

Re: [PLUG] Scanner dependent on USB port [RESOLVED]

2020-02-02 Thread Rich Shepard
On Sun, 2 Feb 2020, Rich Shepard wrote: Sure enough. Now to find where I put the power cable. Easily found. I should have known that USB ports have limited power supply capabilities. My external optical drive (used for the Dell 2100 and ThinkPad X200) has two USB cables, one for power the

Re: [PLUG] Scanner dependent on USB port [RESOLVED]

2020-02-02 Thread Rich Shepard
On Sun, 2 Feb 2020, Galen Seitz wrote: I suspect you are over the power budget for your bus-powered hub. Galen, I never considered this. Before trying sane, I suggest using lsusb to check for the scanner. This command will tell you how much power every USB device is requesting. Look for

Re: [PLUG] Scanner dependent on USB port

2020-02-02 Thread Rich Shepard
On Sun, 2 Feb 2020, Alan wrote: Scanners are weird. Most/all drivers cannot be seen if they are on a USB hub. This includes Windows. I am not certain why. It wants the shortest path to the device for some reason. Alan, How interesting. I guess, then, I will stick with using a front panel USB

Re: [PLUG] Scanner dependent on USB port

2020-02-02 Thread Rich Shepard
On Sun, 2 Feb 2020, Ken Stephens wrote: Permissions??? Hi, Ken! If the device is not assigned until the unit is plugged into a port (which is how it's powered as well as communicating data) I don't know how to identify the port and its perms: tail -f /var/log/messages Feb 2 12:51:15 salmo

Re: [PLUG] Scanner dependent on USB port

2020-02-02 Thread Rich Shepard
On Sun, 2 Feb 2020, John Jason Jordan wrote: USB is a complicated thing. I suspect that the software is not the issue. A motherboard has one, two, three or more USB connectors, and each connector may serve more than one port, thus more than one port may have to share what the motherboard gives

Re: [PLUG] Scanner dependent on USB port

2020-02-02 Thread Ken Stephens
Permissions??? On Sun, Feb 2, 2020 at 11:47 AM Alan wrote: > On Sun, 2020-02-02 at 06:18 -0800, Rich Shepard wrote: > > My desktop host has an Asus Prime X470-Pro motherboard and USB3.x > > ports on > > the rear panel plus two on the front panel. > > > > I have a 7-port USB3.x hub connected to

Re: [PLUG] Scanner dependent on USB port

2020-02-02 Thread Alan
On Sun, 2020-02-02 at 06:18 -0800, Rich Shepard wrote: > My desktop host has an Asus Prime X470-Pro motherboard and USB3.x > ports on > the rear panel plus two on the front panel. > > I have a 7-port USB3.x hub connected to one of the rear ports. The > external > backup drive, Palm TX

Re: [PLUG] Scanner dependent on USB port

2020-02-02 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Sun, 2 Feb 2020 06:18:22 -0800 (PST) Rich Shepard dijo: >My desktop host has an Asus Prime X470-Pro motherboard and USB3.x >ports on the rear panel plus two on the front panel. >I don't now know which flavor of USB3.x powers the hub and front port >and wonder why this would make a difference

Re: [PLUG] Scanner dependent on USB port

2020-02-02 Thread Galen Seitz
On 2/2/20 6:18 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: My desktop host has an Asus Prime X470-Pro motherboard and USB3.x ports on the rear panel plus two on the front panel. I have a 7-port USB3.x hub connected to one of the rear ports. The external backup drive, Palm TX sync/charger, and the Nokia phone

[PLUG] Scanner dependent on USB port

2020-02-02 Thread Rich Shepard
My desktop host has an Asus Prime X470-Pro motherboard and USB3.x ports on the rear panel plus two on the front panel. I have a 7-port USB3.x hub connected to one of the rear ports. The external backup drive, Palm TX sync/charger, and the Nokia phone charger are connected to that hub. But, when