[sane-devel] Doubt about sane_get_devices

2008-04-24 Thread tobias alarcon
Nop, doesnt work. Maybe im doing something wrong. I got this logs. Log 1 ##Start the program with scanner disconnected [sanei_debug] Setting debug level of fujitsu to 30. [fujitsu] sane_init: start [fujitsu] sane_init: fujitsu backend 1.1.59, from sane-backends 1.1.0-cvs [fujitsu] sane_init: fini

[sane-devel] Doubt about sane_get_devices

2008-04-24 Thread m. allan noah
ahh, but you dont just query the list again, you call sane_exit and sane_init first. just call sane_get_devices, and see if that helps. allan On 4/24/08, tobias alarcon wrote: > Nop, doesnt work. Maybe im doing something wrong. > I got this logs. > > Log 1 > > ##Start the program with scanner

[sane-devel] Calling a script after USB scanner is plugged

2008-04-24 Thread Julien BLACHE
Johannes Meixner wrote: Hi, >> > Be careful with the labels you use. Always use a unique label name, or >> > you're asking for troubles. (been there, done that, accidentally >> > rendered a number of systems unbootable due to that ...) > > Many thanks for this enlightening info! > Impressive: A

[sane-devel] Question about Genesys_Frontend

2008-04-24 Thread Guillaume Gastebois
Hello, In genesys backend, we can find : typedef struct { u_int8_t reg[4]; u_int8_t sign[3]; u_int8_t offset[3]; u_int8_t gain[3]; u_int8_t reg2[3]; } Genesys_Frontend; but in WM8199 regs don't have the same name. For me registers addresses are : reg[0]=0x01,reg[1]=0x02,reg[2]=0

[sane-devel] Calling a script after USB scanner is plugged

2008-04-24 Thread Julien BLACHE
Johannes Meixner wrote: Hi, > I wonder how "scanimage -L" causes any add or remove event at all. > I cannot imagine that those add or remove events are the > same add or remove events which happen when the device > is plugged-in at the USB or plugged-off from the USB. Not sure about this, but i

[sane-devel] incompatible iscan-2.11.0

2008-04-24 Thread Julien BLACHE
Johannes Meixner wrote: > esfw41.bin: > Perfection 2480 PHOTO / GT-F500, Perfection 2580 PHOTO / GT-F550 Supported by the snapscan backend, same for the 3490 and 3590 IIRC. JB. -- Julien BLACHE GPG K

[sane-devel] Calling a script after USB scanner is plugged

2008-04-24 Thread Rainer Dorsch
Johannes, Am Donnerstag, 24. April 2008 schrieb Johannes Meixner: > Hello, > > On Apr 23 22:53 Rainer Dorsch wrote: > > Am Mittwoch, 23. April 2008 schrieb Julien BLACHE: > > > Johannes Meixner wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > >> umax1220u scripts are started in a sequence (i.e. not in parallel

[sane-devel] incompatible iscan-2.11.0

2008-04-24 Thread Olaf Meeuwissen
Alessandro Zummo writes: > On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:05:32 +0900 > Olaf Meeuwissen wrote: > >> Not yet. There are plans to at least provide updated plugins for the >> more recent models. Exactly which ones and when they will be released >> is up in the air. > > what's changed between the old and

[sane-devel] Doubt about sane_get_devices

2008-04-24 Thread m. allan noah
it should, but i take it from your question that it does not? :) allan On 4/24/08, tobias alarcon wrote: > So in the fujitsu backend should work? > > On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 3:43 PM, m. allan noah wrote: > > > this depends entirely on the backend. i have tried to make sure that > > the backe

[sane-devel] incompatible iscan-2.11.0

2008-04-24 Thread Olaf Meeuwissen
Johannes Meixner writes: > On Apr 23 17:04 m. allan noah wrote (shortened): >> On 4/23/08, Julien BLACHE wrote: >> > >> > Well, without the non-free bits it provides better support for some >> > scanner, and supports devices no other backend supports :) >> >> which scanners are those? I wonder

[sane-devel] (no subject)

2008-04-24 Thread Guillaume Gastebois
Hello, Is there a possibility to determine a maximum of parameter like : typedef struct { int optical_res; (OK, for me 2400) int black_pixels;(don't know how to determine) int dummy_pixel; (content of 0x34 ?) int CCD_start_xoffset; (test of page u

[sane-devel] incompatible iscan-2.11.0

2008-04-24 Thread Alessandro Zummo
On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:33:48 -0400 "m. allan noah" wrote: > > no- go back and re-read my question. i want to know what models are > supported by free software in epkowa backend, but not in epson/epson2 > backend. given that epkowa started from epson, I'd hope there is none. -- Best regards

[sane-devel] incompatible iscan-2.11.0

2008-04-24 Thread Olaf Meeuwissen
Johannes Meixner writes: > Hello, > > On Apr 22 18:30 Julien BLACHE wrote: >> Johannes Meixner wrote: >> >> > If there was a directory where all available plugins are listed, >> > I could check what is actually available. >> > I asked for such a directory several times but it seems >> > the Eps

[sane-devel] incompatible iscan-2.11.0

2008-04-24 Thread Olaf Meeuwissen
Julien BLACHE writes: > "m. allan noah" wrote: > > Hi, > >>> I do have more than a few users who rely on the proprietary crap for >>> whatever good or bad reason. That's why I provided epkowa in the first >>> place. >> >> you ship the free parts so that debian users have an easy way to >> disc

[sane-devel] incompatible iscan-2.11.0

2008-04-24 Thread Olaf Meeuwissen
Julien BLACHE writes: > Johannes Meixner wrote: > >> But again it is only a >> "proprietary model" -> "shit happens" -> "go to Epson Avasys" >> issue. > > Unfortunately sooner or later it'll land in my mailbox :| > >> I wonder how Epson Avasys supports this case. > > They don't is my guess. See

[sane-devel] incompatible iscan-2.11.0

2008-04-24 Thread Olaf Meeuwissen
Julien BLACHE writes: > Johannes Meixner wrote: > > Hi, > >> Perhaps it leads to the "solution" that the Linux distributors >> agree to no longer distribute their proprietary stuff? > > That would be a good first step... > > That said, I have never distributed anything else beside the epkowa > b

[sane-devel] Doubt about sane_get_devices

2008-04-24 Thread tobias alarcon
So in the fujitsu backend should work? On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 3:43 PM, m. allan noah wrote: > this depends entirely on the backend. i have tried to make sure that > the backends i maintain will re-find scanners at every call, but other > backends may not. > > allan > > > > On 4/24/08, tobias

[sane-devel] incompatible iscan-2.11.0

2008-04-24 Thread Olaf Meeuwissen
Johannes Meixner writes: > Hello, Hi Johannes, I've kept my quiet for a while on purpose. You Cc:d the sane-devel list and that means I have to watch out (even more) with what I say. My activities on sane-devel are not always equally appreciated in all quarters. As always, all comments are my

[sane-devel] Doubt about sane_get_devices

2008-04-24 Thread tobias alarcon
Hi all Im just wanna know if this function retrives the list of devices at every moment. Let me explain, i launch my program with the scanner disconected, then i conect it and call this function. Doc say "This function can be called repeatedly to detect when new devices become available" but this

[sane-devel] Doubt about sane_get_devices

2008-04-24 Thread m. allan noah
this depends entirely on the backend. i have tried to make sure that the backends i maintain will re-find scanners at every call, but other backends may not. allan On 4/24/08, tobias alarcon wrote: > Hi all > > Im just wanna know if this function retrives the list of devices at > every moment.

[sane-devel] incompatible iscan-2.11.0

2008-04-24 Thread Alessandro Zummo
On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:44:42 +0900 Olaf Meeuwissen wrote: > Well, there's only one new plugin at the moment, but we've added > support for high resolutions (>3200dpi) to iscan. On the backend side > that means we are setting the horizontal and vertical resolutions > independently based on info

[sane-devel] incompatible iscan-2.11.0

2008-04-24 Thread Johannes Meixner
Hello, On Apr 24 16:50 Olaf Meeuwissen wrote (shortened): > Johannes and I discussed the format of the comment entries after he > started using what I had started adding on a voluntary basis. I was > happy to know that the information was useful. Many thanks again! Yes, such information is more

[sane-devel] incompatible iscan-2.11.0

2008-04-24 Thread Alessandro Zummo
On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:05:32 +0900 Olaf Meeuwissen wrote: > Not yet. There are plans to at least provide updated plugins for the > more recent models. Exactly which ones and when they will be released > is up in the air. what's changed between the old and the new plugins that introduced inco

[sane-devel] incompatible iscan-2.11.0

2008-04-24 Thread Alessandro Zummo
On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:50:45 +0900 Olaf Meeuwissen wrote: > Johannes, when did you ask? I can add the firmware files to the > epkowa.desc file if you want but it would be nice if there were some > extra fields (or a mechanism for custom fields, something like the X-* > header with mail) where I

[sane-devel] incompatible iscan-2.11.0

2008-04-24 Thread Johannes Meixner
Hello Olaf, first of all many thanks for your answers. Of course I know that it is not and never was you who is responsible for the mess with the proprietary parts in IScan. I hope I made it sufficiently clear that the management of Epson or Avaysy is responsible for the mess, in particular beca

[sane-devel] incompatible iscan-2.11.0

2008-04-24 Thread m. allan noah
On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 2:20 AM, Johannes Meixner wrote: > > Hello, > > On Apr 23 17:04 m. allan noah wrote (shortened): > > > On 4/23/08, Julien BLACHE wrote: > > > > > > > Well, without the non-free bits it provides better support for some > > > scanner, and supports devices no other backe

[sane-devel] Epson Stylus CX5500 Scanner

2008-04-24 Thread Olaf Meeuwissen
Johannes Meixner writes: > On Apr 23 21:01 Garry B wrote (shortened): >> I am running OpenSuse 10.3 & can't get an Epson scanner to work. >> The scanner is an Epson CX5500 multi-function. > > See > http://www.sane-project.org/cgi-bin/driver.pl?manu=epson&model=CX5500 > > openSUSE 10.3 provides Is

[sane-devel] Calling a script after USB scanner is plugged

2008-04-24 Thread Johannes Meixner
Hello, On Apr 23 22:53 Rainer Dorsch wrote: > Am Mittwoch, 23. April 2008 schrieb Julien BLACHE: > > Johannes Meixner wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > >> umax1220u scripts are started in a sequence (i.e. not in parallel, when > > >> one is completed the next one starts). > > > > When troubleshooting u

[sane-devel] incompatible iscan-2.11.0

2008-04-24 Thread Johannes Meixner
Hello, On Apr 23 17:04 m. allan noah wrote (shortened): > On 4/23/08, Julien BLACHE wrote: > > > > Well, without the non-free bits it provides better support for some > > scanner, and supports devices no other backend supports :) > > which scanners are those? I wonder if the best course of act