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2aperson

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Registered: 2007-04-10

Posts: 4

scanner configuration

I am a veteran user of distros other than arch, seeking to make arch my distro numero uno. I had no difficulty installing arch and doing various configurings. However, I do have a problem configuring my scanner - details follow.

The scanner is an Epson Perfection 2400 Photo. I have had no difficulty using it in other distros. When I tried sane-find-scanner in arch, I get the following pertinent message:

     "found USB scanner (vendor=0x04b8 [EPSON], product=0x011b [EPSON Scanner]) at libusb:001:002"

From the above, my inference is that the scanner has been detected. When I execute
scanimage -L, the following displays:

     "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)."

I will also add that I have added myself as a user to the group "scanner." Working either as root or as user, I get the above messages.

Any help regarding where I have made a wrong turn in my arch life will be appreciated.

Thank you

crouse

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From: Iowa - USA

Registered: 2006-08-19

Posts: 907

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Re: scanner configuration

From: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sca … _configure

*  Do not forget to logout/login after gpasswd -a username scanner.

    * Sometimes, you might have to unplug/plug your scanner for /etc/udev/rules.d/sane.rules to recognise your scanner.

Don't know if that will do the trick or not, but worth a try maybe.

2aperson

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Registered: 2007-04-10

Posts: 4

Re: scanner configuration

Thank you for your suggestions. Unfortunately, I've "been there and done that."

Again, appreciate your suggestions

rickie

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Registered: 2007-04-10

Posts: 3

Re: scanner configuration

Hi 2aperson,
seems, there's a problem with sane-1.0.18-3.pkg.tar.gz
after I go back to sane-1.0.18-2.pkg.tar.gz my scanner is up and happy
chao, rickie

rickie

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Registered: 2007-04-10

Posts: 3

Re: scanner configuration

oh sorry, here's a link for the older package:

   ftp://ftp.estpak.ee/pub/archlinux/extra … pkg.tar.gz ... (and a big 'thank you' goes to Asaru )

please, don't  forget to add following line to your /etc/pacman.conf

   IgnorePkg   = sane

until there's a new sane package available

chao, rickie

kishd

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Registered: 2006-06-14

Posts: 401

Re: scanner configuration

First check that /var/lock/sane is owned by root:scanner and that you are in the scanner group. For some strange reason /var/lock/sane ownership is sometimes set to root:14 and this could cause your problem

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rickie

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Registered: 2007-04-10

Posts: 3

Re: scanner configuration

please believe me: the problem under arch exists since the 'sane update on sunday', In my case the problem is not the access to /var/lock/sane ...  (root/scanner) ... There are very many 'claimed to usbfs' log entries described. Use an older sane pack and forget the problem.

2aperson

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Registered: 2007-04-10

Posts: 4

Re: scanner configuration

PROBLEM SOLVED!!!

The problem was the sane-1.0.18-3.pkg.tar.gz package. Once I removed it and installed sane-1.0.18-2.pkg.tar.gz, all became right with the universe. My scanner is happily working again, and I am very impressed with arch linux.

Thank you ricki and a thank you to kishd for your suggestion.

scarecrow

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From: Greece

Registered: 2004-11-18

Posts: 715

Re: scanner configuration

There must be something strange with it, because sane-1.0.18-3 works mighty fine with my Epson Perfection 1640SU scanner (connected via the USB interface, but the SCSI one works as well) - no difference from previous version.
Probably some backends were broken, for some odd reason.

Last edited by scarecrow (2007-04-11 20:27:14)

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mandos

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From: Greece

Registered: 2006-01-23

Posts: 101

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Re: scanner configuration

I can verify that the new sane package doesn't work well with my Canon Lide30

just decided to use my scanner in linux (so as to spend less time in windows and get more familiar with arch)
luckily you guys found the problem! I would be still trying to find out what I was doing wrong!

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bt

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Registered: 2007-04-11

Posts: 198

Re: scanner configuration

Change to sane-1.0.18-2 works for me. Epson Perfection 1640SU.

Thanks

2aperson

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Registered: 2007-04-10

Posts: 4

Re: scanner configuration

To anyone whose scanner problem was solved from the above posts:

   sane-1.0.18-4 is available for installation. HOWEVER, regarding my Epson Perfection 2400 Photo scanner, installation resurrected the recognition problem I had with use of the 1.0.18-3 version. My suggestion is that if the 1.0.18-2 version works for you, it may be best to leave well enough alone.

Sigi

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From: Thurgau, Switzerland

Registered: 2005-09-22

Posts: 1,131

Re: scanner configuration

I don't use sane (no scanner yet , but can someone have a look at this packages and track the changes down? I don't think it's the "Arch way" to stay with old packages because new one don't work...

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Dieter

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From: Germany

Registered: 2005-10-13

Posts: 140

Re: scanner configuration

As the problem has not been resolved yet and setting a package on hold should not be the ideal solution, I opened a bug report:  FS#6964
Direct link: http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/6964?histring=sane

Last edited by Dieter (2007-04-20 06:07:04)

parkash

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Registered: 2007-04-22

Posts: 8

Re: scanner configuration

I have the problem too... With an HP PSC 1510s. However I can go around the problem by using the HP toolbox Then I can scan without any problem.

Cheers

PS. Thanks for filing the bug Dieter

Last edited by parkash (2007-04-22 22:40:03)

zswlb9999

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Registered: 2007-09-06

Posts: 2

Re: scanner configuration

My os is  Archliux-Don't Panic (2.6.22-ARCH).
My  scanner  don't work.  I run command  "scanimage  -L" as root or a user, it is good, but  the command "scanimage -T " is fail. The scanner-front  don't find   "sane".   

[wu@myhost ~]$ su - root
[root@myhost ~]# sane-find-scanner
.......
found USB scanner (vendor=0x05da, product=0x30d4 [USB Scanner]) at libusb:001:004
# Your USB scanner was (probably) detected. It may or may not be supported by
# SANE. Try scanimage -L and read the backend's manpage.
# Most Scanners connected to the parallel port or other proprietary ports
# can't be detected by this program.
[root@myhost lock]# pacman -Q sane
sane 1.0.18-7
[root@myhost ~]# scanimage -L
device `sm3840:libusb:001:004' is a Microtek ScanMaker 3840 flatbed scanner
[root@myhost ~]# scanimage -T
scanimage: open of device sm3840:libusb:001:004 failed: Access to resource has been denied

[root@myhost ~]# exit
logout

[wu@myhost ~]$ scanimage -L
device `sm3840:libusb:001:004' is a Microtek ScanMaker 3840 flatbed scanner
[wu@myhost ~]$ scanimage -T
scanimage: open of device sm3840:libusb:001:004 failed: Access to resource has been denied
[wu@myhost ~]$
=============================
The  file /etc/udev/rules.d/sanerules  is follow:
.[root@myhost ~]# less /etc/udev/rules.d/sane.rules
....
# Microtek ScanMaker 4800
ATTRS{idVendor}=="05da", ATTRS{idProduct}=="30cf", MODE="660", GROUP="scanner"
# Microtek ScanMaker 3840
ATTRS{idVendor}=="05da", ATTRS{idProduct}=="30d4", MODE="660", GROUP="scanner"
# Microtek ScanMaker 5800 | Microtek ScanMaker 5900 | Microtek ScanMaker 5950
ATTRS{idVendor}=="05da", ATTRS{idProduct}=="30d8", MODE="660", GROUP="scanner"
....
[root@myhost ~]# less /etc/fstab

# /etc/fstab: static file system information
#
# <file system>        <dir>         <type>    <options>          <dump> <pass>
none                   /dev/pts      devpts    defaults            0      0
none                   /dev/shm      tmpfs     defaults            0      0
none                   /proc/bus/usb usbfs    defaults              0      0
/dev/sda10 / reiserfs defaults 0 1
/dev/sda2 /boot ext2 defaults 0 1
/dev/sda5 swap swap defaults 0 0

........................

kishd

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Registered: 2006-06-14

Posts: 401

Re: scanner configuration

Check your permissions on /var/lock/sane it should be root:scanner. Are you a member of the scanner group?

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zswlb9999

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Registered: 2007-09-06

Posts: 2

Re: scanner configuration

I run as root. and the /var/lock/sane is  follow:
[root@myhost ~]# ls -l /var/lock

drwxrwxr-x 2 root scanner 48 09-06 14:20 sane
[root@myhost ~]#

I tried commlied a scan src by manu, not a pkg in archlinux. I run the "scanimage -T " is ok.

thanks .