# Re: [snapscan] new version snapscan-20010411 of the backend - success with Agfa 1212U_2

From: Ceri Hankey (ceri_hankey@wanadoo.fr)
Date: Mon Apr 16 2001 - 10:21:11 PDT

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  Hi Klaus-Peter,
  Thanks for your reply. I too am not using a 2.4.x ketnel - mine is 2.2.17
  (Mandrake 7.2). My scanner is an Agfa Snapscan 1212u.

  I will try your recommendations

  Thanks again

  Ceri Hankey

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Klaus-Peter Schrage" <kpschrage@gmx.de>
  To: <sane-devel@mostang.com>
  Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 5:00 PM
  Subject: Re: [snapscan] new version snapscan-20010411 of the backend -
  success with Agfa 1212U_2

  > Hi, Ceri,
  > yes, my scanner is usb. It is essential that you have a kernel with proper
  > usb support. I don't know much about the latest 2.4.x kernels, for me
  version
  > 2.2.18 is allright. I downloaded it as source from kernel.org and compiled
  it
  > (under Calder Open Linux 2.4) to suit my needs, espescially usb.
  > You can find most useful hints at http://www.linux-usb.org (and in your
  > kernel documentation at /usr/src/linux/Documentation/usb, esp. the file
  > scanner.txt), but I can give you the relevant kernel config info:
  > ...
  > #
  > # USB support
  > #
  > CONFIG_USB=m
  > CONFIG_USB_DEVICEFS=y
  > ...
  > CONFIG_HOTPLUG=y
  > ...
  > CONFIG_USB_UHCI=m ((yours might be: CONFIG_USB_OHCI=m, if in doubt, use
  both))
  > ...
  > CONFIG_USB_SCANNER=m
  > All other options in the usb section are not set, as I don't have any
  other
  > usb devices.
  >
  > After a successful kernel compile and installation of modules, you should
  > make known the new device to you system:
  > `mknod /dev/usbscanner0 c 180 48`
  > `ln -s /dev/usbscanner0 /dev/usbscanner`
  > `chmod 666 /dev/usbscanner0`
  > and load the modules:
  > 'modprobe usb-uhci'
  > 'modprobe scanner'
  > Then sane should recognize your scanner, but other problems might occur
  which
  > are device specific; see the faqs at the sane website.
  > BTW: Which scanner are you using?
  > Best wishes
  > KP
  >
  > Am Montag, 16. April 2001 03:54 schrieb Ceri Hankey:
  > > Klaus-Peter,
  > >
  > > How did you get Linux to see your scanner? I have just compiled
  > > snapscan-20010411 and I cannot get the scanner recognised or even seen
  by
  > > Linux. Is your scanner a USB one (it must be looking at the model
  number).
  > > What is the secret to getting the USB connection to work?
  > >
  > > scanimage -L says ' No scanner detected...'
  >
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