# Re: detection problem

From: Armando L. Caro Jr. (acaro@mail.eecis.udel.edu)
Date: Sun Nov 05 2000 - 08:01:46 PST

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  On Fri, 3 Nov 2000, Henning Meier-Geinitz wrote:

  > I don't know Artec scanners nor the Artec backend, but ...
  >
  > At least my Debian doesn't know /dev/sgb:
  >
  > hmg1:~# ls -l /dev/sgb
  > ls: /dev/sgb: No such file or directory

  Well, I get the same result... ie, I don't have that dev file either.
  ...but then why does my kernel detects the scanner on sgb?

  > So try /dev/sg1.

  Ok. tried that. results are....

  ROOT@confucius[/root/scanner]# more /etc/sane.d/artec.conf
  scsi ARTEC
  /dev/sg1
  ROOT@confucius[/root/scanner]# scanimage -L
  [sanei_init_debug]: Setting debug level of artec to 255.
  [artec] attach_one
  [artec] Artec/Ultima backend version 0.3, last mod: 10/18/1998 22:45
  [artec] http://www4.infi.net/~cpinkham/sane/sane-artec-doc.html
  [artec] attach: opening /dev/sg1
  [artec] attach: sending INQUIRY
  [artec] attach: device doesn't look like a ULTIMA scanner
  [artec] attach_one
  [artec] Artec/Ultima backend version 0.3, last mod: 10/18/1998 22:45
  [artec] http://www4.infi.net/~cpinkham/sane/sane-artec-doc.html
  [artec] attach: opening /dev/sg1
  [artec] attach: sending INQUIRY
  [artec] attach: device doesn't look like a ULTIMA scanner
  [artec] sane_get_devices
  [artec] sane_exit

  > > /dev/sgb0
  >
  > Huh, I don't think you can partion scsi generic devices :-)

  OK. I don't really understand the device naming. What is the difference
  between sg0, sg1, etc and sga, sgb, etc ?? I don't have dev

  > > /dev/sg0
  >
  > > [artec] attach: device doesn't look like a ULTIMA scanner
  >
  > Correct. It's your hard disc.

  OH, ok :-)

  > > scsi ULTIMA
  >
  > You may try "scsi ARTEC" because that's the manufacturer in your case.
  > But "/dev/sg1" should also work.

  Well, I tried both (see above)... no luck!

  Any other ideas?

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