# Problems with Agfa Snapscan 1212u_2 USB Scanner...

From: Ceri Hankey (ceri_hankey@wanadoo.fr)
Date: Sun Apr 22 2001 - 08:29:32 PDT

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  Hi,

  I am STILL trying to get the my scanner to work! This time it is the Agfa Snapscan 1212U_2 USB scanner.

  I have tried almost everything (including screwing up my system with a kernel 2.2.18!). I went back to 2.2.17!
  Here is what may help. the kernel is Mandrake 7.2 (2.2.17-21mdk)

  [hankey@ceri2 SnapScan]$ LoadAgfa
  Loading firmware...
  Scanner Information (from scanner)
  Vendor: AGFA
  Version: 0100
  Model: SNAPSCAN
  Firmware date: Wed Dec 9 1998 14:37

  Firmware Information (from file)
  Chip: 7107U
  Vendor: AGFA
  Version: 1.32
  Model: SNAPSCAN 1212U_2
  Firmware date: Mon Jul 12 1999 19:00
  Size: 30906

  Uploading new firmware...
  Done!
  Scanner Information (from scanner)
  Vendor: AGFA
  Version: 1.32
  Model: SNAPSCAN 1212U_2
  Firmware date: Mon Jul 12 1999 19:00

  [hankey@ceri2 SnapScan]$ LoadAgfa
  Loading firmware...
  Scanner Information (from scanner)
  Vendor: AGFA
  Version: 1.32
  Model: SNAPSCAN 1212U_2
  Firmware date: Mon Jul 12 1999 19:00

  Firmware is up to date.

  [hankey@ceri2 SnapScan]$
  ..................................
  I then run the following command and get...

  [hankey@ceri2 backend]$ SANE_DEBUG_SNAPSCAN=255 gimp>debug.log
  [sanei_debug] Setting debug level of snapscan to 255.
  [snapscan] sane_snapscan_init
  [snapscan] add_device(usb AGFA)
  [snapscan] add_device: Detected (kind of) an USB device
  [snapscan] usb_open(usb AGFA)
  [snapscan] add_device: error opening device usb AGFA: Invalid argument
  [snapscan] add_device(/dev/scanner)
  [snapscan] add_device: Detected (kind of) a SCSI device
  [snapscan] add_device: error opening device /dev/scanner: Invalid argument
  [snapscan] add_device(/dev/usbscanner)
  [snapscan] add_device: Detected (kind of) an USB device
  [snapscan] usb_open(/dev/usbscanner)
  [snapscan] add_device: error opening device /dev/usbscanner: Invalid argument
  [snapscan] sane_snapscan_get_devices (0xbfffe168, 0)
  [xscanimage] No scanners were identified. If you were expecting something
  different, check that the scanner is plugged in, turned on and
  detected by the find-scanner tool (if appropriate). Please read
  the documentation which came with this software (README, FAQ,
  manpages).
  [snapscan] sane_snapscan_exit
  [hankey@ceri2 backend]$
  ..........................
  If I reload the firmware, the scanner and my console hangup totally and I have to remove power
  from the scanner to get the screen prompt back!

  The device settings are...

  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Apr 17 15:17 /dev/scanner -> /dev/usbscanner0
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Apr 16 21:06 /dev/usbscanner -> /dev/usbscanner0
  crw-rw-rw- 1 hankey root 180, 48 Apr 20 22:09 /dev/usbscanner0

  The modules loaded are...

  Module Size Used by
  uhci 18560 0 (unused)
  scanner 4768 0
  autofs 9456 2 (autoclean)
  usbcore 43632 1 [uhci scanner]
  ne2k-pci 4240 1 (autoclean)
  8390 6208 0 (autoclean) [ne2k-pci]
  es1370 20832 1
  soundcore 2800 4 [es1370]
  nls_cp437 3952 22 (autoclean)
  vfat 9408 11 (autoclean)
  fat 30432 11 (autoclean) [vfat]
  ide-scsi 7664 0
  ncr53c8xx 51840 6

  I am using the snapscan sources from snapscan-20010411.tar.gz and xsane-0.75.tar.gz with
  sane-backends-1.0.4

  Under gimp (1.1) I only get the Device Dialog and no choice of scanner devices.

  Any help would be welcome!

  Regards,

  Ceri Hankey

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