# Re: Microtek scanner not working anymore

From: Marcel Pol (mpol@gmx.net)
Date: Fri Apr 27 2001 - 10:23:29 PDT

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  On 26-Apr-01 karsten.festag@t-online.de wrote:
  > Hm, you are right, I don't have a real good Idea. But a few thoughts:
  > - You didn't make accidentally a firmware "upgrade" on the other
  > machine (the revision was also 2.21 before)? (don't know if this
  > could happen, probably not)

  No, I didn't.

  > - Try scanning with Windows and then boot Linux without switching off
  > the scanner and the computer in between

  Well, i read that idea somewhere, but right now i can't manage to boot
  windows. My Bios really needs an upgrade to read my disk CSH, and lilo
  won't set up my windows lilo entry.

  > - Try scanning with and without backend calibration

  I believe I can set that in the backend.
  Ok, gonna try that.

  > -Try my newest backend (microtek2_200104018) at
  > http://home.t-online.de/home/karsten.festag
  > -There was a patch for scanners that hang at the same command as yours
  > now, I have to look at home after it (I'm at work now).

  Ok, I'm gonna try that one then, see if that works for me too.

  > all in all it's a little bit strange. The programs on your machine
  > (kernel, modules, SANE) were the same before and after you moved the
  > scanner around?

  It's been a while ago. I don't really depend on my scanner much.
  As far as i remember there wasn't any change.

  >>
  >> I have a few options I could try.
  >> 1. Use an old kernel, and an older version of Sane, see how that
  > works
  >> out.
  >> 2. I could Freebsd here, and see if I can get it going then.
  >> Maybe i can then get wiser about if it is sane or the kernel.
  >>
  >> The stupid thing is, when moving it to another machine it stopped
  >> working, and moving it back didn't help. So there wasn't a real
  > excuse
  >> for the scanner to stop working.
  >>
  >> Reading your answer, I assume you don't have an idea how to deal with
  > it
  >> :-)
  >> Then I guess I'm gonna have to try some of the options to see if
  > that
  >> gives anything.
  >>
  >> Greetings,
  >> Marcel Pol
  >>
  >
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