Hi, I have never tried the ppsci-driver because I don't have a 5100C. You can try to load the module with
insmod epst verbose=4 to enable the debug logs in /var/log/messages (see source code of ppscsi.c). But I don't know if this will help. Just a simple question: You have connected the scanner to the parallel port and switched it on when you have loaded the modules ? And to make it easier don't have a printer connected to the parallel port. Sincerely Peter Hidagus Pa schrieb: > Hi Peter, > The kernel version doesn't match, so I was not able to > use your objects in my RedHat system. Then I used the > ppscsi patch provided in Tom's message and it did > compiled successfully. However when I did 'insmod > epst' I got "init_module: no such device" error. And > doing 'scanimage -d hp:/dev/sg0 --mode Color > hpscan' > gives me "scanimage: open of device hp:/dev/sg0 > failed: Invalid argument". Have you seen this kind of > error before? > Thanks for your help, > > Hida > --- Peter Kirchgessner <pe...@kirchgessner.net> wrote: > >>Hi Hida, >> >>you can try it, but I don't know if it works. >>Enclosed you will find the >> objects. At my systems they are located at >>/lib/modules/2.4.18-4GB/kernel/drivers/scsi. I have >>a Suse Linux 8.0. >>You meed ned to use insmod -f to load the modules. >> >>Sincerely >> >>Peter >> >>Hidagus Pa schrieb: >> >>>Hi Peter, >>>I checked all the RedHat kernel related RPMs and >>>didn't see any of them contains either ppscsi.o or >>>epst.o. Do you know which RPM contains them? I >> >>also >> >>>wonder if I can copy your ppscsi.o and epst.o to >> >>my >> >>>system. They might just work? What do you think? >>>Thanks, >>> >>>Hida >>>--- Peter Kirchgessner <pe...@kirchgessner.net> >> >>wrote: >> >>>>Hi, >>>> >>>>it seems to be more easy. I have a 2.4.18-kernel >>>>too. And this one >>>>already includes the ppscsi-driver suite. So you >>> >>may >> >>>>just need to follow >>>>the instructions on >>>>http://www.torque.net/parport/ppscsi.html (as >>> >>root): >> >>>> insmod scsi_mod >>>> insmod sg >>>> insmod parport >>>> insmod parport_pc >>>> insmod ppscsi >>>> insmod epst >>>> >>>> scanimage -d hp:/dev/sg0 --mode Color > >>>>hpscan >>>> >>>>Maybe some of the modules are not available >>>>(scsi_mod) or already loaded >>>>(parport). Just see what happens. >>>> >>>>Sincerely >>>> >>>>Peter >>>> >>>>Hidagus Pa schrieb: >>>> >>>> >>>>>Thanks Peter. Forgive my primitive knowledge of >>>> >>>>Linux, >>>> >>>> >>>>>does that mean I have to apply the patch to >>>> >>source >> >>>>>code and build a custom linux image? How hard is >>>> >>>>it to >>>> >>>> >>>>>do so? >>>>>Thank you. >>>>> >>>>>Hida >>>>>--- Peter Kirchgessner <pe...@kirchgessner.net> >>>> >>>>wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>>Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>>you can start at >>>>>> >>>>>>http://www.torque.net/parport/ppscsi.html >>>>>> >>>>>>--Peter >>>>>> >>>>>>Hidagus Pa schrieb: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>Hi everyone, >>>>>>>I just started to use scanner with Linux. I >>>>>> >>have >> >>>>a >>>> >>>> >>>>>>HP >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>ScanJet 5100C connected to my RedHat 8.0 PC. >>>>>> >>When >> >>>>>>I >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>started xsane it gives error of "no device >>>>>> >>>>>>available". >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>The man page of sane-hp states that I need a >>>>>> >>>>>>ppscsi >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>driver. Where can I find such driver? The OS I >>>>>> >>>>use >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>is 2.4.18. >>>>>>>Thanks in advance, >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Hida >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>__________________________________________________ >>>>> >>>>>>>Do you Yahoo!? >>>>>>>Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign >>>>>> >>up >> >>>>>>now. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>http://mailplus.yahoo.com >>>>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>>>Sane-devel mailing list >>>>>>>sane-de...@www.mostang.com >>>>>> >>>>>http://www.mostang.com/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>-- >>>>>>Peter Kirchgessner >>>>>>http://www.kirchgessner.net >>>>>>mailto:pe...@kirchgessner.net >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>__________________________________________________ >>>> >>>>>Do you Yahoo!? >>>>>Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up >>>> >>>>now. >>>> >>>> >>>>>http://mailplus.yahoo.com >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>Peter Kirchgessner >>>>http://www.kirchgessner.net >>>>mailto:pe...@kirchgessner.net >>>> >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>Sane-devel mailing list >>>>sane-de...@www.mostang.com >>>>http://www.mostang.com/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel >>> >>> >>> >>>__________________________________________________ >>>Do you Yahoo!? >>>Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up >> >>now. >> >>>http://mailplus.yahoo.com >>> >> >> >>-- >>Peter Kirchgessner >>http://www.kirchgessner.net >>mailto:pe...@kirchgessner.net >> > > >>ATTACHMENT part 2 application/x-tar name=pp.tar > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > -- Peter Kirchgessner http://www.kirchgessner.net mailto:pe...@kirchgessner.net