On 09 Dec 2001 20:49:38 +0100 Yves Duret <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Marcel Pol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I tried it this afternoon, and selected an Epson 1240U. > > First try didn't work out. > > It set it up to /dev/scanner which didn't exist. > > > > So I tried again. > > I loaded uhci (I had scanner and usbcore already loaded). > > Mounted /proc/usb/bus, and ran scannerdrake. > > It found my scanner at /dev/usb/scanner0. > > So it works fine. > > good. no problems with the icons on KDE/gnome desktop ?
Sorry, I use blackbox, with only the apps of kde/gnome. I hate icons on my desktop :) > > I'm just wondering why it didn't autodetect it the first time. > > I don't have any usbd running. Also no kudzu or harddrake. > > I started service kudzu, but that made no difference. > > I still needed /proc/bus/usb mounted, and uhci loaded. > > It was intended that way? I'm only wondering. > > yes kudzu and hardrake are evil :) and they shlould disapear soon > yes i use /proc/bus/usb for the probing. that the only way to kwnow the exact > type of scanner. (and you need uhci loaded to use your scanner so..) Yes, that's correct. Though with /proc/bus/usb unmounted (and uhci still loaded) sane-find-scanner finds the scanner. But that's dependent on the scanner kernel module to recognize the scanner. Just a detail, but it might be interesting. > > My version here is: > > drakxtools-1.1.7-48mdk > > > > Greetings > > thanx You're welcome. -- Marcel Pol [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux 2.4.13-8mdksmp, up 21 days 6:23
