On 14/09/2007, Will Hawes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On 13/09/2007, Suffield, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Sorry to hear you are still having scanning problems. I would not bother
> > buying a new hub. Running with USB 1.1 might be useful feedback, but I
> > have see no PSC2200 USB 2.0 issues. I would look at the mother board.
> >
> > Are you using a newer mother board? Some old clone mother boards had
> > non-standard or buggy USB hardware. These boards may work with Windows,
> > but not with Linux. Check the web for known issues.
> >
> > Instead of using the built-in USB hardware on the mother board, try
> > installing a USB PCI card. The USB card may work better with Linux.
> >
> > What mother board(s) are you using? We use brand name PCs for testing,
> > but maybe somebody on the list can make a recommendation.
> >
> > -dave
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Will
> > Hawes
> > Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 3:38 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [Hplip-help] Scanning problem
> >
> >
> > On 03/01/2007, Will Hawes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > On 03/01/07, Aaron < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > On 1/2/07, Will Hawes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > On 21/12/06, Suffield, David <
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > The following syslog message tells me that hpiod
> > is timing out waiting
> > > > > for USB data from the scanner.
> > > > >
> > > > > Dec 18 15:28:28 gateway hpiod: unable to read
> > MlcReverseCmd header:
> > > > > Resource temporarily unavailable
> > > > > Dec 18 15:28:28 gateway hpiod: invalid MlcCredit
> > from peripheral, trying
> > > > > miser Dec 18 15:29:13 gateway hpiod: unable to
> > read MlcReverseCmd
> > > > > header:
> > > > > Resource temporarily unavailable
> > > > > Dec 18 15:29:13 gateway hpiod: invalid MlcCredit
> > from peripheral Dec 18
> > > > > 15:29:14 gateway hpiod: device cleanup
> > > > > uri=hp:/usb/PSC_2200_Series?serial=MY283D26QH0G
> > > > >
> > > > > Are you getting this syslog message consistently
> > every time you start a
> > > > > scan job from xsane or scanimage?
> > > >
> > > > Yes, every time without exception.
> > > >
> > > > > If so this may be caused by your USB hardware.
> > Eliminate any USB hubs
> > > > > and plug your PSC 2210 directly into the PC. Some
> > cheap USB hubs (and
> > > > > some mother boards) do not support 1284.4 well.
> > 1284.4 support is needed
> > > > > for scanning. 1284.4 is not needed for printing.
> > > >
> > > > The printer is (and always has been) connected
> > directly via the OEM
> > > > USB cable. If the printer is connected to a Windows
> > box using the same
> > > > cable, both printing and scanning work fine.
> > > >
> > > > The motherboard is the one that was used for a
> > previous Ubuntu
> > > > Dapper/HPLIP 0.9.7 install for which scanning worked
> > OK.
> > > >
> > > > I've now set up a fresh Dapper installation on a
> > separate machine and
> > > > installed HPLIP 1.6.12 following the instructions at
> >
> > > > http://hplip.sourceforge.net. Attempting to scan
> > gives me the same
> > > > MlcCredit errors described earlier.
> > > >
> > > > Is there anything else I can do to diagnose this
> > further?
> > > >
> > > > Will
> >
> > > Has your printer 'ever' worked with linux? If so
> > when? If not, do
> > > you happen to have a usb hub ( 1.0 or 1.1 not usb 2.0)
> > that you could
> > > try to connect to the printer though?
> > >
> > > A
> >
> > Printing always did (and still does) work with pretty
> > much every
> > combination of Ubuntu/HPLIP I've tried.
> >
> > Scanning has only ever worked on one Ubuntu Dapper
> > install with HPLIP
> > 0.9.7 , but although I've tried to reproduce this setup
> > on the very
> > same machine it doesn't any longer. :-/
> >
> > I don't think there's a USB hub kicking around here
> > anywhere, but for
> > what they cost I can buy one if you think it would help.
> >
> > What's the
> > thinking here - could this problem be related to the use
> > of USB 2.0
> > ports on the motherboard?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Will
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > It's been a while, but I never did get this solved. I've today
> > reproduced identical behaviour on a new machine with different spec
> > motherboard, this time running a fresh install of Ubuntu 7.04 (feisty).
> >
> > If the problem is that both these motherboards have poor 1284.4
> > support, will using a suitable USB hub circumvent the problem, or is the
> > only solution to use a different motherboard?
> >
> > Assuming a hub could work, please could you let me know what
> > type I should obtain, ie. USB 1.0, 1.1 or 2.0, anything specific I need
> > to look for on the packaging in terms of supported features?
>
>
>
> The motherboard is an Elitegroup GeForce6100SM-M.
>
> I've now tried attaching the device via an Adaptec AUA-2000LP PCI-to-USB
> controller, with no change in behaviour whatsoever.
>
> Any ideas?
>
I would really appreciate any suggestions, this seems to be a bit of a dead
end at present.
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