Christopher M. Penalver, sorry for not expressing myself clearly: what I meant is that if two kernel versions have the same configurations then I would expect that they would work the same way. But maybe that is not the case. What made me suspicious is that a kernel version did work, then a later version did not, and yet an even later version worked again. I guess, everything is possible, so it would still make sense to do a bisect.
Nevertheless, the execise would be academic, since 12.04 works well on the ASUS desktop as well, including scanner. So even if there were some obscure kernel reason for the 13.04 scanner busy malfunction it would not be an improvement benefitting the entire Ubuntu community. Therefore I'll mark this bug as Status Invalid. Again, thank you for your attention to this matter. Janos ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1184165 Title: 03f0:1205 [Asus A7N266VM] Scanner does not work: Simple scan gives a device busy error Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: This is a virgin installation of 13.04. Scanner is not found - reported by Simple scan. I tried Ask Ubuntu, but got no answer. I have a parallel installation of 12.xx on the same computer, and scanner does work. So what is specific about 13.04? I have also an old FC-3 installation and the scanner works, using sane with xinetd. I notice that 13.04 does not use xinetd. So how is the scanner accessed? Whatever it is, it works on 12.xx and does not on 13.04. In terminal mode: sane-find-scanner found USB scanner (vendor=0x03f0 [Hewlett-Packard], product=0x1205 [hp scanjet scanner]) at libusb:002:002 scanimage -L [hp5590] hp5590_get_status: USB-in-USB: got non-zero device status (status 12) [hp5590] hp5590_init_scanner: scanner reports non-zero status: Device busy lsusb Bus 002 Device 002: ID 03f0:1205 Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 4500C/5550C Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub --- AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version k3.8.0-29-generic. ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 3396 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'nForce'/'NVidia nForce with ALC650E at irq 20' Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC650E' Components : 'AC97a:414c4722' Controls : 50 Simple ctrls : 33 CasperVersion: 1.315.1 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 IwConfig: lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130820.1) Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 002: ID 058f:6387 Alcor Micro Corp. Transcend JetFlash Flash Drive Bus 002 Device 002: ID 03f0:1205 Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 4500C/5550C Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub MachineType: System Manufacturer System Name MarkForUpload: True Package: linux (not installed) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 nouveaufb ProcKernelCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-29.42~precise1-generic 3.8.13.5 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-29-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-29-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.79.6 RfKill: Tags: precise running-unity Uname: Linux 3.8.0-29-generic i686 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo dmi.bios.date: 07/26/2004 dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software, Inc. dmi.bios.version: ASUS A7N266-VM ACPI BIOS Rev 1008 beta 002 dmi.board.name: A7N266VM dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: REV 1.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 7 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftware,Inc.:bvrASUSA7N266-VMACPIBIOSRev1008beta002:bd07/26/2004:svnSystemManufacturer:pnSystemName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnA7N266VM:rvrREV1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct7:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System Manufacturer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1184165/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp