Quoting Edward Conger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> I realized I have a PC with both Linux and USB.
> 
> At present, they don't acknowledge each other's existence.
> I thought I'd play matchmaker, but I think I need some help.  Helf!
> 
> 
> I've read the Linux USB Guide (http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/USB-guide.ps)
> and followed its suggestions, but am still USB-incommunicado.

> But I don't see the modem (or the scanner) in the
> /proc/bus/usb/devices output:
>       # cat /proc/bus/usb/devices 
>       T:  Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#=  1 Spd=12  MxCh= 4
>       B:  Alloc=  0/900 us ( 0%), #Int=  0, #Iso=  0
>       D:  Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs=  1
>       P:  Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 0.00
>       S:  Product=USB OHCI Root Hub
>       S:  SerialNumber=f886e000
>       C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=40 MxPwr=  0mA
>       I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
>       E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=   2 Ivl=255ms

That is why you can't talk to the scanner.

> >From /var/log/messages, I see {
> Feb 16 08:39:13 valinux kernel: usb-ohci.c: USB OHCI at membase 0xf886e000, IRQ 30 
> Feb 16 08:39:13 valinux kernel: usb-ohci.c: usb-00:0f.2, ServerWorks OSB4/CSB5 OHCI 
>USB Controller 
> Feb 16 08:39:13 valinux kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1 
> Feb 16 08:39:13 valinux kernel: Product: USB OHCI Root Hub 
> Feb 16 08:39:13 valinux kernel: SerialNumber: f886e000 
> Feb 16 08:39:13 valinux kernel: hub.c: USB hub found 
> Feb 16 08:39:13 valinux kernel: hub.c: 4 ports detected 
> Feb 16 08:39:13 valinux kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/1, assigned 
>device number 2 
> Feb 16 08:39:16 valinux kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout 
> Feb 16 08:39:16 valinux kernel: usb-ohci.c: unlink URB timeout 
> Feb 16 08:39:16 valinux kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=2 
>(error=-110) 
> Feb 16 08:39:16 valinux kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/1, assigned 
>device number 3 
> Feb 16 08:39:19 valinux kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout 
> Feb 16 08:39:19 valinux kernel: usb-ohci.c: unlink URB timeout 
> Feb 16 08:39:19 valinux kernel: usb.c: USB device not accepting new address=3 
>(error=-110) 

The scanner does not respond to USB requests. Did you turn it on? Most
scanners require external power supply. As shown, the scanner is dead.

> Looking at 2.4 "USB Scanner Support", I tried making the scanner special as:
>       # mknod      /dev/usb/scanner0 c 180 48
>       # chmod a+rw /dev/usb/scanner0
> 
>       # ls -l /dev/usb/scanner0 
>       crw-------  1 conger  root     180,  48 Feb  4 17:26 /dev/usb/scanner0

This is less relevant at this point. SANE black magic will come into play
when the scanner works and responds.

Dmitri

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