https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sane-backends/+bug/313504
try this maybe work.
2009/11/26 Kousik Maiti maiti.kou...@gmail.com:
Thanks Pei.
Ya I tried this but no result :(
When I try to scan the image I get the following message
Nov 26 10:16:20 kousik-desktop kernel: [61902.573885]
Thanks for reply.
I install and configure Xsane for UMAX Astra 4400 .Now I face new problem.
Output of $sane-find-scanner -q
found USB scanner (vendor=0x1606, product=0x0070, chip=rts8801/rts8891) at
libusb:002:002
and $scanimage -L
device `rts8891:libusb:002:002' is a UMAX Astra 4400 flatbed
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=386804
maybe the root cause is the same with your issue.
use google search the error message. Failed to start scanner: Error
during device I/O
There are a lot of post. maybe u can find out the solution.
2009/11/25 Kousik Maiti maiti.kou...@gmail.com:
Thanks Pei.
Ya I tried this but no result :(
When I try to scan the image I get the following message
Nov 26 10:16:20 kousik-desktop kernel: [61902.573885] usb 2-1: usbfs:
process 24814 (scanimage) did not claim interface 0 before use
I also googled it but don't get any proper solution.
Anyway
I am Ubuntu user.
I have Umax Astra 4400 scanner. I installed the driver from
http://stef.dev.free.fr/sane/rts8891/sane-backends-rts8891.tar.gz
I installed it.
$sane-find-scanner -q
found USB scanner (vendor=0x1606, product=0x0070, chip=rts8801/rts8891) at
libusb:002:002
This is showing that
Did u read the man about scanimage?
http://www.sane-project.org/man/scanimage.1.html
The -L or --list-devices option requests a (partial) list of devices
that are available. The list is not complete since some devices may be
available, but are not listed in any of the