I've found a workaround. Scanning works after unloading ehci_hcd. Additional links: https://alioth.debian.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=302146&group_id=30186&atid=410366 <== not sure if this is the same problem http://lists4.opensuse.org/opensuse-multimedia-de/2007-01/msg00089.html <== also mentions that it works via full-spped
** Bug watch added: SourceForge.net Tracker #302146 http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=302146 ** Also affects: sane-backends (upstream) via http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=302146 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- "Error during device I/O" message when using scan utilities https://launchpad.net/bugs/55272 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs