Does your user have access to the scanner? Try using root and see if
the scanner works then. If it does you just need to give the other
user(s) access to the scanner.
I had that happen to me once under FC 2.
On Sat, 2004-08-28 at 00:55, Steven P. Ulrick wrote:
> Hello, Everyone
> I am trying to get my new Epson 2400 Perfection scanner working under
> Fedora Core 2. It connects via USB.
>
> cat /proc/filesystems says the following relevant information:
> nodev usbfs
> nodev usbdevfs
>
> I have edited /etc/sane.d/dll.conf to only have the "epson" line
> uncommented.
>
> /etc/sane.d/epson.conf says the following:
> # USB scanner - only enable this if you have an EPSON scanner. It could
> # otherwise block your non-EPSON scanner from being
> # recognized.
> # Depending on your distribution, you may need either the
> # first or the second entry.
> #usb /dev/usb/scanner0
> usb /dev/usb/scanner0
>
> # Try USB printers -- this line is required (bug #122328)
> #usb
>
> usb 0x04b8 0x011b
>
> /etc/modprobe.conf reads thusly:
> remove snd-cmipci { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-cmipci
> alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
> alias usb-controller1 uhci-hcd
> alias eth0 8139too
> alias snd-card-0 snd-cmipci
> alias net-pf-10 off
>
> # I2C module options
> alias char-major-89 i2c-dev
>
> options scanner vendor=0x04b8 product=0x011b
>
>
> sane-find-scanner says the following:
> found USB scanner (vendor=0x04b8 [EPSON], product=0x011b [EPSON Scanner]) at libusb:001:006
>
> scanimage -L reports:
> No scanners were identified. If you were expecting something different,
> check that the scanner is plugged in, turned on and detected by the
> sane-find-scanner tool (if appropriate). Please read the documentation
> which came with this software (README, FAQ, manpages).
>
> The scanner is plugged in, turned on, and as proved above, detected by
> sane-find-scanner.
>
> A potential problem is the output of cat /proc/bus/usb/devices:
> T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=05 Cnt=02 Dev#= 6 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
> D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
> P: Vendor=04b8 ProdID=011b Rev= 1.00
> S: Manufacturer=EPSON
> S: Product=EPSON Scanner
> C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr= 2mA
> I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=(none)
> E: Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
> E: Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
>
> You will notice that statement: Driver=(none)
>
> Our OS is Fedora Core 2, full installation (I never upgrade) EVERY
> package installed, and every official update installed, including the
> kernel.
>
> sane-backends: 1.0.13-7
> sane-backends-devel: 1.0.13-7
> sane-frontends: 1.0.11-4
> hotplug: 2004_04_01-1
> libusb: 0.1.8-2.1
>
> One thing I need to mention. I did have Epson's IScan installed when I
> first hooked up the scanner. I did successfully scan a few pictures,
> some of quite a high resolution. When I uninstalled Iscan, and I tried
> to go strictly with SANE, no joy. I tried reinstalling iscan, and now I
> can't even scan with that installed. To clarify, I didn't actually use
> iscan to scan, I used a KDE application called Kooka. Now Kooka doesn't
> detect any scanners. Even when Kooka detected the scanner, no other
> applications detected it: OpenOffice.org, The GIMP. If there is anything
> else I need to mention, please let me know. I KNOW that the scanner
> works, and that it works on this system.
>
> If I have left anything out, please let me know and I'll be glad to give
> you whatever information that you need.
>
> Thanks for your time :)
> Steven P. Ulrick
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