Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:13:22 -0400 From: Chris <chris@tellme3times.com> To: Mattias Schlenker <mattias@schlenker-webdesign.de> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: device uscanner in GENERIC? Message-ID: <40853002.7010509@tellme3times.com> In-Reply-To: <40852B78.3060304@schlenker-webdesign.de> References: <408524AC.7040506@schlenker-webdesign.de> <40852A1F.2060605@tellme3times.com> <40852B78.3060304@schlenker-webdesign.de>
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I like to understand. I did nothing to get the scanner to work with root. I agree with you, I use FreeBSD as a desktop systema as well as a server, making it as simple as possible will help newbies and omprove the FreeBSD experiance. I have had some printing issues with a parallel printer (CUPS and LPD did not work as easily as 4.x) and a few sound issues namely with KDE 3.2, the scanner has worked without a flaw. It's a cheapo Epson Perfection 1260. I had an HP a while back which I could not get to work, that one cost a lot more, but this $100 piece of gold of a scanner is slow but sure. Since you did not mention any details I did not understand where you were having problems. I had to change the permissions to let my kids access to it....otherwise it was plug and play. Chris Mattias Schlenker wrote: > Chris wrote: > >> I did not have to recompile my kernel for my USB scanner to work and >> I am using uscanner. >> 5.1 5.2 both worked. >> > > This may be... But many -- especially many cheap -- scanners nowadays > work better with ugen/libusb or even just work with ugen/libusb. So > removing "device uscanner" from GENERIC would mean that someone like > you who *wants* to use uscanner has to load uscanner.ko, which is far > less work than recompiling the kernel. > > In 4.x it worked perfectly for all sides. Removing "device uscanner" > from GENERIC would result in a situation that is more close to the > situation with 4.x than the situation today is. > > Thanks > Matt >
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