Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 01:44:56 -0800 From: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> To: Erik Norgaard <norgaard@locolomo.org> Cc: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org>, FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: what am i doing wrong?! Message-ID: <20051223094455.GA556@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <43ABBBE0.7090402@locolomo.org> References: <20051223031202.GA19014@thought.org> <43ABBBE0.7090402@locolomo.org>
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On Fri, Dec 23, 2005 at 09:57:04AM +0100, Erik Norgaard wrote: > Gary Kline wrote: > > So far, I've upgraded my second FBSD platform to 5.4. With > > > ># USB support > >device uhci # UHCI PCI->USB interface > >device ohci # OHCI PCI->USB interface > >#device ehci # EHCI PCI->USB interface (USB 2.0) > >device usb # USB Bus (required) > > [[ ... ]] > > > >device uscanner # Scanners > > > > builtin. I just tried xsane again; still no devices. I'm > > still minus /dev/uscanner[01]. How, pray tell, do I create > > these? > > Is your scanner supported or recognized? I recall having similar > problems with an Epson 2480 scanner. It was not recognized as a scanner > but using ugen0 worked. You should also check permissions on the usb > devices, otherwise you have to scan as root. Do I need to have the device for USB 2.0 perhaps?? That is the only thing that is still commented. I'll try that later on today. As root, yes, I am able to have sane test, not as a user. The scanner I am testing is recognized--HP ScanJet 4100C. But it was sold AS-IS and may well be broken. My friend got a *second* 4100C for $1.00 [no, not kidding]; it works on his Windows box. ((I'll gladly let him scan things if he is willing.)) > > If the scanner is supported using the ugen device then it is a question > of patching a few files to get it recognized. For the Epson 2480, I > submitted this bug report: > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=usb/86094 > > this may give you an idea of what it's about. > > Cheers, Erik I'll check your PR, thnks. I've got some other question for you or the list---anyone who has successfully scanned books and OCR'd them into ASCII|iso_8859-1. Which USB model scanner Just-Works? Any? None? More to the point, is there any scanner that works with books using xsane to do OCR? thanks for any insights, gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix
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