Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2016 12:38:43 +0000 From: Manish Jain <bourne.identity@hotmail.com> To: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk <m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Is it time to retire the scanner ? Message-ID: <VI1PR02MB0974302CDA25D20B4FFFB1BEF6D70@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> In-Reply-To: <CAOgwaMvg-_VndFcXdt3mnXD-RVvKPuCyGnQjj_sAY_nzu9Rf%2BA@mail.gmail.com> References: <VI1PR02MB0974121AA45CD8E1080F5AA6F6D70@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> <CAOgwaMvg-_VndFcXdt3mnXD-RVvKPuCyGnQjj_sAY_nzu9Rf%2BA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 10/22/16 16:03, Mehmet Erol Sanliturk wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 11:45 PM, Manish Jain > <bourne.identity@hotmail.com <mailto:bourne.identity@hotmail.com>> wrote: > > > Hi, > > My Canon MG 2470 Pixma Multi Function Device (USB) serving purely as a > scanner has stopped working under FreeBSD (it works under Windows XP > still though). > > 'scanimage -L' gets stuck. The following diagnostics are available at > the console : > > ulpt0: <Canon MG2400 series, class 0/0, rev 2.00/1.03, addr 7> on usbus7 > ulpt0: using bi-directional mode > ata0: FAILURE - odd-sized DMA transfer attempt 5 % 2 > ata0: setting up DMA failed > > I can't be sure whether the ata0 error above is related to the Canon > scanner, but it does look like that. > > Would it suggest that the scanner hardware has started failing ? I have > tried disconnecting the scanner from the USB hub and connecting it > directly to a USB port at the mainboard, but even that does not help. > > Thanks for any help. > Manish Jain > _______________________________________________ > > > > I can not say you should retire your scanner , but I have wanted to > share the following experience : > > > > I have computer from 2004 . It was for Windows XP . I have started to > use it as a FreeBSD server client . It started to corrupt the accessed > files . I have changed memories , without help . > I have installed a Linux to use it . It did not work either . Locally in > Windows XP it is still working . > > > Possible reasons : > > Linux parts are accessing some parts which Windows XP is not using : > These parts may be in fault . > As client to FreeBSD or Linux server , a similar state is occurring . > > > My opinion is that if your scanner is working under Windows XP , > continue to use it in that way . > If you need to use a scanner in FreeBSD , review SANE(/Scanner/ Access > Now Easy) documentation and select a suitable scanner to buy and use it . > > ( You may search in Google the phrase : scanner in FreeBSD ) > > > > Mehmet Erol Sanliturk Hi Mehmet, That's only fair - can' say yet the scanner is functioning incorrectly if it keeps working under XP. So my decision to retain XP as a secondary OS was not a bad one. But ideally I would like everything working under FreeBSD natively - I do not want my hardware to be dependent on Redmond at all. Thanks for your reply. MJhelp
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