Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2016 10:39:17 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Manish Jain <bourne.identity@hotmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Is it time to retire the scanner ? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1610221030240.687@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <VI1PR02MB0974D1AA6728FD0A2A90EC74F6D70@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> References: <VI1PR02MB0974121AA45CD8E1080F5AA6F6D70@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1610220812500.93978@wonkity.com> <VI1PR02MB0974D1AA6728FD0A2A90EC74F6D70@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com>
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On Sat, 22 Oct 2016, Manish Jain wrote: > (ada0:ata0:0:1:0): READ_DMA48. ACB: 25 00 df ea ff 40 33 00 00 00 01 00 > (ada0:ata0:0:1:0): CAM status: Command timeout > (ada0:ata0:0:1:0): Retrying command > > I have no idea what the above means, but it does suggest to me that the > scanner cannot be blamed if it is still powered off. > > The newest things in the system are the PSU, cabinet, RAM, and DVD drive > - all swapped just yesterday. Could the DVD drive be the source ? Possibly, they do return noisy errors when no media is loaded. There was talk of silencing some of those lately. > Returning to the scanner, I have been running 'scanimage -L' as root. > Between 0 and 4 times in succession, the command reports normal output : > > <output> > /root <<: scanimage -L > device `pixma:04A9176C_43130B' is a CANON Canon PIXMA MG2400 Series > multi-function peripheral > </output > > And then suddenly, it goes dead > /root <<: scanimage -L > #does not return now This might be correctable with a USB quirk, or it might need modification of the FreeBSD USB code. Best to ask on the freebsd-usb@FreeBSD.org mailing list. >> If the scanner works on XP, the hardware is fine. This is more likely a >> problem with USB and multifunction devices on FreeBSD. It could be >> solvable. > > Thanks for lending me hope. I am really struggling - just invested > something like USD 600 on a total system upgrade to make this superslick > machine. But it's all turning to ashes if the hardware starts going > bonkers already. > > Would you suggest I wait a while for some further proof to accumulate; > or I should try making a fresh install of FreeBSD 10.2/11 (my current > system 10.3). Post on the USB mailing list. They will probably ask for usbconfig output. Personally, I avoid multifunction devices. My Epson 1640SU scanner is old and large but worked fine on 10-STABLE (and long before) and continues to work in 12-CURRENT without any changes. It's noticeably faster than some new scanners. > Unrelated to this, there is a bug in 10.3 amd64 install - most of the > times I have set up 10.3, the installer forgets to put the boot code in > the MBR. So immediately after install, I have to run a live shell and > run boot0cfg to get the boot code there. This should be a separate thread.
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