Hi,
up to now the HP 2100c is not on a list of supported scanners. Even if
it is recognized on the USB, it might not be supported with SANE. The
times where there have been standard HP scanners have gone. You can
assume that with every new HP scanner you need a new driver.
--Peter
MaD dUCK wrote:
>
> hi guys,
> so i converted my girlfriend to linux (i am sure you all wanted/needed
> to know this). and now she is in the state where she wouldn't passs
> debian for anything, but i can't get her scanner to work. it's one of
> those home multimedia jokes, scanjet 2100c through usb. she is running
> the 2.4.3 kernel with the scanner.o module loaded. however,
> /dev/scanner does not exist (what major/minor would it be, and a char
> device i assume?) and:
>
> orange:/proc/bus/usb> /usr/local/bin/scanimage -L
>
> No scanners were identified. If you were expecting something
> different, check that the scanner is plugged in, turned on and
> detected by the find-scanner tool (if appropriate). Please read the
> documentation which came with this software (README, FAQ, manpages).
>
> but the usb system knows the scanner:
>
> (from /proc/bus/usb/devices:)
>
> T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 5 Spd=12 MxCh= 0
> D: Ver= 1.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
> P: Vendor=03f0 ProdID=0505 Rev= 1.00
> S: Manufacturer=Hewlett-Packard
> S: Product=HP ScanJet 2100C
> C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=40 MxPwr= 0mA
> I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=00 Prot=ff Driver=(none)
> E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 1 Ivl= 16ms
> E: Ad=82(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl= 0ms
> E: Ad=03(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl= 0ms
>
> now, i didn't see the 2100C as a SANE supported device, but it
> standard HP...
>
> does anyone out there have experience with this? or with usb scanners
> in general?
>
> thanks,
>
> martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.)
> \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:" net@madduck
> --
> un uomo, per quanto tu lo possa ritenere stupido,
> sara' pur sempre meno stupido di quanto tu lo creda.
> -- viazzi
>
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