Re: Linux Mandrake 8 problems with SCSI scanners

From: Douglas Gilbert (dgilbert@interlog.com)
Date: Fri Jun 15 2001 - 20:50:12 PDT

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    Pascal Terjan wrote:
    >
    > Douglas Gilbert wrote:
    > >
    > > Douglas Gilbert wrote:
    > > >
    > > > Bob Jerrard wrote:
    > > > >
    > > > > In trying to get an HP ScanJet 4c operational on a new Mandrake 8.0
    > > > > Linux machine I have installed
    > > > >
    > > > > sane-1.0.4-2mdk
    > > > > sane-backends-1.0.4-2mdk
    > > > > libsane1-1.0.4-2mdk
    > > > > [snip, device lock up which didn't happen before ..]
    > > >
    > > > Bob,
    > > > Looks like Mandrake 8.0 may not have picked up the patch for
    > > > SCSI command timeouts that has been in SANE CVS since January.
    > > > I'll download their source rpms and check.
    > >
    > > Responding to my own post ...
    > >
    > > After downloading Mandrake 8's SANE [1.0.4] source rpm I
    > > can confirm that it is the release tarball without
    > > patches. This means some SCSI scanners will timeout
    > > prematurely causing the above mentioned problems.
    > > [Some USB scanners that use the sg interface (e.g.
    > > Microtek) may also have this problem.]
    > >
    > > I reported this error to Linux-Mandrake but have
    > > received no acknowledgement. Mandrake users with
    > > support may like to report this error as well. Mandrake
    > > needs to issue a SANE (backend) rpm to fix this problem.
    > > As a work around Mandrake users might try to remove the
    > > Mandrake SANE rpms and install those from Redhat 7.1 .
    > > Another approach may be to wait for SANE 1.0.5 to be
    > > released.
    > >
    >
    > You use sane-1.0.4-2mdk, there is a sane-1.0.4-3mdk did you look at the
    > changes ?

    Pascal,
    I have original CDs from Linux Mandrake 8 and the first one
    contains sane-1.0.4-2mdk.rpm . I have just checked the LM
    site and the updates on one of their mirrors. So far I
    have been unable to find a "3mdk" version.

    Doug Gilbert

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