firewire scanner problems with 2.6.21.x kernels

[Joseph E. Sacco]

Done:

 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=235199

-Joseph
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On Wed, 2007-04-04 at 15:52 +0200, dragoran wrote:
> Joseph E. Sacco wrote:
> > An Epson 2450 Perfection scanner with both USB and firewire connections
> > works well using either type of connection when running FC6 [2.6.20.4
> > kernel].
> >
> > When running fedora/rawhide [2.6.21.x kernel] the scanner works well
> > using the USB connection but has problems when using the firewire
> > connection.
> >
> > With firewire and the 2.6.21.x kernel:
> > * scanner is recognized
> > * scan starts and then hangs
> >
> > /var/log/messages indicate that connectivity/registration of the
> > firewire device has been lost:
> >
> > Apr  4 09:43:45  plantain kernel: fw_core: phy config: card 1, new root=ffc1, gap_count=5
> > Apr  4 09:43:45  plantain kernel: fw_core: created new fw device fw2 (0 config rom retries)
> > Apr  4 09:43:45  plantain kernel: fw_sbp2: logged in to sbp2 unit fw2.0 (0 retries)
> > Apr  4 09:43:45  plantain kernel: fw_sbp2:  - management_agent_address:    0xfffff0010020
> > Apr  4 09:43:45  plantain kernel: fw_sbp2:  - command_block_agent_address: 0xfffff0010100
> > Apr  4 09:43:46  plantain kernel: fw_sbp2:  - status write address:        0x000100000000
> > Apr  4 09:43:46  plantain kernel: scsi2 : SBP-2 IEEE-1394
> > Apr  4 09:43:46  plantain kernel: scsi 2:0:0:0: Processor         EPSON    GT-9700          1.05 PQ: 0 ANSI: 4
> > Apr  4 09:43:46  plantain kernel: scsi 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 3
> > Apr  4 09:44:10  plantain kernel: ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
> > Apr  4 09:46:27  plantain kernel: fw_sbp2: sbp2_scsi_abort
> > Apr  4 09:46:37  plantain kernel: fw_sbp2: sbp2_scsi_abort
> > Apr  4 09:46:37  plantain kernel: scsi 2:0:0:0: scsi: Device offlined - not ready after error recovery
> > Apr  4 09:46:38  plantain kernel: scsi 2:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to offline device
> >
> >
> > Can anyone else verify this problem?
> >
> >   
> please fill a bug f7 uses a new firewire stack that might still have 
> bugs....
> > -Joseph
> >
> >   

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