Hp Photosmart - scanner not detected.

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Sun, 2008-07-06 at 23:00 -0700, Mick M. wrote:
> --- On Sun, 7/6/08, Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > From: Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: Hp Photosmart  - scanner not detected.
> > To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> > Date: Sunday, July 6, 2008, 10:22 PM
> > On Sun, 2008-07-06 at 21:47 -0700, Mick M. wrote:
> > > Hi;
> > >  I have an HP Photosmart C5180 all in one
> > printer/scanner.
> > > 
> > > It worked fine in F8 both as a printer and scanner.
> > > Now here I am a bit fuzzy.
> > > I *Think* it worked ok in F9, I don't scan much.
> > > 
> > > Now it prints but is not detected as a scanner.
> > > This is a USB device.
> > > I uncommented the two lines in /etc/sane.d/hp.conf
> > > 
> > > # Uncomment the following if your scanner is connected
> > by USB,
> > > # but you are not using libusb
> > >  /dev/usb/scanner0
> > >   option connect-device
> > > 
> > > There in no /dev/scanner
> > > I can't figure out how to usw /sbin/MAKEDEV to
> > make one.
> > > 
> > > This is a fully updated F9 KDE box.
> > > 
> > > [root at localhost ~]# uname -r
> > > 2.6.25.9-76.fc9.i686
> > > 
> > > [root at localhost ~]# rpm -qa *sane*
> > > sane-backends-devel-1.0.19-10.fc9.i386
> > > sane-frontends-1.0.14-4.fc9.i386
> > > sane-backends-libs-1.0.19-10.fc9.i386
> > > sane-backends-1.0.19-10.fc9.i386
> > > xsane-gimp-0.995-3.fc9.i386
> > > sane-backends-libs-gphoto2-1.0.19-10.fc9.i386
> > > xsane-0.995-3.fc9.i386
> > 
> > # yum install hplip
> > # hp-setup
> > 
> > I have the exact same printer/scanner and it works
> > perfectly on F9 using
> > the hplip tools. The only difference is I have it connected
> > to my local
> > LAN via its builtin Ethernet port, and for some reason on
> > setup I had to
> > supply its IP address as it wasn't detected
> > automatically, but from then
> > on it's been trouble-free.
> > 
> > For what it's worth:
> > 
> > # rpm -qa \*sane\*
> > libsane-hpaio-2.8.2-2.fc9.x86_64
> > sane-backends-libs-1.0.19-10.fc9.x86_64
> > sane-backends-libs-1.0.19-10.fc9.i386
> > xsane-0.995-3.fc9.x86_64
> > sane-backends-1.0.19-10.fc9.x86_64
> > xsane-gimp-0.995-3.fc9.x86_64
> > #
> > 
> > poc
> >
> root at localhost ~]# yum install hplip
> Package hplip-2.8.2-2.fc9.i386 already installed and latest version
> Nothing to do
> 
> [root at localhost ~]# hp-setup
> 
> error: PyQt not installed. GUI not available. Exiting.
> warning: PyQt init failed. Reverting to interactive mode.
> 
> Installed: PyQt.i386 0:3.17.4-4.fc9
> Complete!
> 
> root at localhost ~]# hp-setup
> 
> error: hplip-gui not installed.  GUI not available. Exiting.
> warning: PyQt init failed. Reverting to interactive mode.
> 
> [root at localhost ~]# yum install PyQt
> root at localhost ~]# hp-setup
> (gui this time) worked ok.
> Printed a pretty HP test page.
> Still not detected by xsane.
> 
> will try a reboot.
> No - still broken.
> 
> [root at localhost ~]# yum install libsane-hpaio
> Installed: libsane-hpaio.i386 0:2.8.2-2.fc9
> Complete!
> 
> and ... FIXED !!

I'm surprised "yum install hplip" didn't pull in libsane-hpaio:

# rpm -q --whatrequires hplip
hplip-gui-2.8.2-2.fc9.x86_64
libsane-hpaio-2.8.2-2.fc9.x86_64
#

poc