HP Scanner on F8

[Todd Denniston]

Jonathan Allen wrote, On 05/07/2008 12:00 PM:
> Hi All,
> 
> I'm trying to install a scanner in an F8 environment.  The scanner is an
> HP 5590P scanner, 0x03f0/0x1705.  As a relatively new device, this is not
> directly known to F8.  But it is known to F9, so I 'force' installed
> sane-backends-1.0.19-10.fc9.i386 to bring it in.

did you remove the original sane backends package?
do you know that the f9 sane-backends will work with the ones for f8?
do you know, for sure, that the sane-backends compiled with the latest gcc/g++ 
on f9 will work with the libc[++] on f8?

suggestion, if you really want the f9 package ... don't use force, having to 
use force should be an indication to you that you are doing something that 
should not be done, unless you KNOW what you are doing.
figure out what package[s] you need to install
rpm -q --whatprovides `locate sane-find-scanner`
rpm -q --whatprovides `locate scanimage`
rpm -q --whatrequires sane-backends
rpm -q --requires sane-backends

then grab the srpm's from f9
sane-backends-1.0.19-10.fc9.src.rpm
sane-frontends-1.0.14-4.fc9.src.rpm
xsane-0.995-3.fc9.src.rpm

build them (so you know they work with the libs on your system) and UPGRADE to 
the new rpms (don't force).

> 
>    [root at marquee sane.d]# sane-find-scanner -q
>    found USB scanner (vendor=0x03f0 [Hewlett-Packard], product=0x1705
>    [hp scanjet scanner], chip=HP5550/5590/7650) at libusb:001:003
> 
> This shows that the scanner and model are known and there is a config file
> /etc/sane.d/hp5590.conf.  I confirmed this with:
> 
>    [root at marquee sane.d]# lsusb
>    Bus 001 Device 003: ID 03f0:1705 Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 5590
>    Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:0111 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Card Reader
>    Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
>    Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
>    Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 
> 
> But:
>    
>    [root at marquee sane.d]# 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
>    sane-find-scanner tool (if appropriate). Please read the documentation
>    which came with this software (README, FAQ, manpages).
>    [root at marquee sane.d]# xsane
> 
> Where do I go next?  'xsane' also insists that there are no scanners available.
> But I haven't a clue how to make the backend available.
> 
> Jonathan
> 


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Todd Denniston
Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane)
Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter