[sane-devel] scanner.c: read_scanner(0): funky result:-75

[Major A]

Erik,

> The kernel I am using is 2.4.16. I compiled it myself. Originally 
> installed was a SuSE 7.3 distribution.

Just to be on the safe side, could you try 2.4.18 from ftp.kernel.org? 
This is what I'm using, and it seems to work fine. I'd like to see a
solution to this problem because you are not the only one
affected. Unfortunately, I haven't got an LS-40 myself...

  Andras

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