[sane-devel] Problem with HP4200C

Sat, 27 Sep 2003 17:55:46 +0100

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Help!

I have just installed SUSE 8.2 on my Dell Inspiron 7000. All has gone =
well apart from my HP4200C scanner.

Reading the mails on your site I see that I am not alone in this =
problem. The symptoms of my failure are very similar, but not quite the =
same as others report.

Installation with YaST has recognised the existence of a scanner device =
and put an icon on the desktop.

The command: sane-find-scanner produces the response:

"found USB scanner (vendor=3D0x03f0, product=3D0x0107) at libsub:001:003

found USB scanner (vendor=3D0x03f0, product=3D0x0105) at libsub:001:004

A USB device was detected. This program can't be sure if it's really a =
scanner. Try scanimage -L and read the backend's manpage."

Running scanimage -L results in:     "No scanners were identified."

Running YaST for the scanner identifies it as the scanner correctly as =
HP-4200C. If I select from the menu that it should be installed as =
Hewlett-packard Scanjet 4200c with SANE driver hp4200. Then selecting =
install produces an error message: "The scanner configuration was not =
successful." I have tried variations such as selecting a generic scanner =
- all without success.

Determined not to be so easily defeated I have located and tried, via =
the SANE site, the following:

1     backend-0.2-p1.tar.gz     This unpacks to produce what appear to =
be a useful set of drivers for the HP4200, but no instructions on how to =
apply them.

2     sane-backends-1.0.8-hp4200-0.3.patch.gz

3     sane_hp4200-1.0.3-2mdk.i586.rpm and =
sane_hp4200-devel-1.0.3-2mdk.i586.rpm

Neither of 2 or 3 can I install using YaST. Both give me an error =
message: error loading package.

I have run out of ideas on where to go next. SUSE response is not us =
guv.

Are there any pearls of wisdom that might help me?

Eddie Bennet

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Help!
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apart from my HP4200C scanner.
Reading the mails on your site I see that I am not alone in this =
problem. The=20
symptoms of my failure are very similar, but not quite the same as =
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report.
Installation with YaST has recognised the existence of a scanner =
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put an icon on the desktop.
The command: sane-find-scanner produces the response:
"found USB scanner (vendor=3D0x03f0, product=3D0x0107) at =
libsub:001:003
found USB scanner (vendor=3D0x03f0, product=3D0x0105) at =
libsub:001:004
A USB device was detected. This program can't be sure if it's really =
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scanner. Try scanimage -L and read the backend's manpage."
Running scanimage -L results in: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "No scanners were =

identified."
Running YaST for the scanner identifies it as the scanner correctly =
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HP-4200C. If I select from the menu that it should be installed as=20
Hewlett-packard Scanjet 4200c with SANE driver hp4200. Then selecting =
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successful." I=20
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Determined not to be so easily defeated I have located and tried, via =
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SANE site, the following:
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no instructions on how to apply them.
2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; sane-backends-1.0.8-hp4200-0.3.patch.gz
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Neither of&nbsp;2 or 3&nbsp;can I install using YaST. Both give me an =
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I have run out of ideas on where to go next. SUSE response is not us =
guv.
Are there any pearls of wisdom that might help me?
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