[sane-devel] Scanner failure when connected via USB3

Mike Cloaked mike.cloaked at gmail.com
Wed Oct 29 19:51:14 UTC 2014


On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 9:48 AM, Mike Cloaked <mike.cloaked at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>
> Yes I do have the full list of packages that were updated in the pacman
> log - I am away from that laptop at the moment, but later today I will post
> the full list of updated packages from the pacman log. Yes it was booted
> with the same kernel though the kernel was updated from 3.16 to 3.17 only a
> few days ago and is now running with the new kernel.
>
> The other thing I had wondered/thought about was that it might be a
> partial hardware failure. However the same usb3 port on the laptop where
> the scanner was plugged in was used to plug in an external usb hard drive
> and that works without any problems.  Also the scanner was plugged in to a
> different laptop with only usb2 ports and it was fine with xsane on that
> laptop. So that suggests that the hardware is not the problem either at the
> laptop port or for the scanner.
>
> I also separately have a multifunction printer/scanner (Samsung SCX4500W)
> that was working fine as both printer and scanner when connected via usb2
> to a previous desktop that only had usb2 ports, but that machine is now
> replaced with a new desktop that only has usb3 ports - the MFP works
> without any error connected to a usb3 port for the printer functions but
> the scanner hangs xsane whilst connected to the same physical port.
> However the scanner when connected via its ethernet wired network
> connection works fine from xsane using tcp.  So the scanner function seems
> to work provided it is not connected to a usb3 port. That desktop also runs
> arch linux.  A few months ago I tested this MFP plugging into the laptop
> with usb3 ports and xsane hung when scanning was attempted on the laptop
> via usb3 as well.
>
> The combined set of information from these tests seems to indicate that
> there is an issue with usb2 printers connected to a machine via usb3 when
> using sane, though of course I only have archlinux so I don't know if the
> same scanners would work properly when connected via usb3 to a machine
> running a different version of linux where the package sets are versioned
> differently? If anyone has either of the two scanners that I have, and are
> running Ubuntu, Fedora,Mint or another version of linux in a machine with
> usb3 ports it would be a very useful comparison?
>
> This evening I should have a bit more time to try the Canon LIDE 210 again
> on the laptop that I have been having usb3 problems for scanning, and will
> try to capture usb data for a partial scan and fail situation, and I will
> post the package update list in the same post.
>
>
Here is the list of packages updated in the past few days:

[2014-10-23 16:08] [PACMAN] upgraded linux (3.16.4-1 -> 3.17.1-1)
[2014-10-23 16:08] [PACMAN] upgraded linux-headers (3.16.4-1 -> 3.17.1-1)
[2014-10-23 16:08] [PACMAN] upgraded lirc-utils (1:0.9.1.a-5 -> 1:0.9.1.a-7)
[2014-10-23 16:08] [PACMAN] upgraded oxygen-gtk2 (1.4.5-1 -> 1.4.6-1)
[2014-10-23 16:08] [PACMAN] upgraded oxygen-gtk3 (1.4.0-2 -> 1.4.1-1)
[2014-10-23 16:08] [PACMAN] upgraded perl-net-ssleay (1.63-2 -> 1.66-1)
[2014-10-23 16:08] [PACMAN] upgraded python2-pillow (2.6.0-1 -> 2.6.1-1)
[2014-10-23 16:08] [PACMAN] upgraded unrar (1:5.1.7-1 -> 1:5.2.1-1)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] synchronizing package lists
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded acpid (2.0.23-1 -> 2.0.23-2)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded ctags (5.8-4 -> 5.8-5)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded dkms (2.2.0.3-14 -> 2.2.0.3-15)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded dovecot (2.2.14-1 -> 2.2.15-1)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded firefox (33.0-2 -> 33.0.1-1)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [ALPM] warning: /etc/conf.d/fluidsynth installed as
/etc/conf.d/fluidsynth.pacnew
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded fluidsynth (1.1.6-3 -> 1.1.6-4)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded geoclue2 (2.1.8-2 -> 2.1.10-1)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded gtk3 (3.14.3-2 -> 3.14.4-1)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded imagemagick (6.8.9.8-1 -> 6.8.9.9-1)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded iproute2 (3.15.0-1 -> 3.17.0-1)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded ktoblzcheck (1.43-2 -> 1.47-1)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded libqmi (1.10.2-1 -> 1.10.4-1)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded libraw (0.16.0-2 -> 0.16.0-3)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded mesa-dri (10.3.1-1 -> 10.3.2-1)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded mesa (10.3.1-1 -> 10.3.2-1)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded mesa-libgl (10.3.1-1 -> 10.3.2-1)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded libva (1.4.0-1 -> 1.4.1-1)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded libva-intel-driver (1.4.0-1 -> 1.4.1-1)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded libvncserver (0.9.9-3 -> 0.9.10-1)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded libxml2 (2.9.1-5 -> 2.9.2-1)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded mesa-vdpau (10.3.1-1 -> 10.3.2-1)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded neon (0.30.0-1 -> 0.30.1-1)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded perl-xml-sax-expat (0.51-2 -> 0.51-3)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded tzdata (2014h-1 -> 2014i-1)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded upower (0.99.0-3 -> 0.99.1-2)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded webkitgtk (2.4.6-3 -> 2.4.7-1)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded webkitgtk2 (2.4.6-3 -> 2.4.7-1)
[2014-10-27 09:41] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] :: Xfce Power Manager no longer
provides a tray icon.
[2014-10-27 09:41] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]    Please add the new Power Manager
Plugin to your panel.
[2014-10-27 09:41] [PACMAN] upgraded xfce4-power-manager
(1.2.0.212.g75107db-1 -> 1.4.1-2)
[2014-10-27 09:42] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -S libva-vdpau-driver'
[2014-10-27 09:42] [PACMAN] installed libva-vdpau-driver (0.7.4-2)
[2014-10-27 09:47] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -U
/home/mike/Documents/install_stuff/aur/vuescan/vuescan-9.4-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz'
[2014-10-27 09:47] [PACMAN] installed vuescan (9.4-1)
[2014-10-27 10:44] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2014-10-27 10:44] [PACMAN] synchronizing package lists
[2014-10-27 10:44] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
[2014-10-28 14:25] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2014-10-28 14:25] [PACMAN] synchronizing package lists
[2014-10-28 14:25] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
[2014-10-28 14:25] [PACMAN] upgraded curl (7.38.0-2 -> 7.38.0-3)
[2014-10-28 14:25] [PACMAN] upgraded gramps (2:4.1.0-1 -> 2:4.1.1-1)
[2014-10-28 14:25] [PACMAN] upgraded ruby (2.1.3-2 -> 2.1.4-1)
[2014-10-28 14:27] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -S wireshark-qt'
[2014-10-28 14:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] NOTE: To run wireshark as normal user
you have to add yourself into wireshark group
[2014-10-28 14:27] [PACMAN] installed wireshark-cli (1.12.1-1)
[2014-10-28 14:27] [PACMAN] installed wireshark-qt (1.12.1-1)
[2014-10-29 19:34] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -U
/home/mike/Documents/install_stuff/aur/google-chrome/google-chrome-38.0.2125.111-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz'
[2014-10-29 19:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Updating desktop MIME database...
[2014-10-29 19:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Updating icon cache..
[2014-10-29 19:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> NOTE: The binary is called:
'google-chrome-stable'
[2014-10-29 19:34] [PACMAN] upgraded google-chrome (38.0.2125.104-1 ->
38.0.2125.111-1)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -S ttf-liberation'
[2014-10-29 19:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Updating font cache... done.
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] installed ttf-liberation (2.00.1-4)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] synchronizing package lists
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded cairo (1.14.0-1 -> 1.14.0-2)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded cantata (1.4.2-1 -> 1.5.0-1)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded filesystem (2014.07-1 -> 2014.10-3)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded firefox (33.0.1-1 -> 33.0.2-1)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded kdepim-libkdepim (4.14.2-1 -> 4.14.2-2)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded kdepim-akonadiconsole (4.14.2-1 ->
4.14.2-2)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded kdepim-akregator (4.14.2-1 -> 4.14.2-2)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded kdepim-blogilo (4.14.2-1 -> 4.14.2-2)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded kdepim-console (4.14.2-1 -> 4.14.2-2)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded kdepim-kaddressbook (4.14.2-1 ->
4.14.2-2)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded kdepim-kalarm (4.14.2-1 -> 4.14.2-2)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded kdepim-kjots (4.14.2-1 -> 4.14.2-2)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded kdepim-kleopatra (4.14.2-1 -> 4.14.2-2)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded kdepim-kmail (4.14.2-1 -> 4.14.2-2)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded kdepim-knode (4.14.2-1 -> 4.14.2-2)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded kdepim-knotes (4.14.2-1 -> 4.14.2-2)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded kdepim-kontact (4.14.2-1 -> 4.14.2-2)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded kdepim-korganizer (4.14.2-1 ->
4.14.2-2)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded kdepim-kresources (4.14.2-1 ->
4.14.2-2)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded kdepim-ktimetracker (4.14.2-1 ->
4.14.2-2)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded kdepim-ktnef (4.14.2-1 -> 4.14.2-2)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded krb5 (1.12.2-1 -> 1.13-1)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded libgphoto2 (2.5.4-1 -> 2.5.5.1-1)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded libutil-linux (2.25.1-1 -> 2.25.2-1)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [ALPM] warning: /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist installed as
/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.pacnew
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded pacman-mirrorlist (20140901-1 ->
20141028-1)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded util-linux (2.25.1-1 -> 2.25.2-1)
[2014-10-29 19:35] [PACMAN] upgraded wget (1.15-1 -> 1.16-2)


-- 
mike c
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