[ltp] USB scanner under Linux

[Alex Deucher]

On 11/13/06, Mendel Cooper <thegrendel@theriver.com> wrote:
> Yes, this is sort of appropriate for this group, since I'm trying
> to get this scanner to work with a Thinkpad under Linux.
>
> This particular USB scanner is allegedly at least partially supported under
> Linux.
>
> Thinkpad A31 running FC6
> Visioneer "OneTouch" 8700 USB scanner
>
> sane-find-scanner detects it:
>     found USB scanner (vendor=0x0461, product=0x0371, chip=rts8858c?) at
>     libusb:002:006
>
> lsusb sees it:
> Bus 002 Device 006: ID 0461:0371 Primax Electronics, Ltd Visioneer Onetouch
> 8920 Scanner
>
> scanimage -L doesn't detect it:
> No scanners were identified.
>
> xsane doesn't detect it:
> no devices available
>
>
> Also, Mandriva 2007 doesn't recognize the scanner. Strange, because
> someone had posted success with Mandrake 9.3. Driver got dropped from the
> distro?
>
>
> Do I need to download a driver? Any suggestions?
>

sane usb drivers are generally userspace.  go to the sane web page and
make sure you have the version of the driver needed for your scanner.
I suspect you may need a newer version of sane or the scanner driver.

Alex

> Thanks.
>
>
> Mendel