[ltp] USB scanner under Linux

[Richard Neill]

Mendel Cooper 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?

Perhaps you need to copy the Windows firmware blob somewhere that 
hotplug can find it?

Richard