
Hi Glen, Did you make a typo? snapscan scanscan?? John ----- Original Message Follows -----
hi all
I am installing my Benq scanner, and I have run into some trouble. I have listed my installation steps and terminal output:
System: Ubuntu 5.10
Kernel:2.6.12-9 386
Scanner: BENQ 4300U
Flatbed scanner USB 1.0 Powerpack 16v(a)1.0A
1. Before plugging scanner in: tail /var/log/messages
glenn(a)glenn:~$ tail /var/log/messages Nov 21 21:14:08 localhost kernel: [4311704.892000] usb 1-1.2: USB disconnect, address 3 Nov 21 21:14:10 localhost kernel: [4311707.716000] usb 1-1.2: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 16 Nov 21 21:14:11 localhost kernel: [4311707.901000] input: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [Logitech USB Optical Mouse] on usb-0000:00:07.2-1.2 Nov 21 21:14:11 localhost input.agent[12936]: tsdev: already loaded Nov 21 21:14:11 localhost input.agent[12936]: mousedev: already loaded Nov 21 21:14:11 localhost input.agent[12936]: evdev: already loaded Nov 21 21:14:11 localhost usb.agent[12951]: usbhid: already loaded Nov 21 21:14:12 localhost input.agent[13046]: evdev: already loaded Nov 21 21:14:12 localhost input.agent[13052]: evdev: already loaded Nov 21 21:14:12 localhost input.agent[13113]: evdev: already loaded glenn(a)glenn:~$
2. When scanner is recognised upon plugging in:
glenn(a)glenn:~$ tail /var/log/messages Nov 21 21:14:11 localhost kernel: [4311707.901000] input: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [Logitech USB Optical Mouse] on usb-0000:00:07.2-1.2 Nov 21 21:14:11 localhost input.agent[12936]: tsdev: already loaded Nov 21 21:14:11 localhost input.agent[12936]: mousedev: already loaded Nov 21 21:14:11 localhost input.agent[12936]: evdev: already loaded Nov 21 21:14:11 localhost usb.agent[12951]: usbhid: already loaded Nov 21 21:14:12 localhost input.agent[13046]: evdev: already loaded Nov 21 21:14:12 localhost input.agent[13052]: evdev: already loaded Nov 21 21:14:12 localhost input.agent[13113]: evdev: already loaded Nov 21 21:17:31 localhost kernel: [4311908.671000] usb 1-1.4.1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 17 Nov 21 21:17:32 localhost usb.agent[13207]: libusbscanner: loaded successfully glenn(a)glenn:~$
3. lsusb
glenn(a)glenn:~$ lsusb Bus 001 Device 017: ID 04a5:20b0 Acer Peripherals Inc. (now BenQ Corp.) S2W 3300U/4300U Bus 001 Device 016: ID 046d:c019 Logitech, Inc. Bus 001 Device 004: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 glenn(a)glenn:~$
4. Checked /proc/bus/usb/devices to see if the scanner was recognised and had loaded a driver (driver=(none) in my case.
glenn(a)glenn:~$cat /proc/bus/usb/devices T: Bus=01 Lev=03 Prnt=04 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 17 Spd=12 MxCh= 0 D: Ver= 1.00 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1 P: Vendor=04a5 ProdID=20b0 Rev= 1.20 S: Manufacturer=Color S: Product= FlatbedScanner 22 C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=40 MxPwr=100mA I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=(none) E: Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms E: Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 8 Ivl=0ms E: Ad=83(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 8 Ivl=16ms glenn(a)glenn:/proc/bus/usb$
5. As a normal user, run xsane from the terminal:
glenn(a)glenn:/proc/bus/usb$ xsane
ERROR MESSAGE: Failed to open device 'snapscan:libusb:001:017': Invalid argument.
6. Run scanscan from the terminal:
glenn(a)glenn:/proc/bus/usb$ snapscan bash: snapscan: command not found
This is where I get into trouble as I cannot run apt-get on my 5.10 machine and can't figure out what to do next.
Glenn.
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good spotting John, just made a typo when compiling the notes to present here. Entered: glenn(a)glenn:/proc/bus/usb$ snapscan bash: snapscan: command not found Glenn.

Long story short, before you access the scanner with any config/graphics software, you need to upload the firmware to the scanner (this happens every time you use it, IIRC). I think I had to search (for the firmware file) through the win32 driver package for this scanner, and there was a *.BIN? file that contains the firmware - this gets copied to some lib folder (under Ubuntu) and is specified in USB init? to load to xyz pre-specified device... apologies for vagueness... I believe libusb? was used to auto-upload the firmware on scanner connection to USB sub-system... unfortunately my Vuego 4300U was last configured/running with Ubuntu 6.06? - have not tried installing on 7.04 (current ver.) yet. HTH. Elroy.

hi all I just had a look on the Benq scanner cd in ther drivers directory and there are 9 *.bin files in that directory: u34v110.bin u96v121.bin u174v041.BIN u176v046.bin u222v067.bin U64V120.bin U126V043.BIN U190V044.BIN U192V074.bin Does anyone know which is the right one? also, on a completely different subject, does anyone know about the 'STACKS=' entry in the config.sys file of win98? Everytime win 98 loads, it comes up with the error, 'An internal stack overflow has caused this session to be halted. Check the stacks setting in your config.sys file, and then try again'. I have consulted Microsoft's website Knowledge base over the problem, and I have the STACKS=64,512 and yet it still comes up with that error. Does anyone have any experience with this error? glenn

I just had a look on the Benq scanner cd in ther drivers directory and there are 9 *.bin files in that directory: u34v110.bin u96v121.bin u174v041.BIN u176v046.bin u222v067.bin U64V120.bin U126V043.BIN U190V044.BIN U192V074.bin Does anyone know what Bin file that I should be using? Also, on a completely different subject, does anyone have experience with the STACKS= command in the config.sys file of win98? I have loaded win98 and whenever the computer starts and boots in win98, I get the error message="An internal stack overflow has caused this session to be halted. Change the STACKS setting in your config.sys file and then try again". I have consulted Microsoft's knowledge base on the fault, and thus have set the STACKS=64,512, which, if I'm correct, is the maximum. Does anyone have experience with this kind of fault? glenn

Hope this helps (and it's not too late). http://www.wlug.org.nz/Benq3300/4300ScannerSetup u176v046.bin I'm going to be setting up this scanner on an Ubuntu 8.04?-LTS install soon - feel free to e-mail me if you run into difficulties. P.S: If the drivers (yes, win32 ;-) )you have on that CD are reasonably small, could you e-mail them to me please? Cheers, Elroy. Glenn Stuart Morrissey wrote:
I just had a look on the Benq scanner cd in ther drivers directory and there are 9 *.bin files in that directory:
u34v110.bin u96v121.bin u174v041.BIN u176v046.bin u222v067.bin U64V120.bin U126V043.BIN U190V044.BIN U192V074.bin
Does anyone know what Bin file that I should be using?
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