[NOT solved] Re: USB uscanner0 I/O-Error

[Holger Kipp]

On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 01:29:19AM +0200, Holger Kipp wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 24, 2003 at 11:31:40PM +0200, Michael Nottebrock wrote:
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> > On Sunday 24 August 2003 19:54, Holger Kipp wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > still have problems with an Epson Perfection 1260 Scanner
> > > that only gives me I/O-Errors on 4.8-STABLE.
> > 
> > I had exactly those problems with exactly that scanner (brandnew...). I was 
> > about to give up, but after making a scan in linux (knoppix) & rebooting, 
> > everything has worked just fine ever since...
> 
> Looks like this helped. I used my old Win98-Installation to make a scan, 
> and now the Epson Scanner is working with FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE. Strange.
> 
> This definitively belongs to some sort of FAQ or to 'man sane-plustek'.

Usually the Epson Perfection 1260 is not switched off (no switch for that).
During the Weekend I DID remove the power supply and promptly couldn't
scan with FreeBSD (same as last time).

This is reproducable here. Any ideas what is going on here?

Regards,
Holger Kipp