Comments on: Viceo Backend for SANE with libusb support http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/01/24/viceo-backend-for-sane-with-libusb-support/ An open-source software and technology related journal Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:35:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tom http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/01/24/viceo-backend-for-sane-with-libusb-support/#comment-18592 Tom Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:46:03 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/01/24/viceo-backend-for-sane-with-libusb-support/#comment-18592 Has anybody got this working with an IBM IdeaScan 2000? I can get it detected, and <code>scanimage -L</code> gives: <i>device `viceo:usb 0x04b3 0x7512' is a Visioneer Unknown Scanner - Update viceo.c flatbed scanner</i> after I have updated <code>viceo.conf</code>, but don't know what to update in <code>viceo.c</code>, and then when I run <code>scanimage -d 'viceo:usb 0x04b3 0x7512' ...</code> it just stalls for me. Has anybody got this working with an IBM IdeaScan 2000?

I can get it detected, and scanimage -L gives:
device `viceo:usb 0x04b3 0×7512′ is a Visioneer Unknown Scanner – Update viceo.c flatbed scanner
after I have updated viceo.conf, but don’t know what to update in viceo.c, and then when I run scanimage -d 'viceo:usb 0x04b3 0x7512' ... it just stalls for me.

]]> By: Angelo http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/01/24/viceo-backend-for-sane-with-libusb-support/#comment-18287 Angelo Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:27:49 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/01/24/viceo-backend-for-sane-with-libusb-support/#comment-18287 hello, does this work on ubuntu 10.10? I coould give it a try... Although i haven't understood the difference between the instructions in the article and the ones from the comments. hello, does this work on ubuntu 10.10? I coould give it a try… Although i haven’t understood the difference between the instructions in the article and the ones from the comments.

]]> By: Arno http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/01/24/viceo-backend-for-sane-with-libusb-support/#comment-12370 Arno Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:39:58 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/01/24/viceo-backend-for-sane-with-libusb-support/#comment-12370 Great! This actually works! The only copy-paste-inconvenience is that the sane backend sources moved to ftp://ftp.sane-project.org/pub/sane/old-versions/sane-backends-1.0.18/sane-backends-1.0.18.tar.gz (moved to /old-versions/ subdirectory) thanks a lot! Arno Great! This actually works!

The only copy-paste-inconvenience is that the sane backend sources moved to ftp://ftp.sane-project.org/pub/sane/old-versions/sane-backends-1.0.18/sane-backends-1.0.18.tar.gz (moved to /old-versions/ subdirectory)

thanks a lot!
Arno

]]> By: George Notaras http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/01/24/viceo-backend-for-sane-with-libusb-support/#comment-12118 George Notaras Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:29:20 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/01/24/viceo-backend-for-sane-with-libusb-support/#comment-12118 @Stefan: I am sorry for the inconvenience. CodeTRAX will be back online really soon. <del datetime="2009-10-25T18:45:45+00:00">Temporary file location:</del> [<strong>Update</strong>: Oct 25 2009] All files are available again. @Stefan: I am sorry for the inconvenience. CodeTRAX will be back online really soon.

Temporary file location:

[Update: Oct 25 2009]

All files are available again.

]]> By: Stefan http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/01/24/viceo-backend-for-sane-with-libusb-support/#comment-12116 Stefan Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:59:08 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/01/24/viceo-backend-for-sane-with-libusb-support/#comment-12116 Hi, I was desperately looking for information like this. Unfortunately when trying to acces http://www.codetrax.org/attachments/download/41/sane-backends-1.0.18-viceo.diff.gz I get this message: "The web site is temporarily unable to service your request due to scheduled maintenance downtime. Please, check back in a few minutes... " I have searched the web for sane-backends-1.0.18-viceo.diff.gz but was not able to find it. Could anyone supply me with a link to a copy of it? Any help is really appreciated. Thanks for this Guide! Hi,

I was desperately looking for information like this. Unfortunately when trying to acces http://www.codetrax.org/attachments/download/41/sane-backends-1.0.18-viceo.diff.gz I get this message:
“The web site is temporarily unable to service your request due to scheduled maintenance downtime.
Please, check back in a few minutes… ”

I have searched the web for sane-backends-1.0.18-viceo.diff.gz but was not able to find it. Could anyone supply me with a link to a copy of it? Any help is really appreciated.
Thanks for this Guide!

]]> By: Markus http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/01/24/viceo-backend-for-sane-with-libusb-support/#comment-12051 Markus Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:52:19 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/01/24/viceo-backend-for-sane-with-libusb-support/#comment-12051 Thanks a lot for the nice step by step guide. It works for my Visioneer 6100 (old, but still nice) I'm using debian lenny, and the "alien rpm..." did not work for me, instead I compiled and installed the backend with checkinstall. In case anybody wants to giveit a try (its a great way if you did not install the libsane deb): checkinstall is an amazing tool, it creates a .deb package from a source dir (using make/make install) All you have to do is the ./configure step, then make, then execute "checkinstall" in the same dir, and it builds a deb which you can easily remove in case you want to. (checkinstall ~= make install for debian) Atm scanning only works as root, but I'll check that later. Thanks for your guide ! Thanks a lot for the nice step by step guide.
It works for my Visioneer 6100 (old, but still nice)

I’m using debian lenny, and the “alien rpm…” did not work for me, instead I compiled and installed the backend with checkinstall.

In case anybody wants to giveit a try (its a great way if you did not install the libsane deb):

checkinstall is an amazing tool, it creates a .deb package from a source dir (using make/make install)
All you have to do is the ./configure step, then make, then execute “checkinstall” in the same dir, and it builds a deb which you can easily remove in case you want to. (checkinstall ~= make install for debian)

Atm scanning only works as root, but I’ll check that later.

Thanks for your guide !

]]> By: Mark Morgan Lloyd http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/01/24/viceo-backend-for-sane-with-libusb-support/#comment-11949 Mark Morgan Lloyd Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:49:31 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/01/24/viceo-backend-for-sane-with-libusb-support/#comment-11949 On Debian x86 "Lenny" the driver may crash when # scanimage -L is run. A workaround is to create a dummy preferences file /etc/sane.d/e1.ini assuming a standard layout. George, if you're still maintaining this I suggest you check the fclose()s in windows.c: I'm told that fclose(NULL) is implementation-defined. -- MarkMLl On Debian x86 “Lenny” the driver may crash when

# scanimage -L

is run. A workaround is to create a dummy preferences file /etc/sane.d/e1.ini assuming a standard layout.

George, if you’re still maintaining this I suggest you check the fclose()s in windows.c: I’m told that fclose(NULL) is implementation-defined.

– MarkMLl

]]> By: George Notaras http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/01/24/viceo-backend-for-sane-with-libusb-support/#comment-11698 George Notaras Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:55:27 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/01/24/viceo-backend-for-sane-with-libusb-support/#comment-11698 @Paul: Thanks a lot for the feedback about Fedora 10. Very useful information. As soon as I find some free time I will organize things better here. I am glad this information has been useful to you. Best regards. @Paul: Thanks a lot for the feedback about Fedora 10. Very useful information. As soon as I find some free time I will organize things better here. I am glad this information has been useful to you. Best regards.

]]> By: Paul Goodliffe http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/01/24/viceo-backend-for-sane-with-libusb-support/#comment-11697 Paul Goodliffe Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:32:00 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/01/24/viceo-backend-for-sane-with-libusb-support/#comment-11697 Running on Fedora 10. de-installed sane-backends-1.0.19.12 using yumex, noted the package dependencies that were also deinstalled, downloaded old version of sane-backends-1.0.18, installed by following instructions above, re-installed sane-backends-1.0.19 and the other packages that had been removed, and tried it in gimp. Worked first time. Running on Fedora 10. de-installed sane-backends-1.0.19.12 using yumex, noted the package dependencies that were also deinstalled, downloaded old version of sane-backends-1.0.18, installed by following instructions above, re-installed sane-backends-1.0.19 and the other packages that had been removed, and tried it in gimp. Worked first time.

]]> By: Paul Goodliffe http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/01/24/viceo-backend-for-sane-with-libusb-support/#comment-11696 Paul Goodliffe Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:26:56 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/01/24/viceo-backend-for-sane-with-libusb-support/#comment-11696 You, Sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. Thank you for the work you have put in and for the easy-to-follow instructions. It worked first time for me, I've been trying for a long time to get this scanner working. (Primax Colorado 19200 USB). Best wishes. You, Sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. Thank you for the work you have put in and for the easy-to-follow instructions. It worked first time for me, I’ve been trying for a long time to get this scanner working. (Primax Colorado 19200 USB).

Best wishes.

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