Hi,
Quote:
Originally Posted by tcd1971
OneBuck
I sorry that this posting has gotten so far out of hand, and I had no intention of it getting "mess & very argumentative". But I really am trying to understand why the scanner is not functioning, whether its a bad firmware install, or adding changes need to be made to x-scane scanner to use it correctly. below is the lsusb output and cat /proc/filesystems output. Other support pages suggest that nodev usbdevfs has to be running for the kernel to properly handle them?
<snip>
tcd1971
|
I was not referring to your post/thread when I;
Quote:
BTW, this topic is a mess & very argumentative for some. Darn M$ has a headlock on too many vendors.
|
But towards firmware, both propriety & open source. Microsoft (M$) does have most vendors bound legally thus the problem with getting support for devices with Linux. So much bickering among the vendors. Some do support while others refuse to buck the system for fear of reprisal by M$.
I understand where you are coming from. We should not have drifted thus causing confusion. Again, sorry about the misunderstanding.
The Scanner Howto: General Support and Interface Type should provide some understanding. Heck, the whole HOWTO is informational.
You will get there!