Newbie needs help getting Plustek optic pro 600P Parallel port scanner to work

[rovernaut]

I installed Feisty and all my hardware was supported.
But I have problems trying to get my Plustek optic pro 600P P'Port to work.
In '/usr/local/lib/sane' there is reference to plustek scanners
, there are 6 scripts detailing Plustek.

example:
# libsane-plustek_pp.la - a libtool library file
# Generated by ltmain.sh - GNU libtool 1.5.18 (1.1220.2.245 2005/05/16 08:55:27)
#
# Please DO NOT delete this file!
# It is necessary for linking the library.

# The name that we can dlopen(3).
dlname='libsane-plustek_pp.so.1'

# Names of this library.
library_names='libsane-plustek_pp.so.1.0.18 libsane-plustek_pp.so.1 libsane-plustek_pp.so'

# The name of the static archive.
old_library='libsane-plustek_pp.a'

# Libraries that this one depends upon.
dependency_libs=' /usr/lib/libusb.la -lpthread /usr/lib/libjpeg.la /usr/lib/libtiff.la /usr/lib/libjpeg.la -lz -lm -lc /usr/lib/libieee1284.la -ldl'

# Version information for libsane-plustek_pp.
current=1
age=0
revision=18

When I Xsane or Kooka, Xsane can't find a scanner and with Kooka 'when selecting scanner' nothing happens.
Help please

[rovernaut]

Re: Newbie needs help getting Plustek optic pro 600P Parallel port scanner to wo

did a bit more googling and it may be that I haven't got my parallel ports enabled under linux. This is for another model Plustek.

Being a newbie it is a bit confusing re the entries, but I'm willing to learn if someone has the patience to help


'CONFIGURATION - PARALLEL PORT SCANNER


Beside the kernel-module options, which are described below, you need to enable the parallel port device in the configuration file

/etc/sane.d/plustek.conf

For a proper setup, you will need at least two entries:

[parport]
device /dev/pt_drv

parport tells the backend, that the following devicename (here /dev/pt_drv ) has to be interpreted as parallel port scanner device.

To have this device, you will need to setup the kernel module. As the driver is a loadable kernel module, it is configured by invoking insmod with the appropriate parameters or appending the options to the file /etc/conf.modules

The Options:
lampoff=lll

The value lll tells the driver, after how many seconds to switch-off the lamp(s). The default value is 180. 0 will disable this feature.
HINT: Do not use a value that is too small, because often switching on/off the lamps will reduce their lifetime.

port=ppp

ppp specifies the port base address, where the scanner is connected to. The default value is 0x378 which normaly is standard.

warmup=www

www specifies the time in seconds, how long a lamp has to be on, until the driver will start to scan. The default value is 30.

lOffonEnd=e

e specifies the behaviour when unloading the driver, 1 --> switch lamps off, 0 --> do not change lamp status

slowIO=s

s specifies which I/O functions the driver should use, 1 --> use delayed functions, 0 --> use the non-delayed ones

forceMode=fm

fm specifies port mode which should be used, 0 --> autodetection, 1 --> use SPP mode and 2 --> use EPP mode

mov=m

m =0 - default: no override
m =1 - OpticPro 9630PL override (works if OP9630

has been detected) forces legal size (14")
m =2 - Primax 4800Direct override (works if OP600

has been detected) swaps red/green color
m =3 - OpticPro 9636 override (works if OP9636 has

been detected) disables backends

transparency/negativ capabilities
m =4 - OpticPro 9636P override (works if OP9636 has

been detected) disables backends

transparency/negativ capabilities
m =5 - OpticPro A3I override (works if OP12000 has

been detected) enables A3 scanning
m =6 - OpticPro 4800P override (works if OP600

has been detected) swaps red/green color

Sample entry for file /etc/modules.conf :
alias char-major-40 pt_drv
pre-install pt_drv modprobe -k parport
options pt_drv lampoff=180 warmup=15 port=0x378 lOffonEnd=0 mov=0 slowIO=0 forceMode=0

For multidevice support, simply add values separated by commas to the different options
options pt_drv port=0x378,0x278 mov=0,4 slowIO=0,1 forceMode=0,1

Remember to call depmod after changing /etc/conf.modules.

PARALLEL PORT MODES

The current driver works best, when the parallel port has been set to EPP-mode. When detecting any other mode such as ECP or PS/2 the driver tries to set to a faster, supported mode. If this fails, it will use the SPP mode, as this mode should work with all Linux supported parallel ports.

[penguin.ch]

Re: Newbie needs help getting Plustek optic pro 600P Parallel port scanner to wo

it may be that I haven't got my parallel ports enabled

To replace speculation by ignorance:

sudo lsmod | grep 'par' -

("no answer" means "no parallel port")

[rovernaut]

Re: Newbie needs help getting Plustek optic pro 600P Parallel port scanner to wo

sudo lsmod | grep 'par' -

("no answer" means "no parallel port")

Thanks again for you input UnicornRider.
This is the info I received.

"defaultusers@defaultuserdesktop:~$ sudo lsmod | grep 'par' -
Password:
parport_pc 36388 1
parport 36936 3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc "

So It appears I have PP.
Just in newbie talk.... how do I get this scanner to work.
It works well on Xp, just can't get it to work on Feisty

[penguin.ch]

Re: Newbie needs help getting Plustek optic pro 600P Parallel port scanner to wo

how do I get this scanner to work

Did you take a look at this page already?

[rovernaut]

Re: Newbie needs help getting Plustek optic pro 600P Parallel port scanner to wo

Hi, UnicornRider. I did view a similar page before.
You can call me stupid, I don't mind
But I am lost
I installed sane -backends deb via a package manager.
There are entries in '/etc/sane.d/' which are all the sane backends for various scanners including plustek.
So I must not understand something
I presume that if the backends are installed then when I open xsane and it scans for devices it should pick up mine?

[penguin.ch]

Re: Newbie needs help getting Plustek optic pro 600P Parallel port scanner to wo

it should pick up mine?

Maybe yes, maybe no; scanner set-up can be punishing.

Does [sudo] sane-find-scanner result in anything useful?

[rovernaut]

Re: Newbie needs help getting Plustek optic pro 600P Parallel port scanner to wo

it should pick up mine?

Does [sudo] sane-find-scanner result in anything useful?

Appreciate the help UnicornRider
No, it tells me that it doesn't support PPort scanners.

"# Not checking for parallel port scanners.

# Most Scanners connected to the parallel port or other proprietary ports
# can't be detected by this program."

I tried sane-find- scanner -p also and it only detects Mustek scanners according to a google search.

Just wondering, the scanner is attached to my Epson Paralell printer, the printer is at
epson:/dev/lp0.
With linux, could it be that because the printer is attached to a paralell port and that the scanner cannot access it?

[penguin.ch]

Re: Newbie needs help getting Plustek optic pro 600P Parallel port scanner to wo

the scanner is attached to my printer

Oh, oh ... although a comparable construction (with a Lexmark postscript printer being attached to a parallel port Iomega drive) has proven possible with my system, I would not be surprised to learn that SANE is not willing to play along ...

But, at least for the sake of debugging, you may "kick out" the printer temporarily and check if this is going to change anything (?).

[rovernaut]

Re: Newbie needs help getting Plustek optic pro 600P Parallel port scanner to wo

But, at least to replace speculation by ignorance, you may "kick out" the printer temporarily and check if this is going to change anything (?).

It must be getting to me
The printer is actually plugged in to the scanner.
any way I removed the printer and directly connected the scanner , but it STILL DOESN'T WANT to Play
I'm pulling out what little hair I still have.

[penguin.ch]

Re: Newbie needs help getting Plustek optic pro 600P Parallel port scanner to wo

STILL DOESN'T WANT

Mumble, mumble ... and what about sudo xsane as well as kdesu kooka ...?

[rovernaut]

Re: Newbie needs help getting Plustek optic pro 600P Parallel port scanner to wo

STILL DOESN'T WANT

what about sudo xsane as well as kdesu kooka ...?

Nope ,nothing, apart from the 'DANGER 'Warning of running xsane as root, and telling me if I continue I was on my own and don't come crying and log a bug report