scanner/printer pblm

[markw at mohawksoft.com]

Sorry for the top post, but I am using the digest. I have one of these
devices and it works fine. The trick is to NOT use the HPOJ stuff and, if
SuSE has it, us HPLIP. It drove me INSANE when I first got the printer and
I had to track it down. (then using Mandrake) Now using Kubuntu, it "Just
Worked" (tm)

If SuSE doesn't have HPLIP as part of its printing system, you will have
to get it from:

http://hpinkjet.sourceforge.net/

You will need CUPS for it to work.


Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:57:21 -0500
From: Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
Subject: Re: scanner/printer pblm
To: discuss at blu.org
Message-ID: <200603241657.22101.gaf at blu.org>
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On Friday 24 March 2006 11:33 am, dan moylan wrote:
> i have a multi function printer/copier/scanner (HP PSC1315xi)
> running under suse10.  i find that after i use the printer
> function, the scanner will not work, showing a pop-up with
> the message "Failed to start scanner.  Device busy."  if i
> reboot, the scanner will work, but then the printer is
> disabled.  after enabling the printer and using it, the
> scanner won't work again.  is there a secret i should know?
I just want to add that this printer is using a USB interface, and Dan has
another USB printer.

While I can't think of a solution right now as my brain is in C++ mode, it
might be solved by writing some udev rules.
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev.html