scanner/printer pblm

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

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
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