"Dr. David Alan Gilbert" wrote:
> Hi,
> I wondered if anyone had successfully ran an HP Parallel port scanner
> (5100C) on 2.4.14 with the ppSCSI patches?
>
> It detects the scanner and starts making scanning noises and then the
> machine hangs solid. I have had the combination working some years ago
> on much earlier kernels.
>
> I beleive the ppSCSI patches are unmaintained so I'll have to do some
> digging if anyone else hasn't done so already.
>
> Any success/similar failure reports would be welcome for comparison.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave
>
>
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David,
I have run the HP 3200C scanner on the 2.4.14 kernel without any patches
applied. I noticed in the change log for that kernel that the ppSCSI
modules had been built into it already. I know the 3200C is just a
re-badged UltraMax so my results might be different than yours.
Hope this helps.
Steve Brenneis
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