Setting Up the Agfa SnapScan 1212U USB Scanner on SuSE Linux 7.3

Support knowledgebase (snapscan1212U)

Symptom

After having configured the Agfa SnapScan 1212u USB scanner with YaST2, you cannot work with it: xsane/xscanimage, etc. cannot be started and the error message Device not found (or similar) is displayed.

Cause

The cause is an error in the configuration and a wrong firmware.

Solution

  1. Step
    A line break must be inserted in the file /etc/sane.d/snapscan.conf:

    Before the line break:

    /dev/usbscanner  #/dev/scanner
    

    After the line break:

    /dev/usbscanner
    #/dev/scanner
    
  2. Step

    The firmware must be updated so that the scanner can be correctly addressed. This can be done by executing:

    perl agfafirm SnapScan\ 1212U_2.bin
    

    (It might be necessary to complete the paths to the specified files). The script agfafirm can be downloaded at no cost under:

    http://snapscan.sourceforge.net/agfafirm

    In addition, the file SnapScan 1212U_2.bin is required. This is (unfortunately) not available on the Agfa driver CD, but will be created in the Agfa directory (e.g. C:\Programs\Agfa\SnapScan 1212U_2.bin) during the Windows installation.

We would like to thank Oliver Leischner, who has provided us with this solution.


Keywords: USB-SCANNER, AGFA SNAPSCAN 1212U, YAST2, XSCANIMAGE, DEVICE NOT FOUND

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