From a206fc7e0a2ee67e23b5794eae845ffe35dc6541 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Kirchgessner Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 19:12:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added hints about USB-device names --- doc/sane-hp.man | 16 +++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/sane-hp.man b/doc/sane-hp.man index 1ee7c2aca..3abbf8ea5 100644 --- a/doc/sane-hp.man +++ b/doc/sane-hp.man @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.TH sane-hp 5 "08 Aug 2002" +.TH sane-hp 5 "10 Sep 2002" .IX sane-hp .SH NAME sane-hp - SANE backend for HP ScanJet scanners @@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ device or a symlink to such a device. Under Linux, such a device name could be .I /dev/sga or .IR /dev/sg2 , -for example. For the HP ScanJet Plus the special device name must be the device +for example. If the special device name contains "usb", "uscanner" or "ugen", +it is assumed that the scanner is connected by USB. +For the HP ScanJet Plus the special device name must be the device that corresponds to the parallel interface card that was shipped with the scanner. That is .IR /dev/hpscan . @@ -116,8 +118,10 @@ and Option .B connect-scsi specifies that the scanner is connected to the system by SCSI. -Input/output is performed using SCSI-commands. -This is the default. +Input/output is performed using SCSI-commands. This is the default. +But if your SCSI device name contains "usb", "uscanner" or "ugen", +option connect-scsi must be specified. Otherwise it is assumed that +the scanner is connected by USB. Option .B connect-device @@ -126,6 +130,8 @@ device. Input/output is performed by read()/write()-operations on the device. This option must be used for HP ScanJet Plus and scanners connected to the USB. However if the scanner requires an USB driver that simulates a SCSI device, connect-scsi might be used. +For device names that contain "usb", "uscanner" or "ugen", it is not +necessary to specify option connect-device. Option .B enable-image-buffering @@ -144,7 +150,7 @@ used in case of forward/backward moving scanner lamp. option connect-device .RE .PP -/dev/scanner is typically a symlink to the actual scanner device. +/dev/scanner is typically a symlink to the actual SCSI scanner device. .RE .SH FILES .TP