SCSI scanner sound card conflict
Alan Duval
amoht at westnet.com.au
Wed Feb 17 08:28:55 UTC 2010
Rashkae wrote:
>> >> Alan Duval wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I recently installed Ubuntu 9.04 and had to write
>> >> "45-scsi-scanner.rules" to /etc/udev/rules.d/ to get xsane to use my HP
>> >> Scanjet 4P SCSI scanner. However that seems to have caused a conflict
>> >> with my AudioExcel sound card for I can no longer get system sounds or
>> >> play music CD's. If I comment out the lines in 45-scsi-scanner.rules I
>> >> can get sound again.
>> >> I need advice as to how to get the scanner and sound working together.
>> >> To run xsane as root would not be a good idea.
>> >>
>> >> Alan
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Can you run xsane as root without those lines in your custom rules?
>> >>
>> >>
>>
> > Yes! but only in root, as xsane otherwise reports "no devices available"
>
>> >> Also, my crystal ball is a big foggy today, can you let us know what,
>> >> exactly, you are putting in that file?
>> >>
>> >>
>>
> > # permissions for HP Scanjet 4P SCSI scanner
> > SUBSYSTEM=="scsi_generic",ATTRS{vendor}=="HP",ATTRS{model}==C1130A",
> > NAME="%k", SYMLINK="scanner%n", MODE="0660"
> > GROUP="scanner"
> >
> > Alan
> >
>
> I can't see anything in concept that would interfere with sound..
> however..... if that string was actually copied/pasted, then you are
> missing a " ATTRS{model}==C1130A" the C1130A" needs a " at the start,
> as well.
That was a typo. I do have "C1130A" in the rules file.
If I put a lower number than 45 for the file name would that help so that the
sound card was installed after the scanner?
I don't know how to find what loads the sound card or at what stage it loads.
Alan
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