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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