Vuescan not recognising Minolta Dual Scan IV (Ubuntu)

[Jani_from_Finland]

Having some problems since changed from Windows to Linux Ubuntu and trying to operate my 35mm scanner Konica-Minolta Dual Scan IV thru Vuescan (older version since the newest version wont start on Ubuntu 12.04). The computer does find the scanner in the USB port, but is unable to connect to the device. How can i get the computer to read the scanner? It seems i need a driver for this Vaio to get the pc and scanner to communicate to each other even if Vuescan keeps saying its not necessary?

 

[michal@hanu.la]

Check permissions on the device (somewhere /dev/bus/usr/something/something). You can use udev to change the permissions when the scanner is connected.
(I will be more specific when I get home and look at the config)

 

[citizen99]

Not a direct answer to your question, but if you've got an installation disc for your previously used Windows, and enough disc space and ram, you could install the Windows in a virtual machine in your Ubuntu system (I use the free VirtualBox). I run Vuescan, Silverfast, and my Canoscan 8800F windows software successfully in such a Windows-XP virtual machine.

 

[colyn]

Do you have iscan installed? I was unable to get mine working till I installed it..

http://avasys.jp/eng/linux_driver/

 

[iuseruby]

try to run `sudo vuescan` and if vuescan will find your scanner then problem with permission for sure

for fixing permission you need to add following udev rule:
ATTRS{idVendor}=="VENDOR ID FOR MINOLTA SCANNER", ATTRS{idProduct}=="PRODUCT ID FOR MINOLTA SCANNER", MODE="0664", GROUP="scanner"

and add yourself into 'scanner' group

for getting VENDOR ID and PRODUCT ID use lsusb

 

[michal@hanu.la]

From my scanning virtual machine:

[root@espon ~]# cat /etc/udev/rules.d/64-scanner.rules 
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{product}=="DiMAGE Scan Dual4", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{product}=="EPSON Scanner", MODE="0666"
[root@espon ~]#

0666 is generally a bad idea, but I don't care about other users using my scanner as there are no other users.

 

[Jani_from_Finland]

A bit of update, one member on the Finnish cameraforum helped me out (he is also active here) and with his help and by running the updates on my pc i got it running and recognize the scanner, but only able to run it thru root.
Maybe a problem in registry or what its called?

Regardirg the Windows, i have my OEM repair discs and backups, but they seems corrupt and the pc warranty ran out a couple months ago and Sony won't help me if i dont send the machine to them for several hundred Euros service and wont even send the OEM-rights OS discs home to me (all started when the Vaio/Win lost the bootmgr and after i got that fixed it lost the "locked" recovery part a bout 2 days later and after that my discs looks useless to use and Sony Europe said this is my fault somehow, thats why i changed to Linux and glad i did, a little more difficult, but at least open-source and operation is faster than on windows. For example one scan of a single 35mm took at least 10min for jpg+tif, with linux its about 10-30s for a 3200dpi jpg+tif+raw. I dont have so much other use for win other than some games i have bought, but i can live w/o them.