Comments on: Using an Adesso Barcode Scanner With Ubuntu http://blog.twaddington.com/2009/05/using-an-adesso-bar-code-scanner-with-ubuntu/ Web Development and Strategic Communication Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:41:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Olivier Mehani http://blog.twaddington.com/2009/05/using-an-adesso-bar-code-scanner-with-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-5931 Olivier Mehani Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:39:25 +0000 http://blog.twaddington.com/?p=318#comment-5931 Hi, It seems that I have the same problem here. I'm not exactly sure, though, as I get this in my kernel messages whenever I plug my scanner: generic-usb: probe of 0003:04B4:BCA1.000C failed with error -22 Anyway, I'd like to give a go to this “MIN / MAX swap descriptor quirk,” but can't find any reference to it anywhere in the Linux kernel bugtracker. Where has it been queued? Hi,

It seems that I have the same problem here. I’m not exactly sure, though, as I get this in my kernel messages whenever I plug my scanner:
generic-usb: probe of 0003:04B4:BCA1.000C failed with error -22

Anyway, I’d like to give a go to this “MIN / MAX swap descriptor quirk,” but can’t find any reference to it anywhere in the Linux kernel bugtracker. Where has it been queued?

]]> By: Stijn Ghesquiere http://blog.twaddington.com/2009/05/using-an-adesso-bar-code-scanner-with-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-5421 Stijn Ghesquiere Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:01:23 +0000 http://blog.twaddington.com/?p=318#comment-5421 What are the vendor/product ID's? See the output with lsusb -v command. I've had similar problems with the Acan FG-8100 barcode reader (Vendor ID: 0x04b4, device ID: 0xbca1). It has the vendor ID of cypress and requires the same MIN/MAX swap descriptor quirk as other barcode readers from cypress. That info has been passed to the usbhid kernel maintainer and a patch is currently in the linux kernel patchqueue. Once it's in the kernel, the scanner is supported out-of-the-box. Your scanner can be possibly added easily if the problem is similar. What are the vendor/product ID’s? See the output with lsusb -v command.
I’ve had similar problems with the Acan FG-8100 barcode reader (Vendor ID: 0×04b4, device ID: 0xbca1). It has the vendor ID of cypress and requires the same MIN/MAX swap descriptor quirk as other barcode readers from cypress.
That info has been passed to the usbhid kernel maintainer and a patch is currently in the linux kernel patchqueue. Once it’s in the kernel, the scanner is supported out-of-the-box. Your scanner can be possibly added easily if the problem is similar.

]]> By: Tristan Waddington http://blog.twaddington.com/2009/05/using-an-adesso-bar-code-scanner-with-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-5420 Tristan Waddington Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:32:37 +0000 http://blog.twaddington.com/?p=318#comment-5420 Yeah, it affects the input devices when you tinker with those settings. You may have to revert the settings to get your mouse working properly again. You can probably set in exceptions for different devices, but I'm not sure how to do that. The idea would be to run only the barcode scanner off of <code>USBKD</code> and everything else off of <code>HID</code>. Sorry I couldn't be of more help! Yeah, it affects the input devices when you tinker with those settings. You may have to revert the settings to get your mouse working properly again. You can probably set in exceptions for different devices, but I’m not sure how to do that. The idea would be to run only the barcode scanner off of USBKD and everything else off of HID. Sorry I couldn’t be of more help!

]]> By: ewyn http://blog.twaddington.com/2009/05/using-an-adesso-bar-code-scanner-with-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-5411 ewyn Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:05:57 +0000 http://blog.twaddington.com/?p=318#comment-5411 Hallo... i'm ewyn from indonesia.. sorry for my bad english :) your posting very usefull for me.. coz my USB Barcode scanner (maxima) won't working properly on my ubuntu desktop 9.04 until i'm follow your easy step. now my barcode reader has working but now my mouse can't working properly. mo mouse can move right and left only. any suggestion ? Thank you before... keep writing.. Hallo… i’m ewyn from indonesia.. sorry for my bad english :)
your posting very usefull for me.. coz my USB Barcode scanner (maxima) won’t working properly on my ubuntu desktop 9.04 until i’m follow your easy step.

now my barcode reader has working but now my mouse can’t working properly. mo mouse can move right and left only. any suggestion ?

Thank you before… keep writing..

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