I hooked up my USB scanner (Canon FB630U) two weeks ago and it worked flawlessly on an HD Install which dates from the 11/14 release.

Today I tried scanning, when I select the scanner... it doesn't initialize and XSane, Kooka, etc... all lock up when I click preview or scan.

I thought perhaps the issue might have been the cable cleanup I did last week after Christmas, so I made sure everything was hooked up... I tested the scanner in Windows (no issues), and then tested it using Knoppix from CD (no issues, works fine).

I'm at my wits end. I need to use my scanner under the HD Install... but there is no way I'm going to do another HD Install. I wouldn't mind so much if the Nvidia Drivers which Knoppix included were up to date and worked with my videocard (GeForce 4 440 MX), but they aren't and I do not want to have to go through pulling the teeth out of my head again to install the drivers from Nvidia. Doing a new HD Install everytime something odd happens is way too much like using Windows for me anyway.

Anyway, back on topic...

I'm assuming the reason the scanner isn't working is due to an issue with USB not recognizing it... but Xsane and the other apps autodetect it fine... everything else which I have that is USB works fine (game controller, laser printer, USB hub, etc...).

I've not installed anything new, or made any configuration changes since the last time it worked...

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.