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hey guys whats up.. i finally installed debian sucessfully on my PC w00t LOL but now iam having hardware problems... i need to get my usb devices to work and ...
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- 07-20-2004 #1Just Joined!
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hardware installations..
hey guys whats up.. i finally installed debian sucessfully on my PC
w00t LOL but now iam having hardware problems... i need to get my usb devices to work and my sound 
i have these..
1. USB webcam some no name POS
2. USB flatbed Plustek scanner
3. USB Lexmark Z605 printer
4. USB mouse
5. and a PCI creative sound blaster sound card
any help on getting these installed?
- 08-08-2004 #2Just Joined!
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I have a plustek ut12 that I can't get working on any linux
anyways just a few tips..
try the command
# lsmod
and see what is loaded
# modprobe scanner
# modprobe usb
# modprobe hid
# sane-find-scanner
- 08-09-2004 #3Linux Engineer
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check also at the official sites of harware vendors to check if are supported in linux..
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- 08-09-2004 #4Just Joined!
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the sound card can be activated by
# modprobe snd-emu10k1
or
# modprobe emu10k1
the joystick
# modprobe joydev
# modprobe snd-emu10k1-gp
# modprobe analog
# modprobe interact
I no longer use Debian but I think
you can add the working commands to
/etc/modules.conf
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