I was a bit sceptic about how easy is to use an usb barcode reader (Motorola Symbol LS1203) but it was a pleasant surprise. Just plugged the reader in the usb port and was detected as a input device:

black kernel: [ 2273.692061] usb 3-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
black kernel: [ 2273.909811] usb 3-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
black kernel: [ 2273.922359] input: ?Symbol Technologies, Inc, 2002 Symbol Bar Code Scanner as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.2/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/input/input11
black kernel: [ 2273.956226] input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [?Symbol Technologies, Inc, 2002 Symbol Bar Code Scanner] on usb-0000:00:1d.2-1

Nothing more to do, just point and scan. Who says linux is not yet for the enterprise?

Comments:

Flotho -

Hy, I’m struggling with a bacod reader either on FC13 and mandriva 2010. It seems that my device is not recognize as a keyboard. Could you prcise on wich distro you are working when you tested the barcode reader? Regards


len -

Hi Flotho, I was using an ubuntu based distro and a Symbol scanner.


gorio -

Hello guys, I have a Symbol L4278 scanner and i’d like to know how to get data on Linux terminal ? Thanks