1 files changed, 51 insertions, 69 deletions
diff --git a/perl-install/detect_devices.pm b/perl-install/detect_devices.pm
index 99bb57928..ada7297d6 100644
--- a/perl-install/detect_devices.pm
+++ b/perl-install/detect_devices.pm
@@ -455,76 +455,58 @@ sub whatUsbport() {
 	my $realport = devices::make("$port");
 	next if (!$realport);
 	next if (! -r $realport);
-	# Try up to three times, sometimes the IOCTL request fails.
-	my $j;
-	for ($j = 0; $j < 3; $j ++) {
-	    open PORT, "$realport" or do { sleep 1; next; };
-	    my $idstr = "";
-	    # Calculation of IOCTL function 0x84005001 (to get device ID
-	    # string):
-	    # len = 1024
-	    # IOCNR_GET_DEVICE_ID = 1
-	    # LPIOC_GET_DEVICE_ID(len) =
-	    #     _IOC(_IOC_READ, 'P', IOCNR_GET_DEVICE_ID, len)
-	    # _IOC(), _IOC_READ as defined in /usr/include/asm/ioctl.h
-	    # Use "eval" so that program does not stop when IOCTL fails
-	    eval{ my $output = "\0" x 1024; 
-		  ioctl(PORT, 0x84005001, $output);
-		  $idstr = $output; } or do {
-		close PORT;
-		sleep 1;
-		next;
-	    };
-	    close PORT;
-	    # Remove non-printable characters
-	    $idstr =~ tr/[\x00-\x1f]/\./;
-	    # Extract the printer data from the ID string
-	    my ($manufacturer, $model, $description) = ("", "", "");
-	    if (($idstr =~ /MFG:([^;]+);/) ||
-		($idstr =~ /MANUFACTURER:([^;]+);/)) {
-		$manufacturer = $1;
-		$manufacturer =~ s/Hewlett[-\s_]Packard/HP/;
-		$manufacturer =~ s/HEWLETT[-\s_]PACKARD/HP/;
-	    }
-	    if (($idstr =~ /MDL:([^;]+);/) ||
-		($idstr =~ /MODEL:([^;]+);/)) {
-		$model = $1;
-	    }
-	    if (($idstr =~ /DES:([^;]+);/) ||
-		($idstr =~ /DESCRIPTION:([^;]+);/)) {
-		$description = $1;
-		$description =~ s/Hewlett[-\s_]Packard/HP/;
-		$description =~ s/HEWLETT[-\s_]PACKARD/HP/;
-	    }
-	    # Was there a manufacturer and a model in the string?
-	    if (($manufacturer eq "") || ($model eq "")) {
-		sleep 1;
-		next;
-	    }
-	    # No description field? Make one out of manufacturer and model.
-	    if ($description eq "") {
-		$description = "$manufacturer $model";
-	    }
-	    # Store this auto-detection result in the data structure
-	    push @res, { port => $port, val => 
-			 { CLASS => 'PRINTER',
-			   MODEL => $model,
-			   MANUFACTURER => $manufacturer,
-			   DESCRIPTION => $description,
-		       }};
-	    # We have succeded for this device, do not try again
-	    last;
-        }
-	if ($j == 3) {
-	    # There is a printer, but it did not reply with a usable ID
-	    # string
-	    push @res, { port => $port, val => 
-			 { CLASS => 'PRINTER',
-			   MODEL => _("Unknown model"),
-			   MANUFACTURER => "",
-			   DESCRIPTION => _("Unknown model"),
-		       }};
+	open PORT, "$realport" or do next;
+	my $idstr = "";
+	# Calculation of IOCTL function 0x84005001 (to get device ID
+	# string):
+	# len = 1024
+	# IOCNR_GET_DEVICE_ID = 1
+	# LPIOC_GET_DEVICE_ID(len) =
+	#     _IOC(_IOC_READ, 'P', IOCNR_GET_DEVICE_ID, len)
+	# _IOC(), _IOC_READ as defined in /usr/include/asm/ioctl.h
+	# Use "eval" so that program does not stop when IOCTL fails
+	eval{ my $output = "\0" x 1024; 
+	      ioctl(PORT, 0x84005001, $output);
+	      $idstr = $output; } or do {
+		  close PORT;
+		  next;
+	      };
+	close PORT;
+	# Remove non-printable characters
+	$idstr =~ tr/[\x00-\x1f]/\./;
+	# Extract the printer data from the ID string
+	my ($manufacturer, $model, $description) = ("", "", "");
+	if (($idstr =~ /MFG:([^;]+);/) ||
+	    ($idstr =~ /MANUFACTURER:([^;]+);/)) {
+	    $manufacturer = $1;
+	    $manufacturer =~ s/Hewlett[-\s_]Packard/HP/;
+	    $manufacturer =~ s/HEWLETT[-\s_]PACKARD/HP/;
+	}
+	if (($idstr =~ /MDL:([^;]+);/) ||
+	    ($idstr =~ /MODEL:([^;]+);/)) {
+	    $model = $1;
+	}
+	if (($idstr =~ /DES:([^;]+);/) ||
+	    ($idstr =~ /DESCRIPTION:([^;]+);/)) {
+	    $description = $1;
+	    $description =~ s/Hewlett[-\s_]Packard/HP/;
+	    $description =~ s/HEWLETT[-\s_]PACKARD/HP/;
+	}
+	# Was there a manufacturer and a model in the string?
+	if (($manufacturer eq "") || ($model eq "")) {
+	    next;
+	}
+	# No description field? Make one out of manufacturer and model.
+	if ($description eq "") {
+	    $description = "$manufacturer $model";
 	}
+	# Store this auto-detection result in the data structure
+	push @res, { port => $port, val => 
+		     { CLASS => 'PRINTER',
+		       MODEL => $model,
+		       MANUFACTURER => $manufacturer,
+		       DESCRIPTION => $description,
+		   }};
     }
     @res;
 }