You would need the source code to kodak's backend to do that. I don't think they make that available.
allan On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 6:03 AM, fm8758ye <fm875...@126.com> wrote: > Thank you, and I have contacted Kodak last month but have received no > response from them. In the likely case my request is ignored, it is possible > for me to sniff packets on windows or linux and add support to the backend > myself (I will look for a driver programmer for help)? > > Fan > > > > 在2017年08月22 21时02分, "m. allan noah"<kitno...@gmail.com>写道: > > > The .conf file is not the backend, it is just configuration. The real > code is a compiled library, usually installed somewhere in /usr/lib... > > The sane standard does not require that backends expose button options > to the frontend. So, the kvs_i1200 backend can be sane compliant, but > not support scanbd. You will need to get kodak to modify the backend > to add options which expose buttons. > > This is one of the biggest dangers of closed-source software. Only a > small number of people at one company can help you. And, their > motivation to do so is questionable since it likely won't add > significantly to their sales. > > allan > > On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 10:48 PM, fm8758ye <fm875...@126.com> wrote: >> Dear Allan, >> >> Thank you for the input, do you mean the file kds_i1200.conf has to >> provide >> button support? I looked at the other conf files under sane.d and they all >> look alike without any mentions of buttons. In the case that I have to >> contact kodak, what should I ask them for? >> >> Fan >> >> >> >> 在2017年08月18 20时24分, "m. allan noah"<kitno...@gmail.com>写道: >> >> >> kds_i1200 would have to provide button support. I suggest you contact >> kodak. >> >> >> allan >> >> On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 12:14 AM, fm8758ye <fm875...@126.com> wrote: >>> I am trying to implement scanbd with the scanner as a scan station. >>> However, >>> I got stopped at the first step as scanimage -A only shows scan options >>> (such as mode and profiles) and does not show any sensor or button. >>> Holding >>> down the front buttons and doing scanimage -A shows no value different. >>> I >>> have looked at previous mail lists and saw that sane_debug_? shows more >>> options for scanner. However, the command is not available. >>> >>> Q: What do I have to do to get sane_debug_? command? What do I enter >>> after >>> debug_? >>> >>> Anyways, I went on installing scanbd following the readme and scanbd is >>> able >>> to poll the scanner but not detecting any button press, as expected. >>> Scanbd >>> -d7 -f shows around 20 options and none of them are related to a button >>> press. With the default scanbd.conf, it kept checking for the change of >>> [preview] value, which does not react to button press. >>> >>> Q: Am I out of luck as the backend does not support buttons? >>> >>> I have tried to capture usb traffic using wireshark but no button presses >>> are recorded. >>> >>> Q: Does capturing a scan packet using scan GUI and analysing it help? >>> >>> Thank you in advance. >>> >>> Ubuntu 14.04 fresh install >>> Sane 1.0.0.23 does not provide scanner backend for this model so external >>> (official) driver is used instead (kds_i1200). >>> sudo sane-find-scanner, scanimage -L and all other scanimage commands >>> works >>> fine >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> sane-devel mailing list: sane-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org >>> http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel >>> Unsubscribe: Send mail with subject "unsubscribe your_password" >>> to sane-devel-requ...@lists.alioth.debian.org >> >> >> >> -- >> "well, I stand up next to a mountain- and I chop it down with the edge >> of my hand" >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > "well, I stand up next to a mountain- and I chop it down with the edge > of my hand" > > > > -- "well, I stand up next to a mountain- and I chop it down with the edge of my hand" -- sane-devel mailing list: sane-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel Unsubscribe: Send mail with subject "unsubscribe your_password" to sane-devel-requ...@lists.alioth.debian.org
