[gentoo-user] Re: scanner problem : latest

2018-07-19 Thread Ian Zimmerman
On 2018-07-19 05:29, Philip Webb wrote: > The Mint version seems to find a file in /usr/share/iscan-data , which > the others don't find, but that file is present in my Gentoo system. I have not looked at the strace log, but this smacks of permissions, and possibly selinux, if you've let that

Re: [gentoo-user] scanner problem : latest

2018-07-19 Thread Mick
On Thursday, 19 July 2018 10:29:19 BST Philip Webb wrote: > (1) I've tested 'iscan' & the result is the same failure as 'xsane'. > > (2) I've checked the contents of /etc/sane.d as they are now, > as they were at my last back-up before 180626 (when scanning worked) > & as they are in the Mint

Re: [gentoo-user] scanner problem : latest

2018-07-19 Thread Philip Webb
(1) I've tested 'iscan' & the result is the same failure as 'xsane'. (2) I've checked the contents of /etc/sane.d as they are now, as they were at my last back-up before 180626 (when scanning worked) & as they are in the Mint partition, where scanning still works : there's no significant

Re: [gentoo-user] scanner problem

2018-07-19 Thread Raffaele Belardi
Philip Webb wrote: > Thanks for the replies so far, which I've followed up with ideas of my own. > ... > > Further thoughts from anyone are very welcome. > Sometimes removing or renaming the .xsane directory (or whatever it's named, I'm not in front of my desktop now) from my home directory