I got xsane running by copying the content of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux- gnu/sane from the old Ubuntu 14.04 (64 bit) installation to the same location in my Ubuntu 17.10 (64 bit) install.
According to sane-config --version the "old" libraries are from the release 1.0.23. (And the naming of the files also suggests that.) I then tried to compile sane from source according to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompileSaneFromSource in the hope to bisect the commit where this change happend: sudo apt-get install libusb-dev build-essential libsane-dev sudo apt-get install libavahi-client-dev libavahi-glib-dev git clone git://git.debian.org/sane/sane-backends.git ./configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var --enable-avahi make sudo make install After each install I rebooted the machine in order to flush any cached libraries from memory. This first attempt did not work. (Same error as described above). I then tried the various newer releases and one older one (1.0.22): git checkout RELEASE_1_0_xx configure, make, make install, reboot, test. However, all of those fail. The only version that works every time is the one I've copied from Ubuntu 14.04. At this point I don't know how to proceed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to sane-backends in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1756201 Title: xsane not aquiring images from Lide 30 Status in sane-backends package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Ubuntu 17.10, xsane 0.999 During the "searching for devices" phase I can hear the "usual" tick from the scanner. When I try to scan the error "Failed to start scanner: Error during device I/O" occurs. I can dual-boot my machine into Ubuntu 14.04 LTS with xsane 0.998. There it works perfectly (same computer, same port, same cable). I don't see any messages on the console or in /var/log/messages. I've tried running it as root - same problem. Any hints? Thanks Mike $ uname -a Linux quadro 4.13.0-37-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Wed Mar 7 14:13:23 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux $ lsusb ... Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04a9:220e Canon, Inc. CanoScan N1240U/LiDE 30 $ sane-find-scanner ... found USB scanner (vendor=0x04a9 [Canon], product=0x220e [CanoScan], chip=LM9830) at libusb:001:003 $ scanimage -L device `plustek:libusb:001:003' is a Canon CanoScan N1240U/LiDE30 flatbed scanner To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sane-backends/+bug/1756201/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
