On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 22:08:18 -0500 Fred Bazolo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- > > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] USB scanner, Xsane and Gimp > Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 22:01:25 -0500 > From: Fred Bazolo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Nigel Ridley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I am running Libranet 2.7 kernel 2.4.19 (a Debian variant) and trying > > to get a Benq (was Acer) 4300U USB scanner to work. > > The Gimp is 1.2.3 > > > > Blessings, > > > > Nigel Ridley > > hello again Nigel, > > I'm guessing on this. I use an Epson. You probably still have to > configure > the SANE backend. I don't know what that would be called for your > scanner, but for an Epson it's a file called epson.conf. It should be > located either in /etc/sane.d or in /usr/local/etc/sane.d - wherever > your linux distro installs SANE. Edit the file and make sure that the > following line is the only information in the file: > > usb /dev/usbscanner0 > > You may have to replace "/dev/usbscanner0" with the actual device name, > but from your information that sounds like what it is. > > You don't use an epson, so you will have to look for something like > acer.conf or benq.conf, or even ( more probably I think ) snapscan.conf. > This is because, after checking the SANE homepage, your scanner uses the > snapscan backend. > > You may also have to reboot. I don't know, and I'm nobodies linux guru! > Good luck. let me know if this works. > > By the way, I got most of my information from the SANE homepage, > www.freecolormanagement.com/SANE and .../Documentation/usb/scanner.txt. > You would probably also want to visit > http://www.mostang.com/sane/man/sane-snapscan.5.html. > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Gimp-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user Yes, I got it working ok! I installed the latest .debs for sane and Xsane from sid; copied the relevant 'firmware' file from the cd that came with the scanner to /usr/share/sane, then edited the 'firmware' line: firmware /usr/share/sane/u176v046.bin in /etc/sane.d/snapscan.conf and now it works. Just one thing though - there is a need to let the scanner *warm up* first after it is re-connected to the computer (power or USB cable) before trying to start Xsane. Thanks for the encouragement :-) Blessings, Nigel I AM Bible Studies and Resources http://www.i-amfaithweb.net Messianic E-Cards.com http://www.messianicecards.com OliveRoot Ministries http://www.oliveroot.net _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
