I was simply referring to the post of Oliver Schwartz (http://www.mostang.com/pipermail/sane-devel/2002-May/003603.html). Apparently, after upgrading from version 1.0.5 some symbolic links in the lib/sane directory still point to 1.0.5 versions of libraries and become broken.
an output of `ln -l | grep >` in the lib/sane directory looks like the following if everything is correct: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 May 11 21:46 libsane-abaton.so -> libsane-abaton.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 May 11 21:46 libsane-abaton.so.1 -> libsane-abaton.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 May 11 21:46 libsane-agfafocus.so -> libsane-agfafocus.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 May 11 21:46 libsane-agfafocus.so.1 -> libsane-agfafocus.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 11 21:46 libsane-apple.so -> libsane-apple.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 11 21:46 libsane-apple.so.1 -> libsane-apple.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 11 21:46 libsane-artec.so -> libsane-artec.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 11 21:46 libsane-artec.so.1 -> libsane-artec.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 May 11 21:46 libsane-as6e.so -> libsane-as6e.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 May 11 21:46 libsane-as6e.so.1 -> libsane-as6e.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 May 11 21:46 libsane-avision.so -> libsane-avision.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 May 11 21:46 libsane-avision.so.1 -> libsane-avision.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 May 11 21:46 libsane-bh.so -> libsane-bh.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 May 11 21:46 libsane-bh.so.1 -> libsane-bh.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 11 21:46 libsane-canon.so -> libsane-canon.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 11 21:46 libsane-canon.so.1 -> libsane-canon.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 May 11 21:46 libsane-coolscan.so -> libsane-coolscan.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 May 11 21:46 libsane-coolscan.so.1 -> libsane-coolscan.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 11 21:46 libsane-dc210.so -> libsane-dc210.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 11 21:46 libsane-dc210.so.1 -> libsane-dc210.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 11 21:46 libsane-dc240.so -> libsane-dc240.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 11 21:46 libsane-dc240.so.1 -> libsane-dc240.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 May 11 21:46 libsane-dc25.so -> libsane-dc25.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 May 11 21:46 libsane-dc25.so.1 -> libsane-dc25.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 May 11 21:46 libsane-dll.so -> libsane-dll.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 May 11 21:46 libsane-dll.so.1 -> libsane-dll.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 May 11 21:47 libsane-dmc.so -> libsane-dmc.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 May 11 21:46 libsane-dmc.so.1 -> libsane-dmc.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 11 21:47 libsane-epson.so -> libsane-epson.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 11 21:46 libsane-epson.so.1 -> libsane-epson.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 May 11 21:47 libsane-hp.so -> libsane-hp.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 May 11 21:46 libsane-hp.so.1 -> libsane-hp.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 May 11 21:47 libsane-m3096g.so -> libsane-m3096g.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 May 11 21:46 libsane-m3096g.so.1 -> libsane-m3096g.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 May 11 21:47 libsane-microtek2.so -> libsane-microtek2.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 May 11 21:46 libsane-microtek2.so.1 -> libsane-microtek2.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 May 11 21:47 libsane-microtek.so -> libsane-microtek.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 May 11 21:46 libsane-microtek.so.1 -> libsane-microtek.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 May 11 21:47 libsane-mustek_pp.so -> libsane-mustek_pp.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 May 11 21:46 libsane-mustek_pp.so.1 -> libsane-mustek_pp.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 May 11 21:47 libsane-mustek.so -> libsane-mustek.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 May 11 21:46 libsane-mustek.so.1 -> libsane-mustek.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 May 11 21:47 libsane-mustek_usb.so -> libsane-mustek_usb.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 May 11 21:46 libsane-mustek_usb.so.1 -> libsane-mustek_usb.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 May 11 21:47 libsane-nec.so -> libsane-nec.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 May 11 21:46 libsane-nec.so.1 -> libsane-nec.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 May 11 21:47 libsane-net.so -> libsane-net.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 May 11 21:46 libsane-net.so.1 -> libsane-net.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 May 11 21:47 libsane-pie.so -> libsane-pie.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 May 11 21:46 libsane-pie.so.1 -> libsane-pie.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 May 11 21:47 libsane-plustek.so -> libsane-plustek.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 May 11 21:46 libsane-plustek.so.1 -> libsane-plustek.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 May 11 21:47 libsane-qcam.so -> libsane-qcam.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 May 11 21:46 libsane-qcam.so.1 -> libsane-qcam.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 11 21:47 libsane-ricoh.so -> libsane-ricoh.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 11 21:46 libsane-ricoh.so.1 -> libsane-ricoh.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 11 21:47 libsane-s9036.so -> libsane-s9036.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 11 21:46 libsane-s9036.so.1 -> libsane-s9036.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 11 21:47 libsane-sharp.so -> libsane-sharp.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 11 21:46 libsane-sharp.so.1 -> libsane-sharp.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 May 11 21:47 libsane-sm3600.so -> libsane-sm3600.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 May 11 21:46 libsane-sm3600.so.1 -> libsane-sm3600.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 May 11 21:47 libsane-snapscan.so -> libsane-snapscan.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 May 11 21:46 libsane-snapscan.so.1 -> libsane-snapscan.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 May 11 21:46 libsane.so.1 -> libsane-v4l.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 11 21:47 libsane-sp15c.so -> libsane-sp15c.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 11 21:46 libsane-sp15c.so.1 -> libsane-sp15c.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 11 21:47 libsane-st400.so -> libsane-st400.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 11 21:46 libsane-st400.so.1 -> libsane-st400.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 May 11 21:47 libsane-tamarack.so -> libsane-tamarack.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 May 11 21:46 libsane-tamarack.so.1 -> libsane-tamarack.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 May 11 21:47 libsane-umax1220u.so -> libsane-umax1220u.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 May 11 21:46 libsane-umax1220u.so.1 -> libsane-umax1220u.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 May 11 21:47 libsane-umax_pp.so -> libsane-umax_pp.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 May 11 21:46 libsane-umax_pp.so.1 -> libsane-umax_pp.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 May 11 21:47 libsane-umax.so -> libsane-umax.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 May 11 21:46 libsane-umax.so.1 -> libsane-umax.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 May 11 21:47 libsane-v4l.so -> libsane-v4l.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 May 11 21:46 libsane-v4l.so.1 -> libsane-v4l.so.1.0.7 On Sunday 12 May 2002 02:45 am, Tim Waugh wrote: > On Sat, May 11, 2002 at 10:02:42PM -0700, Jost Diederichs wrote: > > Thanks to a previous post by Oliver Schwartz > > (http://www.mostang.com/pipermail/sane-devel/2002-May/003603.html) that > > my problem appears to be caused by a problem with the particular rpm. On > > upgrading some links don't get fixed. > > Which links? > > Tim. > */
