Jost, Thnaks for your input. I already removed the rpm version installed in RH7.3 and re-installed the backends from tar.gz.
I have just tried ldconfig again but with no change. Keith On Wed, 29 May 2002 23:03:22 -0700 Jost Diederichs <[email protected]> wrote: > There is a known problem with the update script in the sane-backends rpm > that comes with redhat 7.3. See previous posts. Running ldconfig should > fix that. Alternatively uninstall sane-backends and reinstall it. > Good Luck. > - Jost > > > Keith Bates wrote: > > >Hi everyone. > > > >Some months ago, after much help from the list, I managed to get my plustek > >scanner going. > > > >I have now upgraded from RH7.1 to 7.3 and in the process deleted my previous > >software settings. So I am back to installing SANE and plustek- driver, and > >I am back to having problems! > > > >I have sane backend 1.07 and plustek driver 0.41.4 > > > >When I do "make load" on the plustek driver, I get: > > > >/sbin/modprobe pt_drv || exit 1 > >/lib/modules/2.4.18-3/misc/pt_drv.o: init_module: Success > >Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including > >incorrect IO or IRQ parameters > >/lib/modules/2.4.18-3/misc/pt_drv.o: insmod > >/lib/modules/2.4.18-3/misc/pt_drv.o failed > >/lib/modules/2.4.18-3/misc/pt_drv.o: insmod pt_drv failed > >make: *** [load] Error 1 > > > >I went into the mailing list archives and followed advice previously given > >to me i.e. edit dll.conf and ld.config. i have also created /dev/pt_drv. > > > >After all this I still can't get my scanner going... scanimage -L says it > >cannot find a scanner. > > > >Thank you for any advice you can give. > > > > > -- God bless you, Keith Bates 4 Mooloobar St Narrabri NSW 2390 Phone: 02 67924890 Fax: 02 67925418 www.worship.to/newlife If you don't have a reason to live JESUS IS THE ANSWER! Ask him into your life today... He really does make a difference.
