Henning Meier-Geinitz wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, Jan 07, 2003 at 09:53:31AM +0100, Lars Täuber wrote: > >>we use a scan-server with an epson scanner attached. >>this server has no x, so we can't test xsane or xscanimage localy. >>first i wrote to khk, because we thought it was a xsane problem. >> >>now we encounter a cancel problem with xscanimage and net backend too. >> > > scanimage works? >
yes, but i'll test it again to be sure. > >>i attached the scanner to a linux box running X and had no problems >>using xsane with the local epson backend. >> > > You are using the standard epson backend that comes with sane and not > the epson kowa backend made by Epson? > no, i use sane backend (is the kowa backend for sane?) > Which version of SANE do you use on the server? > 1.0.9 on both - client and server there is another client in the intranet that has not the problems but it is an older xsane (0.77 i think) and an older sane version (1.0.7 i think), but i'll have a lock again (xsane 0.77 -> net client 1.0.7 -> saned server 1.0.9 works) (10mbit switched) (xsane 0.90 -> net client 1.0.9 -> saned server 1.0.9 doesn't work) (100mbit switched) > >>we can't switch to color mode or to transparency unit using xsane over >>net backend >> > > What error happens? Please show us the complete output in syslog that > was generated by saned. Example: > > Jan 7 11:43:06 hmg1 saned[9424]: connect from hmg1 > Jan 7 11:43:06 hmg1 saned[9424]: saned from sane-backends 1.0.9-cvs ready > Jan 7 11:43:06 hmg1 saned[9424]: check_host: access by remote host: > 127.0.0.1 > Jan 7 11:43:06 hmg1 saned[9424]: init: access by [email protected] accepted > Jan 7 11:43:23 hmg1 saned[9424]: quit: exiting > i'll take a snapshot tonight > Does the error also happens if you use the test backend? e.g. > xsane net:hostname:test > never testet before but tonight i'll try (when i have time to) > >>xscanimage works so far - only canceling scanning freezes xscanimage >>(over net backend) >> > > The implementation of the cancel function in SANE can be tricky and > the net backend sometimes shows bugs that aren't apperent without it. > But it's hard to tell the cause when the problem can't be reproduced. > So I guess it's up to the backend maintainer to find out what's wrong > here, if he can reproduce :-) > > I tried with my (non-Epson) scanners and can cancel scans without > problems. > i had not that problem with a plustek backend over net but others so i switched to epson > Bye, > Henning > _______________________________________________ > Sane-devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.mostang.com/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel > > > -- Gruß Lars Täuber
