Can you scan as root? What Linux distribution are you using?
On Sep 26, 2004, at 8:18 AM, Simone Tolotti wrote: > I've tried this too... But if I update all sane-backends my scanner > isn't > recognized yet............I dunno why!!! > Alle 11:49, domenica 26 settembre 2004, Scott ha scritto: >> Also, using the configure option --prefix=/usr will likely yield the >> same result. use like this: >> ./configure --prefix=/usr >> >> then 'make install' will use /usr and not /usr/local >> >> -Scott >> >> * metgorna ([email protected]) cobbled forth: >>> This is what I did...: >>> I installed sane-backends 1.0.14 by mdk rpm >>> Harddrake recognized my scanner as Epson RX500 flatbed scanner >>> Downloaded CVS version of sane-backends: >>> To use anonymous CVS, use the following commands (just press enter >>> when >>> asked for the password): >>> >>> cvs -d:pserver:[email protected]:/cvsroot/sane login >>> cvs -z3 -d:pserver:[email protected]:/cvsroot/sane co >>> sane-backends >>> >>> Built all: ./configure, make (not 'make install', it uses /usr/local >>> instead of RPM /usr) >>> >>> Copied : >>> sane-backends/backend/libsane-epson.la >>> sane-backends/backend/.libs/libsane-epson.la >>> sane-backends/backend/.libs/libsane-epson.so >>> sane-backends/backend/.libs/libsane-epson.so.1 >>> sane-backends/backend/.libs/libsane-epson.so.1.0.14 >>> in /usr/lib/sane/ (overwrite all) >>> >>> Try scanimage or xsane or kooka... NOW WORKS!!! ;-) >> >> .oO Gnea [gnea at garson dot org] Oo. >> .oO url [http://gnea.net] Oo. >> >> "You can tune a filesystem, but you can't tune a fish." -Kirk McKusick > > -- > Simone Tolotti > [email protected] > > -- > sane-devel mailing list: [email protected] > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel > Unsubscribe: Send mail with subject "unsubscribe your_password" > to [email protected]
