Thank you for your help, Allan. Here is the output to the recommended command:
h# SANE_DEBUG_GENESYS=255 scanimage -L [sanei_debug] Setting debug level of genesys to 255. [genesys] SANE Genesys backend version 1.0 build 9 from sane-backends 1.0.19 [genesys] sane_init: authorize != null [genesys] sane_init: little endian machine [genesys] sane_init: reading config file `genesys.conf' [genesys] sane_init: config file line 1: ignoring comment line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 2: ignoring empty line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 3: ignoring comment line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 4: ignoring comment line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 5: ignoring comment line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 6: ignoring comment line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 7: ignoring empty line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 8: ignoring comment line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 9: ignoring comment line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 10: ignoring empty line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 11: ignoring comment line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 12: ignoring comment line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 13: ignoring empty line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 14: ignoring comment line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 15: ignoring comment line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 16: ignoring empty line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 17: ignoring comment line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 18: ignoring comment line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 19: ignoring empty line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 20: ignoring empty line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 21: ignoring comment line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 22: ignoring comment line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 23: ignoring comment line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 24: ignoring empty line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 25: ignoring comment line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 26: trying to attach `usb 0x0461 0x0377' [genesys] sane_init: config file line 27: ignoring empty line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 28: ignoring comment line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 29: trying to attach `usb 0x03f0 0x0901' [genesys] sane_init: config file line 30: ignoring empty line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 31: ignoring comment line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 32: trying to attach `usb 0x04a9 0x2213' [genesys] attach: start: devp != NULL, may_wait = 0 [genesys] attach: trying to open device `libusb:004:002' [genesys] attach: device `libusb:004:002' successfully opened [genesys] attach: found Canon flatbed scanner LiDE 35/40/50 at libusb:004:002 [genesys] attach: exit [genesys] sane_init: config file line 33: ignoring empty line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 34: ignoring comment line [genesys] sane_init: config file line 35: trying to attach `usb 0x04a9 0x221c' [genesys] sane_init: exit [genesys] sane_get_devices: start: local_only = false [genesys] sane_get_devices: exit device `genesys:libusb:004:002' is a Canon LiDE 35/40/50 flatbed scanner [genesys] sane_exit: start [genesys] sane_exit: exit On Wed, October 21, 2009 2:34 am, m. allan noah wrote: > if you wish to set an environment variable before running a program, you > must either export that variable, or you must put it on the same line: > > > SANE_DEBUG_GENESYS=255 scanimage -L > > > let us see what that produces. > > allan > > On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 8:41 PM, <sjnz at freenet.co.nz> wrote: > >> Hello, >> I am a complete newbie using a Dell Latitude laptop. I don't know how to >> change preferences etc. Here is the output I get when going through the >> online documentation. I have the correct backend GENESYS installed. >> >> on:~$ sane-find-scanner >> >> >> ?# sane-find-scanner will now attempt to detect your scanner. If the >> ?# result is different from what you expected, first make sure your >> ?# scanner is powered up and properly connected to your computer. >> >> >> ?# No SCSI scanners found. If you expected something different, make >> sure that ?# you have loaded a kernel SCSI driver for your SCSI adapter. >> ?# Also you need support for SCSI Generic (sg) in your operating system. >> ?# If using Linux, try "modprobe sg". >> >> >> found USB scanner (vendor=0x04a9, product=0x2213, chip=GL841?) at >> libusb:004:004 >> ?# Your USB scanner was (probably) detected. It may or may not be >> supported by ?# SANE. Try scanimage -L and read the backend's manpage. >> >> >> ?# Not checking for parallel port scanners. >> >> >> ?# Most Scanners connected to the parallel port or other proprietary >> ports ?# can't be detected by this program. >> >> >> ?# You may want to run this program as root to find all devices. Once >> you ?# found the scanner devices, be sure to adjust access permissions >> as ?# necessary. >> >> >> >> on:~$ scanimage -L >> >> >> No scanners were identified. If you were expecting something different, >> check that the scanner is plugged in, turned on and detected by the >> sane-find-scanner tool (if appropriate). Please read the documentation >> which came with this software (README, FAQ, manpages). >> >> >> on:~$ SANE_DEBUG_DLL=3 >> on:~$ scanimage -L >> >> >> No scanners were identified. If you were expecting something different, >> check that the scanner is plugged in, turned on and detected by the >> sane-find-scanner tool (if appropriate). Please read the documentation >> which came with this software (README, FAQ, manpages). >> >> >> on:~$ SANE_DEBUG_GENESYS=255 >> on:~$ scanimage -L >> >> >> No scanners were identified. If you were expecting something different, >> check that the scanner is plugged in, turned on and detected by the >> sane-find-scanner tool (if appropriate). Please read the documentation >> which came with this software (README, FAQ, manpages). >> >> >> on:~$ SANE_DEBUG_SANEI_SCSI=128 >> on:~$ scanimage -L >> >> >> No scanners were identified. If you were expecting something different, >> check that the scanner is plugged in, turned on and detected by the >> sane-find-scanner tool (if appropriate). Please read the documentation >> which came with this software (README, FAQ, manpages). >> >> >> >> -- >> sane-devel mailing list: sane-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org >> http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel >> Unsubscribe: Send mail with subject "unsubscribe your_password" >> ? ? ? ? ? ? to sane-devel-request at lists.alioth.debian.org >> >> > > > > -- > "The truth is an offense, but not a sin" > >
