https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompileSaneFromSource
On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 10:07 PM, Mr Fair Go <mrfairgo at mrfairgo.com> wrote: > >> I compiled and installed the latest sane-backends-1.0.21 and tried to > >> use it with a Canon DR-2010C scanner, > > G'day! > > I have a Canon MX310 which was scanning OK, but only in colour. There was > some sort of bug in Greyscale and B&W. I attempted to "compile and install" > the newer sane backends also, but as a newbie I clearly did something wrong, > because now none of my Linux scanning software will find the Canon or any > other scanner (I have 3). I even uninstalled and reinstalled SANE and > gscan2pdf via the Package Manager, but still " > > Can someone point me to a *very basic* Linux how-to that explains for a > newbie exactly how to "compile and install" with Linux? Everything I look > at assumes I have more knowledge about "compiling" than I actually have. > > Running LinuxMint 9 (Isadora) which is built on Ubuntu, for nearly a year > now. Up to this point upgrading and installing packages via Package Manager > has been adequate for my needs, but the newer version is not available this > way, thus I attempted the more challenging route, but can not find > "instructions" anywhere. > > Thanks > > Mr Fair Go > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/sane-devel/attachments/20100927/c20e061b/attachment.htm>
