The author of XSane is not on this mailing list. You might try asking him directly. If I were forced to guess, I would say it sounds like you are running a version of xsane that was compiled on a later version of X-windows.
allan On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 5:47 AM, Peter Lemkin & MCB <[email protected]> wrote: > Is no one able to help me have xsane work on Ubuntu 12.04? > This is what I get in terminal when trying to run Xsane in 12.04 Ubuntu > [14.04 works fine]: > :~$ xsane > Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0.0". > The program 'xsane' received an X Window System error. > This probably reflects a bug in the program. > The error was 'BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)'. > (Details: serial 17713 error_code 8 request_code 155 minor_code 5) > (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously; > that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it. > To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line > option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful > backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.) > > Any suggestions of what is wrong or how to correct or test further? Thanks > Peter > > On 13/02/15 13:00, [email protected] wrote: >> Send sane-devel mailing list submissions to >> [email protected] >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [email protected] >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> [email protected] >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of sane-devel digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: canon lide 220 (Stef) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 05:40:00 +0100 >> From: Stef <[email protected]> >> To: Martin Heitmann <[email protected]>, sane >> Development <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [sane-devel] canon lide 220 >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed >> >> On 12/02/2015 19:18, Martin Heitmann wrote: >>> Dear Stef >>> >>> It is so great to here that you are working on the lide 220. Have the >>> same problem. Bought it without checking first the availability of >>> sane backend drivers :( >>> >>> You said that it will take quite some time. Please don't get this >>> wrong, I am just asking out of curiosity and because I have not your >>> experience: Do you mean like a month or perhaps 3 months or even a >>> year? The last thing I want to do is rush you, it is just that I have >>> to consider for work reasons in how far it is feasible for me to wait >>> for a solution or if should sell the device again and buy another one. >>> Again, please don't take this as a kind of pressure, but only as a >>> question out of curiosity. >>> >>> And I have another question. Do you feel certain that it will work in >>> the end? (at least the main functionality) >>> >>> Beyond that I can only offer to help to the best of my abilities if I >>> should do any tests with my Ubuntu 12.04. But I would need your >>> instructions for that. >>> >>> Best regards >>> >>> Martin >> Hello, >> >> yes it will surely work, and I think it will take at least 2 or 3 >> months due to the time I have to work on it. >> >> Regards, >> Stef >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Digest Footer >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sane-devel mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of sane-devel Digest, Vol 116, Issue 16 >> ******************************************* >> > > > > -- > sane-devel mailing list: [email protected] > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel > Unsubscribe: Send mail with subject "unsubscribe your_password" > to [email protected] -- "well, I stand up next to a mountain- and I chop it down with the edge of my hand" -- sane-devel mailing list: [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel Unsubscribe: Send mail with subject "unsubscribe your_password" to [email protected]
