I've managed to make this work by installing the versions of libsane and libsane-extras from Debian Squeeze.
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/s/sane-backends/libsane_1.0.21-9_i386.deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/s/sane-backends-extras/libsane-extras_1.0.21.2_i386.deb Install the packages from Nautilus or the Ubuntu software centre. Or use the CLI as follows: sudo dpkg -i libsane-extras_1.0.21.2_i386.deb sudo dpkg -i libsane_1.0.21-9_i386.deb Finally, you'll need to pin the version of libsane to the newly- installed version: gksudo gedit /etc/apt/preferences.d/libsane Now paste the below contents into the file, save and exit. Package: libsane Pin: version 1.0.21-9 Pin-Priority: 900 Confirm it is working using the apt-cache policy command: $ apt-cache policy libsane libsane: Installed: 1.0.21-9 Candidate: 1.0.21-9 Package pin: 1.0.21-9 Version table: 1.0.22-2ubuntu1 900 500 http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages *** 1.0.21-9 900 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status The asterisks indicate the installed version from Debian Squeeze has priority over newer versions, so update manager won't upgrade you back to the broken version. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/774475 Title: Lexmark multifunction printer does not work as scanner after upgrade to Natty To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xsane/+bug/774475/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
