Parportscanner and Sane.

[Philip Moller]

Hi Alexander !
Thanks for responding.

Yes, I still have problems to get my parportscanner to work in Linux.
The scanner is stonedead, no matter what I do ...  But it works great in
Win98.
You said I should use strace ...
Ok, I haven't tested that, so way not ?
But I´am getting error when I do the code you recommended ?
I get this:
[root] # strace -o /tmp/scan.txt SANE_DEBUG_MUSTEK_PP=1 scanimage -L
strace: SANE_DEBUG_MUSTEK_PP=1: command not found

What am I doing wrong ?

> > I do not see why you installed the sane-backend from sources.
> Didn't
> > SANE shipping with Fedora Core work either? Do you have the RPM
> > installed too? Could be a conflict then now. 
I installed from sources, because I wanted the latest version
(sane-backends-1.0.15).
No, the sane-version that shipped with Fedora Core didn't work either.
No, I havent the RPM installed also, that package is deinstalled.
So, there is no conflicts with other sane-packages.

I´ve also posted my problem to Fedoraforum:
http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=44825


> > I must say that your posting is a fine example how a good
> problem
> > description looks like. Excellent. 
Thank you !
I realy want a solution on my problem, so I hope there is no
misunderstandings.
My native language is swedish, so I hope my english is intelligible.

Any help on my problem, is appreciated.

-- 
Greetings!
Philip Moller
Malmo, Sweden

>  Am Mi, den 02.03.2005 schrieb Philip Moller um 18:08:
>  
>  
> >> When I print "sane-find-scanner -p" in the console, I get this:
> >> 
> >> [root] # sane-find-scanner -p
> >> found possible Mustek parallel port scanner at "parport0"
> >> 
> >> So, "sane-find-scanner" detects my scanner...
> >> 
> >> But when I print "SANE_DEBUG_MUSTEK_PP=1 scanimage -L", I get this:
> >> 
> >> [root] # SANE_DEBUG_MUSTEK_PP=1 scanimage -L
> >> [sanei_debug] Setting debug level of mustek_pp to 1.
> >> 
> >> I am waiting !!!
> >> Here it freezes, nothing happends ....
>  
>  
>  Maybe the usage of "strace" helps to find out whats going on.
>  
>  strace -o /tmp/scan.txt SANE_DEBUG_MUSTEK_PP=1 scanimage -L
>  less /tmp/scan.txt
>
>  I do not see why you installed the sane-backend from sources. Didn't
>  SANE shipping with Fedora Core work either? Do you have the RPM
>  installed too? Could be a conflict then now.
>  
>  
> >> Philip Moller
>  
>  
>  I must say that your posting is a fine example how a good problem
>  description looks like. Excellent.
>  
>  Alexander
>  
>  
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[Alexander Dalloz]

Am So, den 06.03.2005 schrieb Philip Moller um 16:20:

>  But I´am getting error when I do the code you recommended ?
>  I get this:
>  [root] # strace -o /tmp/scan.txt SANE_DEBUG_MUSTEK_PP=1 scanimage -L
>  strace: SANE_DEBUG_MUSTEK_PP=1: command not found
>  
>  What am I doing wrong ? 
I made the wrong suggestion.

strace -o /tmp/scan.txt -E SANE_DEBUG_MUSTEK_PP=1 scanimage -L

should do it properly by writing the strace output to the scan.txt file
in /tmp and using the environment variable you want to use. See "man
strace" for explanations. The strace output file my become quite long.
Check for "OPEN" and "FAILED" expressions and other things which
indicates a problem.

>  I realy want a solution on my problem, so I hope there is no
>  misunderstandings. 
I think I understand you well.

>  My native language is swedish, so I hope my english is intelligible.
Your English is fine as far I can tell you. My mother tongue is German
and my English is really not perfect. Always hoping to make it better in
the long run.

>  Philip Moller 
Alexander


-- 
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Serendipity 16:29:40 up 13 days, 3:38, load average: 0.17, 0.22, 0.27

[David Curry]

Alexander Dalloz wrote:

>  <>Am So, den 06.03.2005 schrieb Philip Moller um 16:20:
>
> >My native language is swedish, so I hope my english is intelligible.
> >    
> >
>
> Your English is fine as far I can tell you. My mother tongue is German
> and my English is really not perfect. Always hoping to make it better in
> the long run.
>
>   
>
> >Philip Moller
> >    
> >
>
> Alexander
>
>   
>  
Some Brits would argue that as an American (U.S.) I don't speak English 
at all :-) , gentlemen.  Let me assure you, though, that you both have 
much better command of the English language than a good many native 
"English" speakers I know and a much better command of English than I 
will ever have of your native languages.   From one who studied Gernan 
two and a half years.

[Hodgins Family]

Good afternoon!

On Sun, 2005-03-06 at 11:31 -0500, David Curry wrote:
>  Alexander Dalloz wrote:
>  
>  > <>Am So, den 06.03.2005 schrieb Philip Moller um 16:20:
>  >
>  >>My native language is swedish, so I hope my english is intelligible.
>  >>    
>  >>
>  >
>  >Your English is fine as far I can tell you. My mother tongue is German
>  >and my English is really not perfect. Always hoping to make it better in
>  >the long run.
>  >
>  >  
>  >
>  >>Philip Moller
>  >>    
>  >>
>  >
>  >Alexander
>  >
>  >  
>  >
>  Some Brits would argue that as an American (U.S.) I don't speak English 
>  at all :-) , gentlemen.  Let me assure you, though, that you both have 
>  much better command of the English language than a good many native 
>  "English" speakers I know and a much better command of English than I 
>  will ever have of your native languages.   From one who studied Gernan 
>  two and a half years. 
I speak Canadian, myself, there, ya know, eh? Alexander and Philip, I've
had no problems understanding what you are trying to say...just wish I
knew as much as you guys do about Linux, so I could help more.
Rob