> > Hi, > > > > scanner help needed. > > > > I just installed a fresh Debian 2.2R3 and wanted to scan. > > So I installed sane. > > > > But when I run xscanimage it says it can't find any devices. > > > > That makes me wonder, because: > > > > During bootup the the BIOS finds my SCSI scanner. > > During Linux load, Linux finds my SCSI scanner. > > I can see my scanner in /proc/scsi/scsi > > When I run find-scanner, find-scanner finds my SCSI scanner on /dev/sg0 and > > on > > my link /dev/scanner. > > > > The scanner is a Mustek MFS 6000CX, which, according to the SANE homepage, > > is supported by the SANE version (1.0.1) on Debian 2.2R3. > > It's a SCSI scanner connected to an Adaptec 2930U SCSI controller, which is > > also supported on Debian 2.2R3. > > > > Now I'm clueless. > > Why can't xscanimage find the scanner when the rest of the system can? > > > Have you tried xsane? It's deemed to be a little better at this. Works > for me.
Same thing with xsane I'm afraid. I'm getting to the point where I'm thinking about risking a messup by installing the latest sane package from testing. Noone has been able to help so far :o( Best regards Johnny :o)
