I can reproduce the problem I rolled back to 1.0.3, upgraded to 1.0.5 and then upgraded to 1.0.7 See the session log below:
THIS IS A CLEANER VERSION OF THE PREVIOUS MESSAGE: Script started on Mon May 13 09:33:20 2002 [micky]# rpm -Uvh sane-backends-1.0.7-6.i386.rpm sane-backends-devel-1.0.7-6.i386.rpm sane-frontends-1.0.7-2.i386.rpm [micky]# sane-find-scanners # Note that sane-find-scanner will find any scanner that is connected # to a SCSI bus and some scanners that are connected to the Universal # Serial Bus (USB) depending on your OS. It will even find scanners # that are not supported at all by SANE. It won't find a scanner that # is connected to a parallel or proprietary port. sane-find-scanner: found SCSI processor "HP C2500A 3332" at device /dev/scanner sane-find-scanner: found SCSI processor "HP C2500A 3332" at device /dev/sg1 [micky]# scanimage -L No scanners were identified. If you were expecting something different, check that the scanner is plugged in, turned on and detected by the sane-find-scanner tool (if appropriate). Please read the documentation which came with this software (README, FAQ, manpages). [micky]# ls -l /usr/lib/sane total 6832 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 59506 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-abaton.a -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 730 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-abaton.la lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 May 13 09:35 libsane-abaton.so -> libsane-abaton.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 May 13 09:34 libsane-abaton.so.1 -> libsane-abaton.so.1.0.5 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 48269 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-abaton.so.1.0.7 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 67380 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-agfafocus.a -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 751 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-agfafocus.la lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 May 13 09:35 libsane-agfafocus.so -> libsane-agfafocus.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 May 13 09:34 libsane-agfafocus.so.1 -> libsane-agfafocus.so.1.0.5 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 58253 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-agfafocus.so.1.0.7 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 73640 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-apple.a -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 723 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-apple.la lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 13 09:35 libsane-apple.so -> libsane-apple.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 13 09:34 libsane-apple.so.1 -> libsane-apple.so.1.0.5 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 60687 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-apple.so.1.0.7 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 89532 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-artec.a -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 723 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-artec.la lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 13 09:35 libsane-artec.so -> libsane-artec.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 13 09:34 libsane-artec.so.1 -> libsane-artec.so.1.0.5 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 78088 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-artec.so.1.0.7 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 37488 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-as6e.a -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 716 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-as6e.la [...] [micky]# rpm -e --nodeps sane-backends [micky]# ls -l /usr/lib/sane total 3744 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 59506 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-abaton.a -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 730 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-abaton.la lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 May 13 09:35 libsane-abaton.so -> libsane-abaton.so.1.0.7 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 67380 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-agfafocus.a -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 751 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-agfafocus.la lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 May 13 09:35 libsane-agfafocus.so -> libsane-agfafocus.so.1.0.7 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 73640 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-apple.a -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 723 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-apple.la lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 13 09:35 libsane-apple.so -> libsane-apple.so.1.0.7 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 89532 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-artec.a -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 723 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-artec.la lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 13 09:35 libsane-artec.so -> libsane-artec.so.1.0.7 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 37488 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-as6e.a -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 716 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-as6e.la lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 May 13 09:35 libsane-as6e.so -> libsane-as6e.so.1.0.7 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 77640 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-avision.a -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 737 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-avision.la lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 May 13 09:35 libsane-avision.so -> libsane-avision.so.1.0.7 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 100770 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-bh.a -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 702 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-bh.la lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 May 13 09:35 libsane-bh.so -> libsane-bh.so.1.0.7 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 95344 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-canon.a -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 723 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-canon.la lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 13 09:35 libsane-canon.so -> libsane-canon.so.1.0.7 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 93810 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-coolscan.a -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 744 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-coolscan.la lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 May 13 09:35 libsane-coolscan.so -> libsane-coolscan.so.1.0.7 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 42716 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-dc210.a -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 723 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-dc210.la [...] [micky]# rpm -ivh sane-backends-1.0.7-6.i386.rpm [micky]# ls -l /usr/lib/sane total 6832 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 59506 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-abaton.a -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 730 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-abaton.la lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 May 13 09:35 libsane-abaton.so -> libsane-abaton.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 May 13 09:46 libsane-abaton.so.1 -> libsane-abaton.so.1.0.7 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 48269 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-abaton.so.1.0.7 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 67380 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-agfafocus.a -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 751 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-agfafocus.la lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 May 13 09:35 libsane-agfafocus.so -> libsane-agfafocus.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 May 13 09:46 libsane-agfafocus.so.1 -> libsane-agfafocus.so.1.0.7 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 58253 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-agfafocus.so.1.0.7 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 73640 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-apple.a -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 723 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-apple.la lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 13 09:35 libsane-apple.so -> libsane-apple.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 13 09:46 libsane-apple.so.1 -> libsane-apple.so.1.0.7 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 60687 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-apple.so.1.0.7 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 89532 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-artec.a -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 723 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-artec.la lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 13 09:35 libsane-artec.so -> libsane-artec.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 13 09:46 libsane-artec.so.1 -> libsane-artec.so.1.0.7 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 78088 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-artec.so.1.0.7 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 37488 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-as6e.a -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 716 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-as6e.la lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 May 13 09:35 libsane-as6e.so -> libsane-as6e.so.1.0.7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 May 13 09:46 libsane-as6e.so.1 -> libsane-as6e.so.1.0.7 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 29876 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-as6e.so.1.0.7 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 77640 Mar 4 15:31 libsane-avision.a [...] [micky]# sane-find-scanner # Note that sane-find-scanner will find any scanner that is connected # to a SCSI bus and some scanners that are connected to the Universal # Serial Bus (USB) depending on your OS. It will even find scanners # that are not supported at all by SANE. It won't find a scanner that # is connected to a parallel or proprietary port. sane-find-scanner: found SCSI processor "HP C2500A 3332" at device /dev/scanner sane-find-scanner: found SCSI processor "HP C2500A 3332" at device /dev/sg1 [micky]# scanimage -L device `hp:/dev/sg1' is a Hewlett-Packard C2500A flatbed scanner device `hp:/dev/scanner' is a Hewlett-Packard C2500A flatbed scanner [micky]# exit exit Script done on Mon May 13 09:50:20 2002
