Hi, On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 08:47:12PM +0000, Alexis wrote: > > > The scanner is a Primax Colorado 19200 usb, btw, reported to work. > > > > Supported by which backend? Cant't find it anywhere. > > The backend is provided by the patch supplied by Steven. For more info look > here: http://viceo.orcon.net.nz
Ah, yes. Your scanner is in the PROJECTS list, but the vendor name "Primax" is missing so my grep didn't find it. I'll add it. > There is also a patch for the kernel and some support files. > > > > > A missing library file seemed as good a place to start as any. I can > > > post some debugging output if you like. > > > The snippet of output attached is the same I sent to Steve, the viceo stuff > is what is supposed to support my scanner. There did not appear to be any > other errors. I had plenty of warnings at build time but no errors, not that > I particularly looked, and experience says not to worry about warnings. > [dll] load: dlopen() failed (/usr/local/lib/sane/libsane-viceo.so.1: > undefined symbol: __gxx_personality_v0) The error says that the viceo libray uses symbols (e.g. functions) that aren't implemented anywhere. So I guess it must be linked to another library. Probably a bug in the build system somewhere. I have no idea where "__gxx_personality_v0" comes from. That means, the driver isn't loaded at all. > I have made the (perhaps erronous) assumption that sane would detect my > scanner even without the relevant patches, although it can't drive it. This > seems to not be the case however, (the Mandrake supplied rpm version > certainly doesn't), although an older sane picked up my cdr/w. sane-find-scanner should be able to find your scanner anyway. Bye, Henning
