Hi, I'm sending this back to the sane-devel list as I personally don't have much experience with the plustek backend. Still trying to answer...
On Thu, May 15, 2003 at 04:47:31PM -0400, Ernie Schroder wrote: > # SANE_DEBUG_PLUSTEK=255 scanimage -L > [sanei_debug] Setting debug level of plustek to 255. > [plustek] Plustek backend V0.44-10, part of sane-backends 1.0.9 > [plustek] ># Plustek-SANE Backend configuration file< > [plustek] ># For use with Plustek parallel-port scanners and< > [plustek] ># LM9831/2/3 based USB scanners< > [plustek] >< > [plustek] ># For parport devices use the parport section< > [plustek] >#< > [plustek] >[parport]< > [plustek] next device is a PARPORT device > [plustek] >device /dev/pt_drv< > [plustek] Decoding device name >/dev/pt_drv< > [plustek] >< > [plustek] >#< > [plustek] ># leave the default values as specified in /etc/modules.conf< > [plustek] >#< > [plustek] >#option warmup=30< > [plustek] >#option lOffOnEnd=0< > [plustek] >#option lampOff=0< > [plustek] >#option port=0x378< > [plustek] >< > > > > The device node for the pt_drv in /dev does exist and the user has > > access permissions for it? > > there is a /dev/scanner/pt_drv.(no /dev/pt_drv) Permissions are ok: > ls -l /dev/scanner/pt_drv0 > crwxrwxrw- 1 root wheel 40, 0 Dec 31 1969 > /dev/scanner/pt_drv0 The path is wrong. It's /dev/pt_drv. Or change plustek.conf to /dev/scanner/pt_drv. > and as root I do: > scanimage --device-name plustek:/dev/scanner/pt_drv0 > scanimage: open of device plustek:/dev/scanner/pt_drv failed: Error > during device I/O > > should I sym-link /dev/scanner/pt_drv0 to /dev/pt_drv? Yes, that's another way to do it. Bye, Henning
