Ok, got the tar.gz for version 1.0.15, configure/make/make install One small change to /etc/ld.so.conf to include /usr/local/lib/sane and ... it works :-))
I can scan as root now. Next on the agenda: scanning as ordinary user in FC2. Many thx Oliver for pointing me in the right direction. rgds, Koen Oliver Schwartz wrote: >Hi, > > > >>Here's my experience with snapscan 1212U on fedora core 2. kernel >>2.6.8-1.521smp >> >>Problem is : >> >>* sane-find-scanner always detects the scanner >>* After plugging the scanner to the machine, scanimage -L detects >>the scanner exactly ONCE. >>* A second execution of scanimage -L reports no scanners found. >>* Plugging the scanner and immediately starting xsane reports an >>I/O error. >> >> > > > >>[root@xiii root]# rpm -qa | grep sane >>libsane-hpoj-0.91-7 >>sane-backends-1.0.13-7 >>xsane-0.92-10 >>sane-frontends-1.0.11-4 >>xsane-gimp-0.92-10 >>sane-backends-devel-1.0.13-7 >> >> > >There's a known bug in sane-backends 1.0.13 when using the snapscan >backend, libusb and certain versions of the Agfa 1212u. It should be >fixed in sane-backends 1.0.15 > >/Oliver > > > -- my new email address is : __ _____ __ __ / /_____ ___ ___ / ___ \/ /_____ __ _ ___ _ / / ___ / '_/ _ \/ -_) _ \/ / _ `/ '_/ _ \/ ' \/ _ `/ / _ \/ -_) /_/\_\\___/\__/_//_/\ \_,_/_/\_\\___/_/_/_/\_,_(_)_.__/\__/ \___/ [ ascii art http://www.network-science.de/ascii/ ] -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content, and is believed to be clean.