not that going back to linux would be all that bad :), but how about getting a debug log for the plustek backend:
SANE_DEBUG_PLUSTEK=255 scanimage -L 2>plustek-osx.log that log should give some clue. if the log is empty, the plustek backend is not getting loaded... allan On Thu, 22 Jun 2006, Marc Freitag wrote: > Hi, > > I have a Canoscan Lide 30 which used to work just fine with SANE under > Linux. But I had to change my GNU/Linux laptop for a PowerBook and now > things are getting more complex... First, the Canon doesn't provide a > Twain driver but only some kind of photoshop plug--in. Of course, I > don't have photoshop and the application given by Canon to use their > plug-in in a "stand alone" way (Canoscan Toolbox) is of very, very > poor quality. Anyway, I'd like to use the scanner with all the fine > opensource software, in particular the Gimp. > > Here is what I get, when I run "sane-find-scanner": > > found USB scanner (vendor=0x04a9 [Canon], product=0x220e [CanoScan], > chip=LM983x?) at libusb:003:002-04a9-220e-ff-00 > > Notice the (I think) tell-tale "?" > > But then, "scanimage -L" doesn't find a thing. > > The backend for this scanner appears to be the plustek one. I have the > plustek.conf file (in /sw/etc/sane.d as SANE was installed with fink). > I have tried different things in this file, including putting > > [usb] 0x04a9 0x220e > device auto > > or > > device libusb:003:002-04a9-220e-ff-00 > > or > > device libusb:003:002 > > But in no case is the scanner seen by scanimage... > > Is there a solution other than buy another scanner (or go back to Linux)?? > > > Marc > > > > > > -- "so don't tell us it can't be done, putting down what you don't know. money isn't our god, integrity will free our souls" - Max Cavalera
