On 2/9/07, Richard Werst <rbwe...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is my first post to your list. > > Has there been any problems reported with the back end for the scanmaker > 3600 in Fedora 6? > > The front end recognizes the scanner, and sends it a signal but the > device doesn't actually do anything but make a clicking noise (it > appears to be coming from the motor that drives the belt that moves the > scanning mechanism). It is the same on two machines running FC6, and > the scanner works under XP, > > BTW typing "scanimage -L" into a terminal returns the name of the > scanner, and running the front end as root does not make a difference. > > I have also removed the SANE program and reinstalled it (from an RPM) > with no effect on the response. > > Any help would really be appreciated as I have searched for > troubleshooting tips with out success.
try the man page for the backend: man sane-sm3600 it mentions setting a debug var. try something like this: SANE_DEBUG_SM3600=5 scanimage > foo.pnm 2 > sm3600.log then look thru sm3600.log for hints, or if its small enough, post it here. allan -- "The truth is an offense, but not a sin"
