Hi Rolf, Thanks for your quick response!
The links as described in README.linux were automatically set by the build process. But Linux Mint13 expects the libs at /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu Cheers, Heini Herzlichen Dank! On Mon, 2012-09-03 at 16:44 +0200, Rolf Bensch wrote: > Hi Heini, > > please read README.linux for details. > > Your "new" scanimage uses the "old" distro's libsane. > > I would prefer setting symbolic links, as described in README.linux. > > If you want to replace the distro's libsane, then you should also use > the --bindir and --libdir parameters. --libdir must link to the > installation place of your distro's libsane, e.g. --libdir="/usr/lib". I > don't remember the correct path for Mint13. > > Cheers, > Rolf > > > Am 03.09.2012 10:40, schrieb Heini X: > > Hello, > > > > I am using Linux Mint 13 and try to use a CanoScan 9000F up to now > > without success. > > > > My procedure: > > > > Dowloaded sane backends 1.0.23, unpacked and in the source dir I did: > > > > > > ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var > > make > > sudo make install > > > > > > > > sane-find-scanner > > > > # sane-find-scanner will now attempt to detect your scanner. If the > > # result is different from what you expected, first make sure your > > # scanner is powered up and properly connected to your computer. > > > > # No SCSI scanners found. If you expected something different, make > > sure that > > # you have loaded a kernel SCSI driver for your SCSI adapter. > > > > found USB scanner (vendor=0x04a9 [Canon], product=0x1908 [CanoScan]) at > > libusb:002:006 > > # Your USB scanner was (probably) detected. It may or may not be > > supported by > > # SANE. Try scanimage -L and read the backend's manpage. > > > > # Not checking for parallel port scanners. > > > > # Most Scanners connected to the parallel port or other proprietary > > ports > > # can't be detected by this program. > > > > # You may want to run this program as root to find all devices. Once > > you > > # found the scanner devices, be sure to adjust access permissions as > > # necessary. > > > > > > And now: > > scanimage -V > > scanimage (sane-backends) 1.0.23; backend version 1.0.22 > > > > scanimage -L > > > > No scanners were identified. If you were expecting something different, > > check that the scanner is plugged in, turned on and detected by the > > sane-find-scanner tool (if appropriate). Please read the documentation > > which came with this software (README, FAQ, manpages). > > > > > > sudo scanimage -L > > gives the same result. > > > > Any ideas what I am doing wrong? > > > > > > Best wishes > > > > Heini > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
