[sane-devel] EPSON RX 500 USB multi-function device NOW WORKS!!!

[Karl Heinz Kremer]

Can you scan as root? What Linux distribution are you using?


On Sep 26, 2004, at 8:18 AM, Simone Tolotti wrote:

> I've tried this too... But if I update all sane-backends my scanner 
> isn't
> recognized yet............I dunno why!!!
> Alle 11:49, domenica 26 settembre 2004, Scott ha scritto:
>> Also, using the configure option --prefix=/usr will likely yield the
>> same result. use like this:
>> ./configure --prefix=/usr
>>
>> then 'make install' will use /usr and not /usr/local
>>
>> -Scott
>>
>> * metgorna (metgorna@inwind.it) cobbled forth:
>>> This is what I did...:
>>> I installed sane-backends 1.0.14 by mdk rpm
>>> Harddrake recognized my scanner as Epson RX500 flatbed scanner
>>> Downloaded CVS version of sane-backends:
>>>  To use anonymous CVS, use the following commands (just press enter 
>>> when
>>> asked for the password):
>>>
>>>   cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.alioth.debian.org:/cvsroot/sane login
>>>   cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.alioth.debian.org:/cvsroot/sane co
>>> sane-backends
>>>
>>> Built all: ./configure, make (not 'make install', it uses /usr/local
>>> instead of RPM /usr)
>>>
>>> Copied :
>>> sane-backends/backend/libsane-epson.la
>>> sane-backends/backend/.libs/libsane-epson.la
>>> sane-backends/backend/.libs/libsane-epson.so
>>> sane-backends/backend/.libs/libsane-epson.so.1
>>> sane-backends/backend/.libs/libsane-epson.so.1.0.14
>>> in /usr/lib/sane/ (overwrite all)
>>>
>>> Try scanimage or xsane or kooka... NOW WORKS!!! ;-)
>>
>>          .oO Gnea [gnea at garson dot org] Oo.
>>             .oO url [http://gnea.net] Oo.
>>
>> "You can tune a filesystem, but you can't tune a fish." -Kirk McKusick
>
> -- 
> Simone Tolotti
> simontol@inwind.it
>
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