[sane-devel] scanbd with old udev version

Sander Devrieze s.devrieze at gmail.com
Wed Aug 21 10:19:16 UTC 2013


2013/8/21 Wilhelm <wilhelm.meier at fh-kl.de>

> <snip>
>
>>
>>     /usr/local/sbin/scanbd/dll.__**conf
>>
>
>
> what is the contents of this file?
>
>
> The directory /usr/local/sbin/scanbd does not exist. I think you mean
/usr/local/etc/scanbd. These are the items in that directory:

abaton.conf         bh.conf         coolscan3.conf     dll.d
 genesys.conf     hp.conf       ma1509.conf    mustek_usb.conf
plustek_pp.conf  scanbd.conf     st400.conf    test.script
action.script         canon630u.conf  coolscan.conf     dmc.conf
 geniusvp2.conf  hpsj5s.conf   magicolor.conf    nec.conf     qcam.conf
  scanner.d     stv680.conf    u12.conf
agfafocus.conf         canon.conf      dc210.conf         epjitsu.conf
 gphoto2.conf     hs2p.conf     matsushita.conf    net.conf
 ricoh.conf      sceptre.conf     tamarack.conf    umax1220u.conf
apple.conf         canon_dr.conf   dc240.conf         epson2.conf
 gt68xx.conf     ibm.conf      microtek2.conf    p5.conf
 rts8891.conf      sharp.conf     teco1.conf    umax.conf
artec.conf         canon_pp.conf   dc25.conf         epson.conf
 hp3900.conf     kodak.conf    microtek.conf    pie.conf     s9036.conf
  sm3840.conf     teco2.conf    umax_pp.conf
artec_eplus48u.conf  cardscan.conf   dell1600n_net.conf  example.script
hp4200.conf     leo.conf      mustek.conf    pixma.conf     saned.conf
snapscan.conf  teco3.conf    v4l.conf
avision.conf         coolscan2.conf  dll.conf         fujitsu.conf
 hp5400.conf     lexmark.conf  mustek_pp.conf    plustek.conf
 scanadf.script   sp15c.conf     test.conf    xerox_mfp.conf

Which one do you need to see? I already showed you dll.conf.


>
>>
>> Ok, that seems to help. Maybe the readme file should be more clear that
>> you need to copy the config files and not the directory "sane.d" in
>> here. scanbd seems to work. However, sane does not recognize the scanner:
>>
>> scanimage: no SANE devices found
>>
>> Any idea what can be wrong?
>>
>>     /usr/local/etc/scanbd/scanbd._**_conf
>>
>>
This file does not exist. I only have /usr/local/etc/scanbd/scanbd.conf as
shown in my previous mail:


>
>> # global settings
>> global {
>>          # turn on debugging
>>
>>          # log to console
>>          debug   = true
>>
>>          # debug logging
>>          # 1=error, 2=warn, 3=info, 4-7=debug
>>          debug-level = 7
>>
>>          # drop priviliges to this user
>>          #=============================
>>          # Linux:
>>          # user    = saned # root
>>          # *BSD
>>          # user    = root
>>          user    = saned
>>
>>          # Group to be used
>>          #=================
>>          # Linux (most distributions use the lp group to access scanners)
>>          # group   = lp
>>          # ArchLinux (ArchLinux uses the scanner group)
>>          # group = scanner
>>          #
>>          # *BSD (no group lp here, use daemon instead)
>>          # group   = daemon # root
>>          #
>>          group   = saned
>>          # the saned executable for manager-mode
>>          saned   = "/usr/sbin/saned"
>>          saned_opt  = {} # string-list
>>          saned_env  = { "SANE_CONFIG_DIR=/usr/local/**etc/scanbd" } #
>> list
>> of environment vars for saned
>>
>>          # Scriptdir specifies where scanbs normally looks for scripts.
>>          # The scriptdir option can be defined as:
>>          #   - a path relative to the configuations (<path>/etc/scanbd)
>> directory
>>          #   - an abosolute path
>>          # Examples:
>>          # scriptdir = scripts
>>          # sets scriptdir to <path>/etc/scripts.
>>          # scriptdir = /some/path
>>          # sets scriptdir to the specified absolute path
>>          # Default scriptdir is <path>/etc/scanbd, this is normally
>> appropriate
>>          # scriptdir =
>>
>>          # scanbuttond_backends_dir sets the path where scanbd looks for
>> the scanbuttond backends
>>          # It can be defined as relative path, starting from the scanbd
>> config directory or
>>          # as an absolute path
>>          # Default is <libdir>/scanbd/scanbutond/**backends
>>          # Example
>>          # scanbuttond_backends_dir =
>> "/usr/local/lib/scanbd/**scanbuttond/backends"
>>
>>          # poll timeout in [ms]
>>          # (for polling the devices)
>>          timeout = 500
>>
>>          pidfile = "/var/run/scanbd.pid"
>>
>>          # env-vars for the scripts
>>          environment {
>>                  # pass the device label as below in this env-var
>>                  device = "SCANBD_DEVICE"
>>                  # pass the action label as below in this env-var
>>                  action = "SCANBD_ACTION"
>>          }
>>
>>          # function definitions
>>          # values of the options are simply passed via env-vars
>>
>>          function function_knob {
>>                  filter = "^message.*"
>>                  desc   = "The value of the function knob / wheel /
>> selector"
>>                  env    = "SCANBD_FUNCTION"
>>          }
>>          function function_mode {
>>                  filter = "^mode.*"
>>                  desc   = "Color mode"
>>                  env    = "SCANBD_FUNCTION_MODE"
>>          }
>>
>>          multiple_actions = true # allow multiple actions per option (up
>> to the total amount of options)
>>          # action definitions
>>          # if the filter matches and the value changes
>>          # from from-value to to-value,
>>          # <script> is executed
>>          # <script> is the full pathname (do not include any parameters)
>>          # if parameters are needed, write a script
>>
>>          # since we can have only a most one action for each option, the
>> action-script
>>          # can use the function definition (see above) to distinguish
>> different tasks
>>          # (e.g. use the env-var SCANBD_FUNCTION defined above)
>>
>>          action scan {
>>                  filter = "^scan.*"
>>                  numerical-trigger {
>>                          from-value = 1
>>                          to-value   = 0
>>                  }
>>                  desc   = "Scan to file"
>>                  # script must be an relative path starting from
>> scriptdir (see above),
>>                  # or an absolute pathname.
>>                  # It must contain the path to the action script without
>> arguments
>>                  # Absolute path example: script = "/some/path/foo.script
>>                  script = "test.script"
>>          }
>>          action email {
>>                  filter = "^email$"
>>                 string-trigger {
>>                          from-value  = ""
>>                          to-value    = "^email.*"
>>                  }
>>                  desc   = "Scan to email"
>>                  # script must be an relative path starting from
>> scriptdir (see above),
>>                  # or an absolute pathname.
>>                  # It must contain the path to the action script without
>> arguments
>>                  # Absolute path example: script = "/some/path/foo.script
>>                  script = "test.script"
>>          }
>>          action copy {
>>                  filter = "^copy$"
>>                  string-trigger {
>>                          from-value  = ""
>>                          to-value    = "^copy.*"
>>                  }
>>                  desc   = "Copy to printer"
>>                  # script must be an relative path starting from
>> scriptdir (see above),
>>                  # or an absolute pathname.
>>                  # It must contain the path to the action script without
>> arguments
>>                  # Absolute path example: script = "/some/path/foo.script
>>                  script = "test.script"
>>          }
>>          action preview {
>>                  filter = "^preview$"
>>                  numerical-trigger {
>>                          from-value = 1
>>                          to-value   = 0
>>                  }
>>                  desc   = "Preview"
>>                  # script must be an relative path starting from
>> scriptdir (see above),
>>                  # or an absolute pathname.
>>                  # It must contain the path to the action script without
>> arguments
>>                  # Absolute path example: script = "/some/path/foo.script
>>                  script = "test.script"
>>          }
>>          action globaltest {
>>                  filter = "^message.*"
>>                  desc   = "Test (print all env vars)"
>>                  # script must be an relative path starting from
>> scriptdir (see above),
>>                  # or an absolute pathname.
>>                  # It must contain the path to the action script without
>> arguments
>>                  # Absolute path example: script = "/some/path/foo.script
>>                  script = "test.script"
>>          }
>> }
>>
>> # include
>> # include another file at this point. This may only occur outside
>> general and devices blocks
>> # an include statement may be relative (to the direcory where
>> scanbd.conf is located or aboslute
>> # include("scanner.d/myscanner.**conf")
>> # include("/my/long/path/**myscanner.conf")
>>
>> # devices
>> # each device can have actions and functions, you can disable not
>> relevant devices
>> include(scanner.d/avision.**conf)
>> include(scanner.d/fujitsu.**conf)
>> include(scanner.d/hp.conf)
>> include(scanner.d/pixma.conf)
>> include(scanner.d/snapscan.**conf)
>> include(scanner.d/canon.conf)
>>
>>     and show the env-vars for the user starting the scanbd (root).
>>
>>
>> TERM=xterm
>> SHELL=/bin/bash
>> OLDPWD=/root
>> SSH_TTY=/dev/pts/0
>> USER=root
>> MAIL=/var/mail/root
>> PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/**local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/**sbin:/bin
>> PWD=/usr/local/etc/scanbd
>> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>> SHLVL=1
>> HOME=/root
>> LOGNAME=root
>> SANE_CONFIG_DIR=/usr/local/**etc/scanbd
>> _=/usr/bin/env
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>         Thanks for helping me out!
>>
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: foreground
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: config-file:
>>         /usr/local/etc/scanbd/scanbd._**_conf
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: reading config file
>>         /usr/local/etc/scanbd/scanbd._**_conf
>>
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: debug on: level: 7
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: dropping privs to uid saned
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: dropping privs to gid saned
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: drop privileges to gid: 109
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: Running as effective gid 109
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: drop privileges to uid: 104
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: Running as effective uid 104
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: dbus_init
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: dbus match
>>         type='signal',interface='org._**_freedesktop.Hal.Manager'
>>
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: sane version 1.0
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: Scanning for local-only devices
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: start_sane_threads
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: start dbus thread
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: timeout: 500 ms
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: Iteration on dbus call
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: udev init
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: get udev monitor
>>         libudev: udev_monitor_enable_receiving: bind failed: Operation
>>         not permitted
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: Can't enable udev receiving
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: Can't init udev
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: Iteration on dbus call
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: Iteration on dbus call
>>         /usr/local/sbin/scanbd: Iteration on dbus call
>>
>>         --
>>         Kind Regards,
>>         Sander Devrieze
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>     --
>>     Wilhelm
>>     w.meier at unix.net <mailto:w.meier at unix.net>
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Wilhelm
> w.meier at unix.net
>
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