[sane-devel] scanbd on ubuntu

[Herr Oswald]

Sorry, this probabely is stupid - but I do not know where to begin.
This is the core of my question. (Some hints at sourceforge's project
page could be helpful...)

You wrote that the old ArchLinux instructions will do. OK - I'll try
these and report back.

W

Am Donnerstag, den 01.06.2017, 21:52 +0200 schrieb Wilhelm Meier:
> Well ... what did you test?
> Did you follow some setup guide?
> Did you inspect the log files?
> Did you read the docu of scanbd?
> 
> 
> Am 01.06.2017 um 21:49 schrieb Herr Oswald:
> > I'm using an old 
> > 
> > HP 7400c USB scanner on 
> > ubuntu 16.10, 
> > scanbd 1.4.4-1build1,
> > sane-utils 1.0.27+git20170530-yakkety0
> > 
> > everything as it came - and now I'm a little helpless... ):
> > 
> > W
> > 
> > 
> > Am Donnerstag, den 01.06.2017, 09:35 +0200 schrieb Wilhelm Meier:
> > > Hi Wolf,
> > > 
> > > please provide us with a little bit more information, e.g. what
> > > scanner
> > > type, the contents of your config-files, log-files.
> > > 
> > > Despite from that: you can follow the ArchLinux setup guide.
> > > 
> > > --
> > >  Wilhelm
> > > 
> > > Am 01.06.2017 um 09:14 schrieb Herr Oswald:
> > > > Hello,
> > > > 
> > > > I installed the scanbd package on my ubuntu 16.10 - but could
> > > > not
> > > > find
> > > > a fairly recent set of instructions for the setup.
> > > > 
> > > > There is a very comprehensive one for ArchLinux from 2013,
> > > > there is
> > > > a
> > > > one for ubuntu, but for scanbuttond, which may be outdated as
> > > > well
> > > > -
> > > > and the /etc/scanbd/scanbd.conf does not really speak to me... 
> > > > 
> > > > Does anybody here happen to have a hint? - All I want is the
> > > > scanner to
> > > > make a scan when some button at it is pressed.
> > > > 
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Wolf 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> 
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