<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><u class="">Present Configuration</u><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Hardware:</div><div class="">A DIY “Hackintosh” Mini ITX Computer;</div><div class="">Gigabyte GA-H87N-WIFI motherboard, Intel Core i7 4770K CPU, 16 GB RAM, Samsung 840 EVO SSD 250 GB, in Thermaltake SD101 case.</div><div class="">HP Scanjet 4070 Photosmart Scanner</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Software:</div><div class="">Mac OS X 10.10.3 “Yosemite” with boot software by <a href="http://tonymacx86.com" class="">tonymacx86.com</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">What Works:</div><div class="">Scanner works perfectly with alternate computer Macintosh PowerPC G5 using HP “Image Zone” software.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">What Does Not Work:</div><div class="">1. Scanner used with latest "HP Scan" App installed on the “Hackintosh.” Following error message appears:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><img height="134" width="393" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" apple-inline="yes" id="1D982ECA-D7FF-4102-B496-A1533EF04ECA" src="cid:D850AA55-9DEE-436F-9A2D-82F781D31635" class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">2. Attempt to use SANE software to access scanner from the “Hackintosh.”</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Have downloaded all relevant software from the following websites: <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/hp3900-series/" class="">http://sourceforge.net/projects/hp3900-series/</a> ; <a href="http://www.ellert.se/twain-sane/" class="">http://www.ellert.se/twain-sane/</a> (binaries only)</div><div class="">The SANE Preference Pane is installed and working. The configuration file for the hp3900 scanner is checked, as shown:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><img height="126" width="520" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" apple-inline="yes" id="7FE768DD-224F-42B9-BE42-E05E85F77C7E" src="cid:7EE55F93-180C-4122-9ECE-EAE5E31D0D67" class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I did click the “Configure” button, but there was no apparent change, i.e. the button did not light. (If the “Saned” button is clicked, the resulting field is empty. Double-clicking the hp3900 item shows a list which includes the HP 4070 scanner, so I assume it is the correct selection.)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">In the "hp3900-series_0.12” folder downloaded from the first website linked above, there is a file called “INSTALL.sh” and another called “COMPILE.sh” which look like Terminal scripts.</div><div class="">I tried double-clicking each one in turn. The result was that the Mac OS “Terminal” app opened and showed these error messages:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><img height="244" width="575" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" apple-inline="yes" id="1041AD1E-C2D0-4245-BDBE-784792DCB2B5" src="cid:8374D002-33CC-4883-B583-765A8AFBEA65" class=""> <img height="143" width="586" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" apple-inline="yes" id="56316B94-3BC8-4D41-9C32-11A9522D12F0" src="cid:B8147B87-982C-4657-A79D-64D14AD8D182" class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Apparently the Terminal app is not happy with the “test: -eq:” program statement. I know nothing about C programming. Can you help with this?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Please know that I had one success with all the above: If I run the Terminal command “scan image > test.pnm” from <a href="http://www.ellert.se/twain-sane/faq.html" class="">this website</a>, I do in fact get a correct scan operation and a “.pnm” image on my hard disk. However, I have no idea how to proceed since the linked page goes on to treat a failure, and no words at all about what to do if it succeeds!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I attempted to use Graphic Converter (version 9.7) File/Scan mode, which offer the options of “Scan with Image Capture,” “Scan with TWAIN…”, and “Select TWAIN Scanner Data Source…” but none of these work; device is not shown in any of the three windows, as well as in Preview and Apple’s Image Capture.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This in spite of the fact that the 4070 Scanner shows up in my Mac OS X “About this Mac/System Report” list, as shown below:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><img height="165" width="301" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" apple-inline="yes" id="8140DC5C-7956-4965-94B6-F581C3CC5DFF" src="cid:8F11F99E-5BE9-46EF-AF36-7A0E23DF3D72" class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Bottom Line: I have no idea where to go from here! Please help if you can.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks for reading!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">—— Bill Strohm</div></body></html>