<div dir="ltr">All 3 scanning programs mentioned above now work (on LInux Mint); gscan2pdf v1.2.3 offers the best (pdf) image.<br><br>Thank you to all who contributed to the solution!</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 8:33 PM, m. allan noah <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kitno455@gmail.com" target="_blank">kitno455@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">You may need to re-install the firmware file now.<br>
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allan<br>
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On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 9:12 PM, Crusader <<a href="mailto:crusader222@gmail.com">crusader222@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> My post upgrade update can be found here.<br>
><br>
> On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 7:37 PM, Crusader <<a href="mailto:crusader222@gmail.com">crusader222@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Continued support is greatly appreciated.<br>
>><br>
>> I installed the update as suggested above. After that, I ran the following<br>
>> programs with the results shown:<br>
>><br>
>> From the Xsane Image scanning program, I continue to get the "Failed to<br>
>> start scanner: Out of memory" message.<br>
>><br>
>> From the Simple Scan program, I got the message, "Failed to scan Unable to<br>
>> start scan."<br>
>><br>
>> From the gscan2pdf v1.2.3, I got the message, "Out of Memory."<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Since I was getting the same errors, I ran the "SANE_DEBUG_EPJITSU=5<br>
>> scanimage -L" command and realized the sane-backends version had not<br>
>> upgraded (still showed "sane-backends 1.0.23"). Since I wasn't sure about<br>
>> how to "install" the new version, I checked Rolf Bensch website which had an<br>
>> installation link, which brought me to the "sudo apt-get dist-upgrade"<br>
>> command - which I (foolishly?) ran. Seemingly, this is upgrading the whole<br>
>> distro. The "upgrade" continues as I write (has been running for quite a<br>
>> while). I am not sure what I did. When the upgrade completes (and I come out<br>
>> alive), I will run the version command to see if the sane-backends version<br>
>> also updated (among the seemingly million things). I said "No" to many<br>
>> installation options (have no idea what they meant), but did say "Yes" to<br>
>> installing the new sane-backends version.<br>
>><br>
>> I will update you on the outcome of the sane-backends version; however,<br>
>> now the question is: what am I updating, do I need it, and is this going to<br>
>> harm my laptop (and me)?<br>
>><br>
>> On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 7:17 AM, abel deuring <<a href="mailto:adeuring@gmx.net">adeuring@gmx.net</a>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Am 23.06.2017 um 13:41 schrieb Crusader:<br>
>>> > Thank you for identifying the problem, Allan. Your finding brings me<br>
>>> > very close to resolving the issue.<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > My distro (Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon 64 bit, Cinnamon Version 2.8.8)<br>
>>> > does<br>
>>> > not have an update to sane-backends version 1.0.27, and as you pointed<br>
>>> > out, compiling is complicated (I tried it). I am open to suggestions.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Since Mint is based on Ubuntu, Rolf Bensch's PPA can help you:<br>
>>><br>
>>> <a href="https://launchpad.net/~rolfbensch/+archive/ubuntu/sane-release" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://launchpad.net/~<wbr>rolfbensch/+archive/ubuntu/<wbr>sane-release</a><br>
>>><br>
>>> It provides the most recent Sane release. Just follow the instructions<br>
>>> "Adding this PPA to your system" from that page and then run<br>
>>><br>
>>> sudo apt-get upgrade<br>
>>><br>
>>> Abel<br>
>>><br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > In the interim, I will take this issue back to the Linux Mint forum and<br>
>>> > see if I can get further help there.<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > Your support is greatly appreciated!<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 8:02 PM, m. allan noah <<a href="mailto:kitno455@gmail.com">kitno455@gmail.com</a><br>
>>> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:kitno455@gmail.com">kitno455@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 7:46 PM, Crusader <<a href="mailto:crusader222@gmail.com">crusader222@gmail.com</a><br>
>>> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:crusader222@gmail.com">crusader222@gmail.com</a>><wbr>> wrote:<br>
>>> > ><br>
>>> > > 3. run 'SANE_DEBUG_EPJITSU=5 scanimage -L' and send the output<br>
>>> > text to<br>
>>> > > this list- I want to see what version of sane you are running.<br>
>>> > > a@a-UL80VT ~ $ SANE_DEBUG_EPJITSU=5 scanimage -L<br>
>>> > > [sanei_debug] Setting debug level of epjitsu to 5.<br>
>>> > > [epjitsu] sane_init: epjitsu backend 1.0.20, from sane-backends<br>
>>> > 1.0.23<br>
>>> > > [epjitsu] load_fw: firmware already loaded?<br>
>>> > > device `epjitsu:libusb:002:004' is a FUJITSU ScanSnap S1100<br>
>>> > scanner<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > Well, there is your problem, you are running an ancient version of<br>
>>> > sane-backends, which does not support this scanner fully. You will<br>
>>> > need to upgrade to something more recent. 1.0.25 was the first<br>
>>> > version<br>
>>> > that supported this scanner, but 1.0.27 would be better, as it<br>
>>> > contains some fixes. You should see if your distro has some kind of<br>
>>> > updated package you could load. If not, you will have to compile<br>
>>> > from<br>
>>> > source, which is more complicated.<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > allan<br>
>>> > --<br>
>>> > "well, I stand up next to a mountain- and I chop it down with the<br>
>>> > edge<br>
>>> > of my hand"<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> ><br>
>>> ><br>
>>> ><br>
>>><br>
>><br>
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