[sane-devel] sane-avision HP 5370C

[Toby Rees]

On 21 Jul 2014, at 18:37, Benoit Izac <benoit at izac.org> wrote
> Le 21/07/2014 à 08:52, Toby Rees écrivait :
> 
>>>> I own a HP 5370C and it didn't work anymore since firmware checking had been
>>>> added in this commit:
>>>> <https://alioth.debian.org/plugins/scmgit/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=san
>> /sane-backends.git;a=commitdiff;h=fec4800d7da9f14ff3ca8f82b1327ec9aed76318>
>>>> 
>>>> Please, could you revert it?
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> Nobody to do it? Is avision backend no more maintained (no commit for
>>> about two years)?
>>> 
>> 
>> I have the same issue. Were you able to keep the scanner working with an
>> older version?
>> If so can you point me in the right direction?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> You can use any version <= 1.0.22 without modify it.
> 
> I use current stable version (1.0.24) after I modified avision.c in
> backend source directory.
> 
> 1) get the source
> <https://alioth.debian.org/frs/download.php/file/3958/sane-backends-1.0.24.tar.gz>
> 
> 2) search "ScanJet 5370C" in backend/avision.c and modify
>    AV_MULTI_CALIB_CMD | AV_INT_STATUS, AV_FIRMWARE },
> with (this disable firmware checking)
>    AV_MULTI_CALIB_CMD | AV_INT_STATUS, 0},
> 
>  3) recompile backends
> 
>  4) copy new libsane-avision.so.1.0.24 in /usr/lib/sane/ (or where your
>  distribution put sane shared libraries)
> 
> It's working fine after so I don't understand why nodody wants to commit
> the change. :-(
> -- 
> Benoit Izac

Thanks Benoit,

I will give that a try.

Tobes