That (ancient) version of Ubuntu comes with sane-backends 1.0.19, AFAIK. The hp 2100 is listed as completely supported in that version, and there have been no major updates to the plustek backend in 3 years. It is highly unlikely that recompiling will help your problem.
allan On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Mike Dorey <mike.dorey at hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > Dear SANE developers > > I'm trying to get my hp scanjet 2100c flatbed scanner working with SANE > under Ubuntu 8.04LTS but I realise I'm completely out of my depth.? I?m > currently trying to find someone who could lead me through this maze in > words of one syllable (or less).... > > SANE appears to recognise my scanner, but when I press 'scan' the thing just > makes a 'clunk' and stops.? A similar noise is heard if I then press > 'cancel'.? It seems that someone else has experienced this before: > http://newyork.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1248834 > > I visited the SANE-project website and found a link to a backend that > supported my scanner: > http://www.gjaeger.de/scanner/plustek/??? (backend file: > plustek-usb-0.52-3.tar.tar).? Further reading revealed that this needed to > be compiled into something that could be used by Ubuntu (something I?ve > never done before). > > At this point I discovered the excellently-written? HowTo?? document: > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingEasyHowTo.? My optimism soared > (!) and I decided to have a go.? I got to the point in Step 3 where it says > ?This newly-created directory will contain a file called 'configure'? - mine > didn't(!!) As optimism gave way to desperation, I tried running anything > that looked remotely like it might be a configuration file (as a few more > besides). > > If there?s anyone out there who can help, I?d be grateful if you?d get in > touch. > > Thanks > > Mike > > > > -- > sane-devel mailing list: sane-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel > Unsubscribe: Send mail with subject "unsubscribe your_password" > ? ? ? ? ? ? to sane-devel-request at lists.alioth.debian.org > -- "The truth is an offense, but not a sin"
