Hello Rob, Please read chapter "Installation" of README.linux: http://www.sane-project.org/README.linux. You will get the latest version of README.linux if you fetch latest Sane from git.
Cheers, Rolf Am 20.01.2013 09:38, schrieb Rob Hill: > > -- Hello list, > > I am unable to install the scanner on a Canon MP270 printer/scanner on > a Debian Wheezy 32-bit stystem. > > Scanimage -V gives: > > scanimage (sane-backends) 1.0.22; backend version 1.0.22 > > The scanner is detected. Scanimage -L gives: > > device `v4l:/dev/video0' is a Noname Integrated Camera virtual device > device `pixma:04A9173B_829B41' is a CANON Canon PIXMA MP270 > multi-function peripheral > > sane-find-scanner gives: > > found USB scanner (vendor=0x04a9 [Canon], product=0x173b [MP270 > series]) at libusb:003:002 > > The directory /dev/usb/ contains lp0 (from the printer part of the > mp270) but no scanner device. > > If I try > > $ scanimage >file.pnm > > > I get: > > scanimage: sane_start: Invalid argument > > I've looked at the sane installation howto, and tried to create a > device manually, but with the same result. > > Any help will be appreciated. > > > > Rob > >