The hplip make install only adds the "hpaio" line to the dll.conf. It does not remove anything. This sounds like a Gentoo problem.
Hope this helps. On 11/26/06, Fco. Lloret <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have an HP Laserjet 1320 printer attached via USb to my gentoo Linux box. > No problems (at this moment) with the printer. > > But i have an Agfa Snapscan e50 scanner. It works Ok with xsane using the > snapscan backend. But today i found that the scanner si stop working in my > system. > > Investigating the cause, i find that HPLIP installation modify the > /etc/sane.d/dll.conf file, preventing a not-HP scanner to work correctly. I'm > not sure if this is a hplip problem or a Gentoo ebuild related problem. > Adding "snapscan" in a new line in the file or restoring the old contents > allows my Agfa scanner to work correctly. > > The equery utility reports that the /etc/sane.d/dll.conf file is related to > the two packages: > > # equery b /etc/sane.d/dll.conf > [ Searching for file(s) /etc/sane.d/dll.conf in *... ] > media-gfx/sane-backends-1.0.18-r2 (/etc/sane.d/dll.conf) > net-print/hplip-1.6.10 (/etc/sane.d/dll.conf) > > I think my be a good idea if hplip installation add a line for hpaio in the > /etc/sane.d/dll.conf file without deleting provious content (or better, > adding the line only if isn't yet present in the file). > > After installation of hplip the /etc/sane.d/dll.conf file contains: > > # cat dll.conf > hpaio > > > While the original /etc/sane.d/dll.conf file contents installed by > sane-backends is: > > # cat dll.conf > # enable the next line if you want to allow access through the network: > net > abaton > agfafocus > apple > avision > artec > artec_eplus48u > as6e > bh > canon > canon630u > #canon_pp > coolscan > coolscan2 > #dc25 > #dc210 > #dc240 > dell1600n_net > dmc > epson > fujitsu > #gphoto2 > genesys > gt68xx > hp > hpsj5s > hp3500 > hp4200 > hp5400 > ibm > leo > lexmark > ma1509 > matsushita > microtek > microtek2 > mustek > #mustek_pp > mustek_usb > mustek_usb2 > nec > niash > pie > pint > pixma > plustek > #plustek_pp > #pnm > qcam > ricoh > s9036 > sceptre > sharp > sm3600 > sm3840 > snapscan > sp15c > #st400 > #stv680 > tamarack > teco1 > teco2 > teco3 > #test > u12 > umax > #umax_pp > umax1220u > v4l > # > # The following backends are not included in the sane-backends > distribution # If you want to use them, download them from their > webpages and read their # documentation > # > # HP OfficeJet backend homepage: http://hpoj.sf.net/ > # Uncomment the following line if hpoj is installed: > #hpoj > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > HPLIP-Help mailing list > HPLIP-Help@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hplip-help > -- Aaron -- I don't care, I'm still free - You can't take the sky from me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ HPLIP-Help mailing list HPLIP-Help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hplip-help