Thanks. I tried this but it doesn't seem to have helped. Output from xsane -v is the same, but then, that's xsane, not the backend, right? How can I check the backend version now installed, and what results should I expect?
On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 6:29 PM Kelly Price <[email protected]> wrote: > Are you using Ubuntu's version of SANE or the latest from the > SANE-Releases PPA? > > If it's the former, switch to the latter: > https://launchpad.net/~sane-project/+archive/ubuntu/sane-release > > In short: > > sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sane-project/sane-release > sudo apt-get update > > Then run package updates (sudo apt-get upgrade, or use aptitude) > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 6:48 PM Steve Cohen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I have a Canon LIDE 220 scanner. I am running > > Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS, 64-bit > > > > xsane -v > > Gtk-Message: 14:37:04.462: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module" > > xsane-0.999 (c) 1998-2013 Oliver Rauch > > E-mail: [email protected] > > package xsane-0.999 > > compiled with GTK-2.24.32 > > with color management function > > with GIMP support, compiled with GIMP-2.10.18 > > XSane output formats: jpeg, pdf(compr.), png, pnm, ps(compr.), tiff, > txt > > > > This setup used to work well. I don't use it often but it no longer > > does. On "scanning for devices" I get "Failed to open device > > genesys:libusb:003:029 - Invalid Argument. > > > > $ scanimage --test > > Output format is not set, using pnm as a default. > > scanimage: open of device genesys:libusb:003:031 failed: Invalid argument > > > > Can someone point me to a solution for this? > > > > Thanks. > > > > > -- > Kelly "STrRedWolf" Price > http://redwolf.ws >
