[sane-devel] No Sane Device Found

[abel deuring]

' ' wrote:
> 
> This link  http://panda.mostang.com/sane/lj98/doc003.html#s2 states
> that
> 
> "Note that you don't have to own a scanner or a camera to play with
> SANE. The distribution includes a pseudo-driver that simulates a
> scanner by reading portable ``anymap'' (PNM) files".
> This link could also be found in
> /usr/local/doc/sane-1.0.9-pre2/sane.ps (if latex  is  installed
>        on    your    system)
>  Does it mean that even if i don't have a scanner or camera, i could
> get a reply that looks like this:
> 
> device `pnm:0' is a Noname PNM file reader virtual device
> device `pnm:1' is a Noname PNM file reader virtual device
> 
> I did follow the instruction to fetch and unpack the compressed tar
> file, then follow the instructions in README and INSTALL. But when i
> try to execute this command:
> 
> scanimage --list-devices
> the reply is "no Sane device found".


See this mail, posted just ca. 3 hours ago:

http://www.mostang.com/pipermail/sane-devel/2002-October/004699.html

Abel