Hi, On Mon, Sep 22, 2003 at 03:49:32PM +0200, abel deuring wrote: > I'm afraid that calling sane_start can be a bit "expensive": the > sane_start call may take a few seconds, if the scanner performs for > example a CCD line calibration. For the gt68xx backend ans some 2400 dpi scanners it can take up to 30 seconds when called the first time. Bye, Henning