[sane-devel] gscan2pdf doesn't have all scan modes - sane-backend reporting issue.
m. allan noah
kitno455 at gmail.com
Sun Apr 29 15:52:34 UTC 2012
What version of sane-backends are you using? It looks like a
regression in the avision backend, nothing to do with gscan2pdf.
allan
On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 11:21 AM, dgronos <dgronos at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and installed gscan2pdf 0.9.32 from
> the repository. I was using this in 10.04 and it just worked great.
> However, now I only have one scan mode (color). No line art or grat scale
> selection option. I scan a lot in line and gray scale. My scanner is a
> Xerox Documate252. I even tried version 1 and still only have the one scan
> mode. I have since upgraded via PPA to the latest version 1.0.4 of
> gscan2pdf.
>
> It appears that the sane-backend is only reporting my scanner as "Color"
> mode. scanimage --help attached
>
>
> Any suggestions please?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Dean
>
>
>
>
> scanimage --help
> Usage: scanimage [OPTION]...
>
> Start image acquisition on a scanner device and write image data to
> standard output.
>
> Parameters are separated by a blank from single-character options (e.g.
> -d epson) and by a "=" from multi-character options (e.g.
> --device-name=epson).
> -d, --device-name=DEVICE use a given scanner device (e.g. hp:/dev/scanner)
> --format=pnm|tiff file format of output file
> -i, --icc-profile=PROFILE include this ICC profile into TIFF file
> -L, --list-devices show available scanner devices
> -f, --formatted-device-list=FORMAT similar to -L, but the FORMAT of the
> output
> can be specified: %d (device name), %v (vendor),
> %m (model), %t (type), %i (index number), and
> %n (newline)
> -b, --batch[=FORMAT] working in batch mode, FORMAT is `out%d.pnm' or
> `out%d.tif' by default depending on --format
> --batch-start=# page number to start naming files with
> --batch-count=# how many pages to scan in batch mode
> --batch-increment=# increase page number in filename by #
> --batch-double increment page number by two, same as
> --batch-increment=2
> --batch-prompt ask for pressing a key before scanning a page
> --accept-md5-only only accept authorization requests using md5
> -p, --progress print progress messages
> -n, --dont-scan only set options, don't actually scan
> -T, --test test backend thoroughly
> -A, --all-options list all available backend options
> -h, --help display this help message and exit
> -v, --verbose give even more status messages
> -B, --buffer-size=# change input buffer size (in kB, default 32)
> -V, --version print version information
>
> Options specific to device `avision:libusb:001:005':
> Scan mode:
> --mode Color [Color]
> Selects the scan mode (e.g., lineart, monochrome, or color).
> --resolution 50..600dpi (in steps of 1) [150]
> Sets the resolution of the scanned image.
> --speed 0..4 (in steps of 1) [inactive]
> Determines the speed at which the scan proceeds.
> --preview[=(yes|no)] [no]
> Request a preview-quality scan.
> --source ADF Front|ADF Back|ADF Duplex [ADF Front]
> Selects the scan source (such as a document-feeder).
> Geometry:
> -l 0..216mm [0]
> Top-left x position of scan area.
> -t 0..362mm [0]
> Top-left y position of scan area.
> -x 0..216mm [216]
> Width of scan-area.
> -y 0..362mm [362]
> Height of scan-area.
> --overscan-top 0..4mm [inactive]
> The top overscan controls the additional area to scan before the
> paper
> is detected.
> --overscan-bottom 0..4mm [inactive]
> The bottom overscan controls the additional area to scan after the
> paper end is detected.
> --background-lines 0..50pel [inactive]
> The background raster controls the additional background lines to
> scan
> before the paper is feed through the scanner.
> Enhancement:
> --brightness -100..100% (in steps of 1) [0]
> Controls the brightness of the acquired image.
> --contrast -100..100% (in steps of 1) [0]
> Controls the contrast of the acquired image.
> --quality-scan[=(yes|no)] [yes]
> Turn on quality scanning (slower but better).
> --quality-cal[=(yes|no)] [yes]
> Do a quality white-calibration
> --gamma-table 0..255,... [inactive]
> Gamma-correction table. In color mode this option equally affects
> the
> red, green, and blue channels simultaneously (i.e., it is an
> intensity
> gamma table).
> --red-gamma-table 0..255,...
> Gamma-correction table for the red band.
> --green-gamma-table 0..255,...
> Gamma-correction table for the green band.
> --blue-gamma-table 0..255,...
> Gamma-correction table for the blue band.
> --exposure 0..1000% (in steps of 1) [inactive]
> Manual exposure adjustment.
> --infra-red[=(yes|no)] [inactive]
> Enable infra-red scan mode.
> --multi-sample[=(yes|no)] [inactive]
> Enable multi-sample scan mode.
> Scan mode:
> --frame 0..0 [inactive]
> Selects the number of the frame to scan
> --power-save-time <int> [15]
> Allows control of the scanner's power save timer, dimming or turning
> off the light.
> --paper-length[=(yes|no)] [no]
> Newer scanners can utilize this paper length to detect double
> feeds.
> However some others (DM152) can get confused during media flush if
> it
> is set.
> --flip-page[=(auto|yes|no)] [inactive]
> Tells page-flipping document scanners to flip the paper back to its
> original orientation before dropping it in the output tray. Turning
> this off might make scanning a little faster if you don't care about
> manually flipping the pages afterwards.
>
> Type ``scanimage --help -d DEVICE'' to get list of all options for DEVICE.
>
> List of available devices:
> avision:libusb:001:005
> hpaio:/usb/Photosmart_Premium_C309g-m?serial=MY026573P705D7
>
> scanimage -L
> device `avision:libusb:001:005' is a Xerox DocuMate252-G sheetfed scanner
> device `hpaio:/usb/Photosmart_Premium_C309g-m?serial=MY026573P705D7' is a
> Hewlett-Packard Photosmart_Premium_C309g-m all-in-one
>
>
>
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