[sane-devel] HP G2410c with Ubuntu 12.04

[Stef]

On 27/02/2013 08:24, Uday Gaitonde wrote:
> I have the following system:
> Dell Vostro 1310 (May 2009)
> Ubuntu 12.04 installed recently.
>
> Ubuntu details:
> Linux jaya-laptop 3.2.0-38-generic #61-Ubuntu SMP Tue Feb 19 12:18:21 
> UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> xsane details:
> >xsane -v
> xsane-0.998 (c) 1998-2010 Oliver Rauch
>   E-mail: Oliver.Rauch at xsane.org <mailto:Oliver.Rauch at xsane.org>
>   package xsane-0.996
>   compiled with GTK-2.24.10
>   with color management function
>   with GIMP support, compiled with GIMP-2.6.12
>   XSane output formats: jpeg, pdf(compr.), png, pnm, ps(compr.), tiff, txt
>
> Scanner is detected as HP G2400c:
> >scanimage -L
> device `genesys:libusb:006:002' is a Hewlett Packard ScanJet 2400c 
> flatbed scanner
>
> xane begins to work ok:
> >xsane
> [genesys] WARNING: Your scanner is not fully supported or at least
> [genesys]          had only limited testing. Please be careful and
> [genesys]          report any failure/success to
> [genesys] sane-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org 
> <mailto:sane-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org>. Please provide as many
> [genesys]          details as possible, e.g. the exact name of your
> [genesys]          scanner and what does (not) work.
>
> However, what I see in the preview window after 'acquire preview' is 
> junk - garbage.
> But, the scan is saved properly!  But without a preview, I cannot set 
> the scan area!
>
> Sincerely,
> U N Gaitonde
>
>
     Hello,

     you may look at the following bug report for similar problem:

https://alioth.debian.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=410366&aid=313937&group_id=30186

  Ubuntu 12.04 has only the old SANE 1.0.22, updating to the last release (1.0.23) should help.

Regards,
	Stef